Adv HES Professional - Air Environmental Specialist

Marathon Petroleum Corporation • Anacortes, WA

18d

About The Position

At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment. This position is responsible for environmental efforts across the site with a focus on air compliance. The Air Environmental Specialist will interface with the appropriate HES or regulatory agency resources to implement, resolve, or delegate environmental requirements. This position is responsible for but not limited to the following: Lead air permitting efforts for small to large projects. Review upcoming projects for NSR applicability. Work with regulatory agency, technical services, and operations staff to develop permit conditions. Interprets and/or develops Company environmental policies and guidelines and develops methods and procedures for implementing and assuring conformance. Advises appropriate managers and supervisors of the Company’s goals and requirements. Provides guidance and technical assistance in organizing and establishing programs and procedures to implement and administer such requirements, including budget inputs. Monitors compliance with these policies in assigned areas and directs related reports and recommendations to appropriate personnel. Designs and/or reviews engineering designs and cost estimates for environmental equipment or systems; determines engineering specifications and recommends equipment, as required. Manage and oversee emissions testing and reporting. Serve as refinery regulatory subject matter expert for federal and state air compliance. Provide back-up support for other environmental media (water, waste, remediation). Represents the Company with appropriate trade associations, industry work groups and regulatory agencies. Serves as technical resource to Government Affairs in contact with elected officials. Maintains a working knowledge of issues and key Industry contacts, directs activities and budgets, and disseminates pertinent information. Track key compliance metrics and implement systems to improve performance. Facilitate improvements to and help maintain site environmental management systems. Help to maintain a favorable image with communities, regulatory agencies and other companies through active involvement with the Department of Ecology, Northwest Clean Air Agency, EPA, and neighboring facilities. Lead and participate in environmental compliance audits both at the site and at other locations with corporate environmental networks. Identifies and investigates current and developing environmental problems or issues to determine cause and contributory circumstances; initiates steps to prevent recurrences and provides recommendations with appropriate personnel as well as communicating to senior management. Develops environmental information, manuals, training material and programs; informs employees of related policies and procedures; conducts appropriate training sessions. Detailed knowledge on current and proposed environmental rules and regulations with the ability to communicate impact plans to local leadership for budget development.

Requirements

• Required High School Diploma or GED required with 10 years of relevant environmental experience in a process industry (e.g. refining, midstream, petrochemical or other heavy industrial); or Bachelor’s degree in a HES related field with 5 years relevant environmental experience; or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 2 years relevant environmental experience.
• Ability to monitor compliance with environmental regulations.
• Ability to develop business acumen and technical knowledge.
• Environmental air permitting experience with preference for experience with federal and Washington air regulations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, organizational and planning skills, facilitation skills, computer skills,
• The ability to achieve results through interaction with others.

Nice To Haves

• Refining or chemical industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead air permitting efforts for small to large projects.
• Review upcoming projects for NSR applicability.
• Work with regulatory agency, technical services, and operations staff to develop permit conditions.
• Interprets and/or develops Company environmental policies and guidelines and develops methods and procedures for implementing and assuring conformance.
• Advises appropriate managers and supervisors of the Company’s goals and requirements.
• Provides guidance and technical assistance in organizing and establishing programs and procedures to implement and administer such requirements, including budget inputs.
• Monitors compliance with these policies in assigned areas and directs related reports and recommendations to appropriate personnel.
• Designs and/or reviews engineering designs and cost estimates for environmental equipment or systems; determines engineering specifications and recommends equipment, as required.
• Manage and oversee emissions testing and reporting.
• Serve as refinery regulatory subject matter expert for federal and state air compliance.
• Provide back-up support for other environmental media (water, waste, remediation).
• Represents the Company with appropriate trade associations, industry work groups and regulatory agencies.
• Serves as technical resource to Government Affairs in contact with elected officials.
• Maintains a working knowledge of issues and key Industry contacts, directs activities and budgets, and disseminates pertinent information.
• Track key compliance metrics and implement systems to improve performance.
• Facilitate improvements to and help maintain site environmental management systems.
• Help to maintain a favorable image with communities, regulatory agencies and other companies through active involvement with the Department of Ecology, Northwest Clean Air Agency, EPA, and neighboring facilities.
• Lead and participate in environmental compliance audits both at the site and at other locations with corporate environmental networks.
• Identifies and investigates current and developing environmental problems or issues to determine cause and contributory circumstances; initiates steps to prevent recurrences and provides recommendations with appropriate personnel as well as communicating to senior management.
• Develops environmental information, manuals, training material and programs; informs employees of related policies and procedures; conducts appropriate training sessions.
• Detailed knowledge on current and proposed environmental rules and regulations with the ability to communicate impact plans to local leadership for budget development.

Benefits

• Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement.
• Detailed benefit information is available at mympcbenefits.com.
• The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level