Environmental Specialist

Circle K • Tempe, AZ

22d • Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Specialist proactively analyzes data from various sources to track and trend environmental compliance and release prevention. This role ensures data processing adheres to Performance Standards, State/Federal regulations, and manufacturer specifications. The specialist is responsible for processing violations within 24 hours to maintain compliance and avoid penalties. They coordinate with divisional teams, make recommendations for repairs or inspections, and ensure services and equipment comply with all relevant standards and regulations. The role involves developing and maintaining site-level and geographic area budgets for operational compliance, aiming to minimize budgetary impacts through technical expertise and regulatory knowledge. Analysis of release data versus remediation costs is crucial for developing solutions to reduce releases and associated costs. As a certified Class B Operator, the specialist provides monthly certifications to supervisors and regulatory agencies, confirming site and petroleum system compliance and that store associates have met Class C Operator training requirements. Historical documentation is maintained in internal systems, and trend/risk analysis reports are generated to identify opportunities for management to proactively address potential risks. The specialist monitors corporate systems daily to identify potential liabilities, ensuring no releases have occurred or will occur, and that documentation and follow-up are compliant. They address State and Federal regulatory requests/inspections and negotiate fine fees. Developing positive working relationships with various stakeholders, interpreting company policy, and consulting with supervisors on legal matters are key. The role also involves working with outside vendors to develop site-specific Operator C training materials for store associates, ensuring training meets regulatory parameters and deadlines. The position contributes to team efforts by accomplishing financial and Key Result Area targets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred. Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• Must be computer literate in MS Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Intermediate math and analytical skills essential.
• Ability to effectively analyze and evaluate information to make decisions, solve problems and achieve goals.
• Ability to read, listen, understand, and communicate information and ideas in a clear and understandable manner, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to research and collect essential information from relevant sources and finding ways to verify, organize, classify, evaluate, and document the data.

Nice To Haves

• ? years of experience or more preferred.
• Class A & B certification from State/Federal programs preferred.
• Certification in Automatic Tank Gauge System preferred.

Responsibilities

• Proactively analyzes a variety of data from various internal and external sources to track and trend all environmental compliance and release prevention data.
• Ensures that all violations are processed within 24 hours of receipt to remain compliant with State and Federal regulations and to avoid the addition of increased monetary penalties and or the possibility of delivery prohibition.
• Coordinates with divisional teams and makes recommendations as to necessary repairs or inspections.
• Ensures delivery of services and equipment are in compliance with company standards, state and federal regulations, and specific performance standards.
• Works with divisions to develop and maintain site level and geographic area budgets for operational compliance.
• Analyzes the number of releases to cost of remediation to develop solutions to lower the number of releases and related costs.
• As certified Class B Operator, provides monthly certification to supervisor and regulatory agencies in assigned states that all sites and petroleum systems are monitored / maintained in full regulatory compliance and that store associates have met Class C Operator training requirements.
• Maintains historical documentation in internal systems.
• Conducts trend / risk analysis reports to determine areas of opportunity for company management.
• Provides a variety of data and recommendations to assist the management team in developing strategy to lower company exposure by proactively addressing potential risk rather than reacting to events that occur.
• Monitors other corporate systems (e.g., Fuel Accounting/inventory records, Gasoline Maintenance, and Construction) on a daily basis to identify potential liabilities.
• Ensures that State and Federal regulatory requests/inspections are addressed based on regulations.
• Negotiates fine fees as necessary with regulatory agencies.
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships with supervisory personnel, co-workers, government representatives and other business professionals.
• Resolves issues or requests using Company policy interpretation or knowledge of Federal and State law.
• Consults with supervisor about legal questions, obligations, policy interpretations and planned actions.
• Works with outside vendor to develop materials to provide site-specific Operator C training to Store Associates based on the fueling equipment used at each site.
• Ensures that C level training meets and is maintained per regulatory parameters and is administered within state specific deadlines.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Increases professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reading professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing Financial and Key Result Area targets pursuant to Company plan guidelines.

Benefits

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What This Job Offers

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