Area Environmental Manager

UBLIC SERVICES OF PENNSYLVANIA, LLC•Easttown Township, PA

About The Position

The Area Environmental Manager (AEM) oversees the landfill budget process and capital expenditure (capex) spending for an assigned area. The role manages the Area’s Environmental Managers, Environmental Specialists, and Environmental Technicians and ensures landfill compliance with applicable regulations. The AEM oversees budgeting and financial tracking for landfill construction and operations, including cell development, closure and post-closure, engineering, and operational costs. The position coordinates forecasting and capex reporting, supports Area capex goals, and provides high-level oversight of landfill construction projects. It also guides environmental permitting, regulatory coordination, monitoring, data review, and reporting. The role leads strategic and continuous-improvement efforts, develops staffing and scheduling models, supports acquisition due diligence, and maintains relationships with corporate teams, regulators, consultants, investors, vendors, and other stakeholders. It regularly supervises Environmental Managers and performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

At least 6 years of experience in landfill engineering or environmental compliance in air, water, and solid waste.
At least 2 years of management, supervisory, or leadership experience.
Thorough knowledge of environmental regulations relating to air, water, solid waste, and material recovery and recycling.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Effective interpersonal communication across organizational levels and with external customers, vendors, and government agency representatives.
Strong project management skills.
Strong analytical skills and a focus on adding value to the Company.
Ability to professionally interact with, influence, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to gain support for ideas, proposals, projects, and solutions and accomplish goals.
Ability to manage performance by setting clear goals and expectations, tracking progress, ensuring feedback, and promptly addressing performance problems and issues.
Ability to champion and manage change, support innovation, initiate and implement organizational change, and help others manage change successfully.
Proactive approach, including anticipating implications and consequences and taking appropriate action to prepare for contingencies.

Nice To Haves

Six years of progressive responsibility in the waste or excavation/civil construction industry that includes management.

Responsibilities

Lead Environmental Managers in preparing landfill construction and ongoing operational budgets; maintain financial responsibility for Area construction and cell development, closure and post-closure, engineering, operations, and cost tracking.
Manage the Engineering Budget Model (EBM) schedule and process.
Work with Area leadership to achieve Area-specific capital expenditure (capex) goals and initiatives.
Coordinate the monthly Environmental Manager forecasting process and provide capex summaries.
Oversee landfill cell and site construction projects at a high level, supporting Environmental Managers with capacity calculations, schedules and timelines, and resource and material coordination.
Conduct site visits to evaluate best practices, identify improvement opportunities, and make recommendations.
Oversee Environmental Managers’ completion of permit applications and designs, including regulatory interface, site expansions, modifications or changes to operating plans, and related data.
Lead cross-functional strategic teams in gathering, analyzing, and evaluating operational, environmental, and financial data.
Perform root cause analysis to support problem solving and continuous improvement.
Develop staffing profiles and staffing and scheduling models.
Participate in reviews of targeted acquisitions, including Phase I assessments and property surveys, coordination, engineering review of design and operations, and pro forma modeling assistance.
Perform ongoing public relations and due diligence through communication with the corporate office, regulatory agency representatives, third-party consultants, and investors.
Supervise Environmental Managers, including hiring, training, mentoring, developing, scheduling, directing, managing performance, and related matters; review their work and be accountable for their performance.
Attend informational and policy meetings sponsored by regulatory agencies and associations.
Ensure continued compliance by coordinating air and water monitoring, environmental data review, and reporting.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.