Corporate Environmental Manager

Steel Technologies • Lyndon, KY

35d • Onsite

About The Position

The Corporate Environmental Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining a corporate Environmental Management System (EMS). This role involves creating and upholding corporate environmental policies, procedures, standards, and tools. The manager will define the scope of the EMS, identify environmental aspects and impacts, and establish site-level roles and responsibilities. Key duties include leading management reviews of environmental performance, driving standardization and continuous improvement of environmental programs across all sites, and ensuring regulatory compliance and timely permit renewals. The position also involves providing technical guidance and support to manufacturing sites, conducting internal audits, supporting incident response, and managing environmental consultants and vendors.

Requirements

• Strong working knowledge of environmental regulations, including stormwater, SPCC, air permitting, and waste management.
• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, or managing environmental management systems.
• Strong project management skills to drive initiatives across the organization; multi-site experience is a plus.
• Experience in administering and auditing environmental programs and hands-on experience managing and/or auditing in an industrial setting.
• Experience collaborating and working with internal and external Legal Counsel and consultants.
• Ability to work effectively with plant leadership, operations teams, and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Strong written, verbal, and organizational skills.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or a related field (required).
• 7+ years of environmental compliance experience in manufacturing or heavy industrial environments, inclusive of direct oversight and management of environmental permits.
• Experience building and implementing environmental management systems

Nice To Haves

• multi-site experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain a corporate Environmental Management System.
• Develop and maintain corporate environmental policies, procedures, standards, and tools.
• Define the scope of the Environmental Management System, aspect and impacts, applicability, and site level roles and responsibilities.
• Lead periodic management reviews of environmental performance, compliance status, and program effectiveness.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement of environmental programs across all sites.
• Maintain a centralized inventory of environmental permits, reports, approvals, and other regulatory obligations.
• Interpret and apply applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations, including stormwater, SPCC, air, and waste requirements.
• Ensure timely permit renewals, regulatory reporting, inspections, and required compliance actions.
• Serve as the primary corporate point of contact for environmental regulatory agencies, as needed.
• Support response to regulatory inspections, findings, notices of violation, and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with manufacturing sites to establish clear environmental roles, responsibilities, and expectations at each operating facility.
• Provide technical guidance, training, and support to site leadership and designated environmental owners.
• Conduct internal environmental audits, compliance assessments, and site reviews.
• Support incident response, spill investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective and preventive actions.
• Partner with operations and engineering during process changes, equipment installations, and facility modifications.
• Work with necessary stakeholders and partners as part of Environmental, Social, and Governance business activities.
• Collaborate with various workgroups as part of company supply chain compliance efforts.
• Identify and evaluate environmental aspects and impacts associated with company strategy and operations.
• Standardize operational controls for high‑risk environmental activities.
• Track environmental metrics, incidents, corrective actions, and program effectiveness.
• Proactively identify opportunities to reduce environmental risk, improve compliance assurance, and enhance performance.
• Develop and deploy environmental training programs.
• Ensure awareness of environmental responsibilities at all levels of the organization.
• Communicate regulatory changes, Environmental Management System expectations, and priorities to site leadership and corporate stakeholders.
• Manage and strategically utilize environmental consultants, laboratories, and service providers.
• Transition environmental activities to internal ownership where appropriate.
• Ensure consistency, quality, and cost‑effectiveness of any outsourced environmental services.

Benefits

• Affordable plans for medical, dental, vision, and wellbeing on the first day of the month following your start date
• Employer-Paid dental with available Buy-up options
• Free MDLive Telehealth Services through our Medical Plan
• Competitive Wellness Program, providing up to 100% discount on medical premiums
• Employer-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability with Buy-up options
• Supplemental Accident Insurance through Allstate for additional coverage on accidents, cancer, and long-term care
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance
• Teammate Assistance Program (TAP) which offers professional assistance for Counseling, Financial, Legal and Family services
• Paid Time Off
• 9 Paid Holidays starting day one!
• Bonus Paid Floating Holiday in recognition of the diversity of our team
• 401(k) after 60 days of employment + competitive match up to 4.5% after one year
• Pretax Health Savings Account
• Pretax Flexible Spending Account
• Paid bi-weekly
• Quarterly bonus based on company performance
• Tuition reimbursement is available for job related courses to further your education, with up up to 100% paid tuition for maintenance-related coursework and certifications
• Skill Development Programs
• Learning Management System
• Promotional Opportunities
• Dress for your day!
• Teammate referral bonus
• Boot and Glasses Allowance after 60 days of employment
• Teammates appreciation activities

What This Job Offers

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