Environmental Engineer II/III

POSITION SUMMARY

This professional staff position leads and supports compliance with local, state, and federal environmental regulations, permits and approvals. The position will be responsible  to develop and maintain Federal and state regulatory compliance programs; serve as facility subject matter expert for assigned media, including routine monitoring, investigating, analyzing, reporting (internal and external) and recordkeeping;  communicate performance results to operations and other stakeholders; coordinate and notify emergency release and discharge reporting to appropriate agencies; manage and maintain assigned federal and state environmental permits, plans and approvals; prepare and deliver training and compliance procedures to stakeholders and supporting staff, develop and maintain technical competencies; and peer review other Environmental Staff’s work for accuracy and completeness.

The position will require routine interfacing with Operations, Maintenance, Technical Services, Project Engineering, other refinery department personnel and contractors, and periodic exposure to regulatory agencies and the public.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering preferred. Other Engineering and related technical degree will be considered.
• Professional Engineer or Engineering-in-Training (EIT), preferred.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• 3 years of industry experience required; 7 years of experience preferred.
• 2 years of refinery or chemical industry environmental experience required.
• Operations or technical services experience preferred.
• Wastewater management, treatment and compliance experience preferred.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, with solid mathematical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills required.
• Desire to serve as the environmental wastewater lead and actively support department initiatives.
• Understanding how to read P&ID's and PFDs required.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
• Flexibility to occasionally adjust work schedule to meet changing operational needs.
• Proficiency in both written and spoken English required.
• Strong verbal and technical writing and presentation skills required.
• Intermediate to advance computer skills using Microsoft Office products (Word processing, graphics, spreadsheet required.

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Monitor daily refinery environmental performance as the environmental compliance engineer for assigned media.
• Assist refinery personnel to avoid deviations. Promptly alert refinery personnel of any deviations.
• Prepare and submit wastewater compliance reports including Discharge Monitoring Reports and other monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports as assigned.
• Maintain the Wynnewood Field Lab certification and monitor performance of third-party laboratories. 
• Participate in regulatory inspections, audits, and reviews related to assigned media.
• Prepare and submit permit renewals and modifications.
• Effectively manage time and resources to achieve deadlines and prioritize tasks in a dynamic work environment.
• Lead or participate in Incident Investigations of Environmental Events and Root Cause Analysis of environmental deviations.
• Prepare reports to regulatory agencies regarding deviations.  Present data to refinery Management to avoid future deviations.
• Improve knowledge and skills through training, seminars, etc.
• Must be able to interface with all levels of the organization.
• Other duties as assigned:
• Develop, propose, and upon approval implement practices and procedures to support corporate and facility Environmental programs.
• Collect and analyze data to develop conclusions and make recommendations regarding Environmental procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Conduct internal audits and field verification inspections for all Environmental procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Manage assigned projects for compliance within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Provide peer review of the reports of other team members.
• Coordinate and/or take lead as assigned for Environmental programs.
• Regularly communicate with supervisor work progress, questions and concerns.
•  Oversight of consultants for permitting, compliance assistance and other projects.

• Exposure to work near potentially volatile and combustible materials and chemicals.

EXPECTED RESULTS 

• Adhere to and promote Corporate Mission and Values.
• Adherence to all company policies, standards and procedures.
• Execution of accurate, effective, timely and fully compliant Environmental, procedures, rules and regulations.
• Extensive interaction with Operations to ensure compliance with Environmental policies, rules, regulations and permits.
• Thorough analysis to determine if recommendations from Management, Operations, Maintenance, peers, and others are valid.
• Timely dissemination of information with complete documentation to expedite critical resolutions.
• Customer satisfaction with both quality and quantity of service.
• Effective communication skills among peers, operations, project team members, and other stakeholders.
• Efficient and effective completion of duties.
• Adherence to all federal, state, county and municipal environmental regulations.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. The Company will not sponsor immigration or work visas.

CVR Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran, and disabled candidates to apply.