Job Summary:

The purpose of this role is to support, and work in partnership with, Messer operations and businesses across the Americas, including the United States, Canada, Colombia, Brazil, and Chile, by developing and implementing environmental plans, processes, programs, and standards to ensure compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations; and by providing environmental expertise, coaching and training to ensure Messer’s employees understanding and compliance with Messer standards and federal, state and local regulatory requirements.

The role is critical in ensuring Messer operations are in, and maintain compliance with, all applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements in a pro-active manner thereby contributing to Messer achieving its 100% environmental compliance goal; and demonstrating Messer’s positive environmental stewardship with the regulatory agencies and local communities within which it operates.

Why Messer?

Messer is the world’s largest privately held industrial gases company and what we do matters because it is woven into every part of life, from the medical gases that patients rely on to the essential elements needed to safely and sustainably produce the goods our communities depend on.

The true strength of Messer is our people—at every level and in every role.

Join us and take pride in the impact you will make by providing solutions essential to our world and lives. Reach your highest potential at our stable, inclusive company with diverse opportunities in a growing industry, supported by people who care.

Messer stands apart because we put what matters first, and you matter.

Principal Responsibilities

• Responds to site inquiries on environmental matters and regulations and advises on course of action.
• Manages and supports Operations, Distribution and PE site specific environmental related projects, including consultant management. This includes:
  • Identify Ops, Dist and PE projects that require E support.
  • Select consultants to support projects as needed.
  • Work with the interested parties to determine costs and budgets.
  • Manage projects to completion.
• Supports Messer sites with environmental permitting matters, including review of permit applications and related documents such as SWPPPs, SPCC plans, etc.
• Leads and supports investigations related to environmental related incidents, including root cause analysis and development of corrective actions.
• Execute second phase of Site Environmental Plans development for transport depots and Canadian locations.
• Conducts visits to sites to evaluate environmental permitting and regulatory compliance; identify gaps; and develop corrective actions.
• Leads and supports environmental components of various internal and external audits, including ISO 14001 audits.
• Maintains working knowledge of all environmental regulations in the US and Canada.
• Manages implementation of enhanced waste management practices including updated procedures, forms, and related waste management plans; training; and auditing of waste management vendors, including disposal sites.
• Supports EPA GHG reporting process.
• Supports development and continuous improvement of Environmental Management System related procedures and chapters.
• Conduct a gap assessment with regards to refrigerants regulations and develop actions to close gaps as needed.
• Participates in the development and delivery of environmental related training.
• Trains and supports sites on environmental compliance requirements.
• Tracks and compiles environmental sustainability metrics, such as water consumption, refrigerants emissions, vehicle mileage, and others as applicable or requested.
• Promotes a Culture of environmental compliance and a commitment to environmental leadership by providing local facilitation, consultation, training, and support for local management teams.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of environmental regulations related to air, water (including wastewater and stormwater), hazardous materials, RCRA, remediation, due diligence, etc.
• Experience with water and air treatment technologies and practices.
• Experience working with environmental management systems and standards, including ISO 14001.
• Project management experience, including task management (from start to closure), budgeting and cost control, and reporting.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies.
• Experience with leading and conducting audits.
• General knowledge of environmental sustainability matters, including metrics and scopes
• Ability and discipline to work independently.
• Negotiation and communications skills.
• Ability to work with others at various organizational levels.
• Customer focused.
• Embracing and Leading Change
• Must have excellent writing skills.

• Demonstrated knowledge of environmental regulations related to air, water (including wastewater and stormwater), hazardous materials, RCRA, remediation, due diligence, etc.
• Experience with water and air treatment technologies and practices.
• Experience working with environmental management systems and standards, including ISO 14001.
• Project management experience, including task management (from start to closure), budgeting and cost control, and reporting.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies.
• Experience with leading and conducting audits.
• General knowledge of environmental sustainability matters, including metrics and scopes
• Ability and discipline to work independently.
• Negotiation and communications skills.
• Ability to work with others at various organizational levels.
• Customer focused.
• Embracing and Leading Change
• Must have excellent writing skills.
• Computer savvy

Qualifications

• Environmental, Chemical, Civil Engineering; or Environmental, Chemical Scientist or Specialist University/College BS Degree; MS Degree a plus
• Minimum 15 years of experience (overall)
• Minimum 5 years of project management experience
• US Federal and state environmental compliance and permitting experience (Air, Water, RCRA, SPCC, UST, ); similar Canadian experience a plus
• Experience with ISO 14001 a plus

About Messer
Messer’s safety culture, commitment to providing dependable supply and innovative gas technology solutions help customers unlock opportunities to be safer, more sustainable, more productive and more efficient, so their business thrives. We nurture lasting, meaningful relationships with customers, our communities, and with one another.

We offer comprehensive benefits and appreciable pay, with steady schedules and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression. We prioritize and invest in our people at every level of our organization – the dedication, knowledge, customer focus and entrepreneurial spirit of our employees is what make Messer refreshingly different.

If you need assistance with the application or would like to request accommodation, call (877) 243-1030.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)