ENGINEER-ENVIRONMENTAL - (Valdosta GA Mill)

PCA•Valdosta, GA

3d•$85,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), a Fortune 500 company, is seeking an Environmental Engineer for its Valdosta, GA Paper Mill. This role is crucial for ensuring compliance with State and Federal environmental regulations, particularly concerning air quality. The Environmental Engineer will support the Environmental Manager in strategic planning for regulatory initiatives, daily compliance, and the preparation of permit applications and reports. The position involves ensuring all mill operations adhere to environmental laws, consulting on capital projects, assessing permitting needs for process changes, and implementing compliance programs. This includes training operating departments, working with environmental agencies on air issues, preparing permit applications, managing the new chemical approval process, overseeing Safety Data Sheet management, and preparing various environmental regulatory reports. The role also involves supporting other environmental areas, attending training, and contributing to the mill's safety and environmental goals, while effectively managing costs and utilizing the RCFA program for problem-solving.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in physical science, environmental engineering, environmental science, chemical engineering, pulp & paper science, chemistry, or equivalent education and experience required.
A minimum of 1 -2 years’ experience, or the equivalent, in industrial Environmental Engineering.
Experience using Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Parc View.
Successful completion of drug screen required and authorization to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

Pulp & Paper industry experience preferred.
An understanding of industrial air pollution, pollution control measures, and current air quality regulations, water, wastewater, stormwater, waste/landfill, hazardous waste, radioactive materials, CERCLA, EPCRA, and SPCC is strongly desired.
Ability to work well under pressure and within time constraints, multitask and build sound relationships with internal and external customers.
Ability to exhibit excellent communication, analytical, organizational, and computer skills.
Capable of independently making sound decisions through creative problem-solving, ambiguity, and change.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple requests simultaneously.
Ability to read and understand technical correspondence, memos, instructions, and reports.
Ability to apply skills to continuous process improvement while maintaining maximum levels of safety.
Demonstrates leadership skills and abilities.
Strong planning and follow-up skills.
Excellent people and process management skills.
Ability to work in a team environment.

Responsibilities

Ensure that pulp, power, paper, and all support operations comply with all applicable environmental State and Federal permits and laws.
Consult with engineering on capital planning and project implementation for process modifications or upgrades.
Assess the need for permitting on projects involving process changes.
Implement/communicate to affected operating departments permit conditions and compliance programs for new regulations, including training, recordkeeping, and compliance task scheduling.
Prepare and provide operating department management compliance training.
Work with team on air issues with environmental agencies regarding data integrity, quality assurance matters, compliance testing plans/results/reports, site inspections, and permit compliance issues.
Prepare applications for permit issuance or modification and lead negotiations with regulators on new permit terms and conditions.
Oversee the mill's new chemical approval process and Safety Data Sheet Management.
Manage required reports, including records retention.
Prepare other environmental regulatory reports.
Support other environmental areas as needed with reporting, inspections, contractors, etc.
Attend training programs as necessary.
Support the Mills' goals for safety, environmental, and other areas of need.
Effectively manage jobs for the best result at the lowest cost.
Look for opportunities to solve issues, reduce costs, and improve planning performance.
Solve problems utilizing the mill's RCFA program.
Effectively manages contractors for performing jobs.
Performs other responsibilities as needed.