Environmental Programs Manager

Flexcar•San Jose, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Flexcar is seeking an Environmental Programs Manager to create and own environmental compliance across its national network of vehicle hubs. The role establishes environmental standards and site playbooks, manages permits and registrations, oversees regulated waste vendors, represents the company during agency interactions, and equips regional EHS Specialists to handle day-to-day site requirements. The program is being built and is not yet mature. The manager will oversee hazardous, universal, and other regulated waste; stormwater, wash water, chemical storage, and spill prevention obligations; and California-specific programs such as HMBPs, CERS, CUPA relationships, and Prop 65. The position will also lead permitting and compliance for a planned coating operation, including air-district requirements and federal NESHAP 6H, and will manage environmental incident response, training, site launches, and facility-project reviews. The role is based onsite in San Jose, California, with national scope, field work, and regular travel of 30–40%.

Requirements

At least 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.
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 the role.
Willingness to travel nationally across the hub network (30–40%).
Valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record under company standards.

Nice To Haves

California Title 22 experience.
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 the environmental compliance program across all operating states, including written standards, site playbooks, and inspection checklists.
Own the national compliance calendar for permits, registrations, renewals, inspections, sampling, and reporting; track corrective actions to verified closure.
Serve as the company contact for environmental agency inspections, information requests, and correspondence.
Conduct periodic environmental audits and report performance and open risks to Operations leadership.
Monitor state and federal regulatory changes and update the program accordingly.
Own generator classification and EPA identification across sites under federal RCRA and applicable state programs, including California Title 22.
Manage regulated waste streams end to end, including characterization, accumulation, storage, container management, secondary containment, manifesting, and disposal.
Manage universal waste programs, including applicable accumulation limits, labeling, and storage-time rules.
Maintain state-by-state waste tire compliance and apply state-specific used-oil rules.
Qualify and manage waste haulers, disposal vendors, and environmental consultants, including contracts, cost, and performance.
Determine stormwater applicability at each site and maintain relevant permits or certifications, SWPPPs, BMPs, sampling, evaluations, and submittals.
Set network standards for detailing and wash-water handling, discharge authorization, clarifiers and interceptors, drain control, and dry cleanup.
Maintain aboveground storage tank compliance and SPCC plans where applicable, including inspections, containment, integrity and monitoring requirements, and spill readiness.
Manage EPCRA Tier II reporting where chemical storage thresholds are met, and maintain national chemical inventory and SDS standards.
Maintain California HMBPs, CERS reporting, CUPA relationships, Prop 65 warning and exposure obligations, and serve as site contact for CUPA inspections.
Lead air-district permitting for the planned coating operation and establish compliance with applicable automotive coating rules and federal NESHAP 6H.
Track coating and solvent use, VOC and HAP records, emissions inventories and reporting where triggered, and applicable AB 2588 obligations.
Add coating-related wastes to the waste program and reassess generator status as needed.
Coordinate environmental aspects of coating-booth design and commissioning with Facilities and equipment vendors.
Lead response to releases and spills, including containment, cleanup, agency reporting, root-cause investigations, and corrective-action closure.
Build environmental training for site teams and deliver it through regional EHS Specialists and site leadership.
Review new site launches nationally for registrations, permits, waste-program setup, and day-one environmental readiness.
Provide environmental input on facility layout, chemical and waste storage, containment, and drainage during design.