Principal Environmental Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Elk River, MN

3d • $98,900 - $148,300 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector is currently seeking a Principal (Level 3) Environmental Engineer to join our EHS team and support our growing business at our Elk River, MN location. The site is a dynamic defense development facility that processes, assembles and tests military ammunition and munitions. Our Elk River location consists of a 3,200 acre facility with over 30 active buildings. This role supports 1st shift operations on a 4/10 schedule.
Ability to travel to provide support and collaboration efforts at other NG facilities and attend training required for the role, <15% of the time.
Position Description:
The Principal Environmental Engineer’s focus will be to leverage ISO14001 Environmental Management System practices to drive environmental protection, risk reduction, compliance and sustainability efforts for a complex facility. They will also facilitate both internal and external regulatory compliance assurance inspections onsite.

Requirements

• Bachelor's of Science Degree in Environmental, Safety, Engineering or Related Sciences & 5 years of related engineering experience, OR a Masters degree in a STEM field & 3 years of related experience.
• Regulatory and permitting experience navigating; Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Hazardous Waste/RCRA, EPCRA, TRI, Stormwater, drinking water and other emerging regulations.
• Experience with managing environmental compliance within a manufacturing and or development site.
• Demonstrated ability to independently prioritize, plan and execute in a rapidly changing, fast-paced environment while maintaining high quality results
• Ability to work both independently and within a team, multi-task and have strong facilitation skills

Nice To Haves

• Candidates must be able to multi-task, be well-organized and work effectively with little supervision.
• maintains attention to detail and deals effectively with ambiguity.
• Must have strong communication skills needed to deliver information to cross functional groups.
• This position is part of a larger EHS team which covers multiple facilities that share goals and initiatives, so collaboration with other team members is important.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications; Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Strong Excel Skills, using spreadsheets to calculate and convert environmental emissions and reporting needs.
• Experience working with explosives or other hazardous materials.
• Experience with Hazardous Waste Treatment Storage & Disposal Permits
• Experience with implementing an ISO 14001 Compliant Environmental Management System
• Hazardous Waste Operations Certification
• DOT Hazardous Materials Certification
• Experience Navigating REACH or other European regulations

Responsibilities

• Monitor, review and analyze regulations issued by the county, MN Pollution Control Agency and Federal EPA to determine potential impacts to operations and establish solutions to maintain compliance
• Prepare environmental emissions calculations, reporting, permitting, sampling and monitoring necessary to maintain compliance and internal company tracking is kept up to date.
• Collaborate across functional departments and personnel onsite to develop and implement effective environmental controls to prevent releasees, drive improvements or adapt to site changes.
• Perform onsite inspections to monitor compliance and best practices are followed, escalating compliance issues and trends and continually improving controls.
• Conduct studies and determine impacts and permitting requirements needed for site expansion projects, alterations to existing facilities, maintenance activities, process changes, etc.
• Perform environmental field sampling and interpretation of lab analysis reports
• Manage all aspects of hazardous waste generation, accumulation, labeling, storage, tracking, characterization and profiling of new and dynamic waste streams.
• Manage aspects of the site’s Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, Disposal Facility permit.
• Monitor sites impacts to air, water, waste, while leveraging best practices and new technologies to drive reduction projects and achieve sustainability targets.
• Monitor site changes to facilities, processes and purchases to ensure environmental considerations are addressed during project scoping, development & implementation.
• Support sites emergency planning efforts related to hazardous materials, chemicals and emissions.
• Develop and support the sites ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
• Build trust and develop collaborative relationships with county, state and federal regulators needed to facilitate open communication and address compliance concerns effectively.
• Complete incident investigations and regulatory reporting, with corrective action follow up.

Benefits

• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• overtime
• shift differential
• discretionary bonus
• Annual bonuses
• Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)

What This Job Offers

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