Environmental Affairs Manager

Darling Ingredients • Cold Spring, KY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

To manage internal and external environmental affairs for the corporation in a manner which promotes regulatory compliance, limits regulatory burdens, maximizes operational flexibility, and strives for economical environmental solutions. The position requires managing information and tasks of a very technical and complex nature. The incumbent must have or develop a strong familiarity with all collection, transport, and processing facets of the business and is required to manage and work across all the functional areas of the corporation. Decisions and guidance from this function can have very significant economic impacts on operating budgets and operational goals and objectives. The position is very visible both internally and externally, adding to the significance of the incumbent's role in the corporation.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science or Applied Science degree in engineering or environmentally related field.
• Environmental regulatory experience with air, water, wastewater, waste, and remediation issues.
• Familiarity with air and water quality permitting, air pollution control equipment design and operation, wastewater treatment system design and operation, land application of waste streams, remediation technologies, soil and ground water monitoring, field auditing, environmental legal perspectives, and environmental due diligence.

Nice To Haves

• Chemical, Civil, or Agricultural engineering degree with graduate work in environmental engineering or science preferred.
• Five to ten years of experience in an environmental discipline and work experience in the food processing industry.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter with the ability to act independently.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and disciplines simultaneously.
• Work well with all levels of the corporation.

Responsibilities

• Provide regulatory guidance and support to the field operations with respect to Federal, State and Local environmental laws and regulations; this includes a proactive effort to track regulatory developments which could have an impact on the corporation.
• Provide environmental engineering, technical, and administrative support to the field in an effort to assure regulatory compliance, resolve compliance related issues, and find technological improvements which provide an economic benefit to the corporation.
• Provide environmental engineering, technical, and administrative support to the field operations related to acquiring, maintaining, and renewing environmental permits and plans.
• Manage remediation/closure efforts as they relate to the company's historic use of storage tanks, lagoons, and property. This includes administrative and technical oversight of these activities and the management of environmental consultants.
• Provide capital project development and management support, as needed, in the areas of wastewater treatment, odor abatement, emission controls, and other related projects working closely with, and in support of, Corporate Engineering Department.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees