Manager II, Environmental Protection, Landfill

Waste Management, Inc. (WM)•Portland, OR

10d

About The Position

Under general supervision, administer and implement Environmental Protection (EP) stormwater programs in assigned Market Area(s). Serves as Market Area EP contact and assists field operations personnel and management with technical guidance on stormwater topics and regulatory environments. Monitor and investigate stormwater compliance status providing training and specific recommendations to site, district and MA management and operations personnel. This position may be required to lead EP team professionals in some Groups and/or Market Areas.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree (accredited) or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years of relevant work experience.
Seven (7) years of relevant work experience in environmental protection (in addition to education requirement).
Requires knowledge of regulatory environment as it applies to environmental protection and compliance.
MS Office familiarity, general computer acumen and ability to learn to utilize other job-related technical software.
Familiarity with statistical methods.
Research skills.
A working knowledge of the company's operations and business hierarchy.

Responsibilities

Communicates and implements the Corporate EP program policies and strategies within assigned Market Area(s). Serves as Market Area EP contact regarding incident notifications, environmental issues, permit applications and expansion projects over the broad media water, air and waste regulatory frameworks.
Identifies local, state and federal stormwater-related regulatory impacts to operations. Provides compliance enforcement support to operating facilities by investigating and assessing the regulatory findings and analysis and prepares related documents. Coordinates with site/MA staff on action plan resolution and regulatory agency negotiations.
Plans, organizes and secures related stormwater permits and other regulatory approvals. Prepares related documentation.
Responsible for developing, coordinating, recording and overseeing field stormwater testing, investigations, assessments and guidance. Additionally responsible for related activities involving management of petroleum products, leachate, landfill gas, sanitary and industrial wastewaters, stormwater and groundwater related to the collection, transportation and/or disposal of wastes.
Provides budget guidance regarding addressing EP Market Area or site projects.
Provides technical and project direction to outside consultants, site and Market Area staff on stormwater program implementation, improvement and maintenance and in the resolution of any current or potential environmental issues.
Administer customer waste approvals.
Prepares and delivers EP training and education to facility and Market Area staff.
Maintain EP data tracking system databases (Cycle, Dakota Tracer) and provides company related reporting.