Specialist Environment

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Purpose of Job

The Environmental Specialist – This position is responsible for establishing and maintaining a comprehensive regulatory compliance program for air, waste, water, or groundwater compliance related aspects at the Lake Charles Chemicals Complex (LCCC).

Key Accountabilities

• Works as the single point of contact for the Business Units in environmental responsibilities
• Monitors state and federal regulatory developments (proposed and promulgated rule making, notices, etc.), trends (regulatory and intra‑company), and assess impacts of applicable regulatory requirements
• Interacts with various levels in the Business Unit operations, support groups teams, maintenance, engineering and other plant personnel to ensure a consistent understanding of applicable regulatory requirements
• Acts as the resource expert in one or more areas of environmental media
• Manages projects that may involve additional professional level contract employees that may include field crews and field activities
• Develops, implements, and manages permit compliance and/or remediation strategies
• Develops training materials, interfaces with Training Department and trains personnel
• Provides necessary services to Business Units to provide support in regulatory compliance
• Ability to work in team setting on complex issues and effectively reach end goal
• Builds and maintains good working relationships with regulatory agencies. Acts as liaison during agency inspections. Represents the company in trade association
  
  
  

Formal Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Environmental Science or related field
• Certified Environmental Professional or equivalent certificate preferred
  
  
  

Working Experience

• 5 years of environmental compliance/permitting in chemical or refinery industry experience
  
  
  

Required Personal And Professional Skills

• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Excellent computer skills: Word, Excel, SAP, applicable reporting systems
• Effective interpersonal skills; ability to communicate and motivate within all levels of the organization
  
  
  

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