Environmental Specialist - Braceville, IL

VetJobs•Braceville, IL

6d•$78,100 - $126,000•Onsite

About The Position

Constellation, the nation's largest producer of clean and reliable energy, is seeking an Environmental Specialist or Sr. Environmental Specialist for their Braidwood Nuclear Power Station in Braceville, IL. This role involves providing technical, regulatory, and program support for environmental compliance issues and projects. The position requires serving as a program owner and administrator for various environmental areas such as Air Permits, hazardous waste, NPDES permits, and OSHA chemical safety. The specialist will attend and present at leadership meetings, interact with industry trade groups and regulatory agencies, and develop relationships with stakeholders. Training will be provided to site personnel as needed. The role also involves interacting with regulatory officials to obtain necessary approvals and permits. This is a multi-level position that can be filled at either the Environmental Specialist or Sr. Environmental Specialist level, with different minimum qualifications for each.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental or Chemical Engineering, Biology, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geology or related program/equivalent with 2 years of experience working with environmental programs (i.e., Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; Safe Drinking Water Act; SARA; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); and/or other environmental program areas) for Environmental Specialist level.
Experience presenting issues and advocating positions for Environmental Specialist level.
Base level knowledge of Federal and State Environmental statutes and regulations for Environmental Specialist level.
Maintain minimum access requirements or unescorted access requirements, as applicable, and favorable medical examination and/or testing in accordance with position duties.
Bachelor's degree in Environmental or Chemical Engineering, Biology; Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geology or related program/equivalent with 6 years of experience working with environmental programs (i.e., Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; Safe Drinking Water Act; SARA; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); and/or other environmental program areas) for Sr Environmental Specialist level.
Minimum of 2 years of experience presenting issues and advocating positions for Sr Environmental Specialist level.
Demonstrated knowledge of multi-media Federal and State Environmental statutes and regulations for Sr Environmental Specialist level.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or graduate work in engineering, sciences, law or business is preferred for Environmental Specialist level.
Experience in the nuclear utility industry for Environmental Specialist level.
Professional certification or other recognition for Environmental Specialist level.
Experience in the nuclear utility industry for Sr Environmental Specialist level.
Master's degree or graduate work in engineering, sciences, law or business is preferred for Sr Environmental Specialist level.
Professional certification or other recognition for Sr Environmental Specialist level.

Responsibilities

Providing independent technical, regulatory, program support, and expertise on Constellation Nuclear Environmental compliance issues and projects in all relevant environmental areas.
Serving as the program owner and administrator working with functional areas for assigned programs that directly affect the compliance status of the facility (e.g., Air Permits, DOT shipment of hazardous wastes, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits, hazardous waste and non-hazardous waste regulations, storage tanks, drinking water, Spill Prevention Control Countermeasure, Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)/Emergency Plan Community Right to Know Act (EPRA), International Standardization Organization/Environmental Management System, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) chemical safety, Hazmat).
Attending and presenting at leadership meetings.
Working with industry trade groups and regulatory agencies to increase knowledge base and influence programs, projects and regulations.
Developing relationships with stakeholders and being recognized by peers in at least one program area as a subject matter expert.
Working to develop expertise in additional program areas, as appropriate.
Developing and providing environmental training to site personnel as needed.
Interacting with regulatory officials providing tours and obtaining approvals, permits, certifications, and licenses relating to Environmental projects, pollution control systems, or waste management activities.
Providing technical guidance in assigned programs.
Providing regulatory support for all environmental program areas as necessary.
Maintaining environmental contracts as assigned.
Representing the site during environmental audits conducted by both internal and external organizations.
Reacting to and assisting the Site and fleet in responding to emergent environmental issues.
Managing environmental projects including development of scope, solicitation of proposals, proposal evaluation, soliciting funding, project timeline, budget and deliverables.
Serving as technical expert to support and participate in representing Constellation Nuclear in meetings with regulatory agencies, engineering consultants, Legal Counsel (internal and external) and serving on technical committees as assigned.
Reviewing, evaluating and interpreting new and existing environmental regulations and legislation pertaining to Constellation Nuclear operations and activities.
Updating procedures to reflect regulatory requirements, as appropriate.
Supporting and performing the evaluation of new technology, processes, and programs and recommending specific actions for Constellation Nuclear operations.
Performing other job assignments and duties as directed by management or pursuant to company policy, including but not limited to emergency response, departmental coverage, call outs, and support of outage activities in positions outside the department.