What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Specialist position at Consolidated Asset Management Services Texas, LLC?
The Environmental Specialist is responsible for supporting multimedia environmental compliance at power generation, midstream oil and gas, and manufacturing facilities. The position will also support siting, permitting and compliance for power generation and other industrial sites.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist operations teams of multiple facilities in complying with applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations. Help facilities avoid enforcement actions and penalties.
- Support the development, implementation, and review of policies, standards, and procedures to comply with applicable permits and regulations.
- Maintain proactive lines of communication with decision-makers and stakeholders, including the facility operations and asset management teams and owners, as appropriate, to keep all parties informed of potential regulatory impacts on facilities. This includes tracking the development of regulations as well as potential operational changes at facilities to assess regulatory impacts.
- Provide support for facility and corporate environmental, social, and governance programs and reporting.
- Participate in or manage technical projects from proposal through completion.
- Provide environmental consulting support to clients in a variety of industrial sectors, potentially including air permitting, air permit compliance, process evaluations, development of complex air emissions calculations, wastewater, water supply, waste characterizations, waste disposal, remediation, sustainability program management, due diligence assessments, and auditing.
- Support or conduct periodic plant audits to ensure facility compliance with environmental regulatory requirements.
- Provide professional routine interface with regulators and officials, including preparing for and coordinating inspections; responding to information requests; developing strategies, permit modifications and renewals; and reviewing routine compliance reports.
- Work closely with all departments and employees to contribute technical and regulatory expertise necessary for optimal operation and management of assets.
- Assess potential regulatory consequences of significant changes in project operations.
- Participate in incident investigations or root cause analyses, and in implementing corrective actions.
- Provide assistance and tools to all levels of the business to promote and drive a safe and environmentally compliant working environment for all employees.
- Prepare or assist in the preparation of periodic reports as required.
- Manage client contractors or vendors supporting regulatory compliance.
- Assist with developing budgets and managing expenses related to regulatory compliance.
- Up to 25% travel to facilities in the fleet, including out-of-state travel.