Environmental Programs Manager

Flexcar • El Monte, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Flexcar is seeking an Environmental Programs Manager to build and own environmental compliance across its national network of vehicle hubs. The role involves managing regulated waste streams, stormwater, wash water, and chemical storage obligations that vary by state. The manager will be responsible for setting standards, obtaining permits and registrations, managing waste vendors, acting as the company contact during agency inspections, and training regional EHS Specialists. This is a build role, requiring the creation of a mature environmental program from the ground up.

Requirements

• 5+ years of environmental compliance experience, including California, in fleet, automotive service, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, or environmental consulting.
• Hands-on ownership of hazardous and universal waste requirements under federal RCRA and at least one state program, with California Title 22 experience strongly preferred.
• Working experience with stormwater permitting and SWPPPs, and with California CUPA, HMBP, and CERS obligations.
• Experience building an environmental program across multiple sites or states.
• Experience representing an organization to regulatory agencies during inspections.
• Current DOT hazardous materials training and HAZWOPER awareness, or ability to obtain both within six months of hire.
• Ability to drive corrective actions to verified closure through people who do not report to you.
• Willingness to travel nationally across the hub network (30–40%).
• Valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with air district permitting and federal NESHAP 6H compliance for a coating or refinish operation.
• Certification such as CHMM, REM, QSD/QSP, or CECM.
• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, chemistry, or a related field.
• Collision, refinish, or automotive reconditioning industry background.
• Environmental consulting background with multi-client, multi-state exposure.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Flexcar's environmental compliance program across all operating states, including written standards, site playbooks, and inspection checklists.
• Own the national compliance calendar covering permits, registrations, renewals, inspections, sampling windows, and reporting deadlines, tracking corrective actions to verified closure.
• Own environmental regulatory relationships nationally, serving as the company contact for agency inspections, information requests, and correspondence.
• Conduct periodic environmental audits at sites across the network, and report environmental performance and open risks to Operations leadership.
• Monitor state and federal regulatory changes affecting operations and translate them into program updates.
• Own hazardous, universal, and regulated waste streams end to end at every site, including characterization, accumulation and storage practices, container management, manifesting, and disposal.
• Manage universal waste programs for batteries, aerosol cans, lamps, and electronics.
• Maintain waste tire compliance state by state.
• Apply used oil rules by state.
• Qualify and manage waste haulers, disposal vendors, and environmental consultants nationally.
• Determine stormwater applicability at each site and maintain resulting obligations.
• Set standards for detailing and wash water handling across the network.
• Maintain aboveground storage tank compliance and SPCC plans.
• Manage EPCRA Tier II chemical inventory reporting.
• Maintain chemical inventory and SDS standards nationally.
• Maintain Hazardous Materials Business Plans, CERS reporting, and CUPA relationships for California sites.
• Maintain Prop 65 warning and exposure obligations.
• Lead air district permitting for the planned coating operation.
• Establish compliance with applicable district automotive coating rules and federal NESHAP 6H.
• Build tracking for coating and solvent usage, VOC and HAP records, and emissions inventory and reporting.
• Add coating waste streams to the waste program.
• Coordinate with Facilities and equipment vendors on environmental aspects of booth design and commissioning.
• Own response to releases and spills across the network, including containment, cleanup, agency reporting, root cause investigation, and corrective action closure.
• Build environmental training content for site teams.
• Serve as environmental reviewer for new site launches nationally.
• Provide environmental input on facility layout, chemical and waste storage, containment, and drainage during the design phase.

Benefits

• Flexible PTO policy
• 401(k) plan with company match from day one
• Excellent, low-cost healthcare coverage including medical, dental, vision, eligibility day one
• Discounted employee rate on Flexcar products and no annual membership fee
• Weekly Pay

What This Job Offers

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