Senior Environmental Engineer - Air Lead

INEOS•La Porte, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Environmental Engineer Leads the Air Compliance efforts, which requires a strong background in air compliance and experience interacting with permitting authorities. This position leads air regulatory compliance activities for the BMC site, which has New Source Review (NSR), Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), Permits by Rule (PBR), Standard Permits, and Title V (TV) permits. The role involves considerable interaction with BMC Operations, Laboratory, Maintenance, Safety, and Management personnel. The position reports to the business Environmental Manager as part of the business Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) team. This role is the primary O&P representative for air compliance interactions with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and other environmental agencies.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in engineering/technical discipline.
Minimum of 10+ years plant experience in regulatory compliance and environmental permitting
Advanced degree(s) may be considered for relevant experience
Multi-media environmental experience, with extensive background in air permitting applications
Proven performance in regulatory program implementation
Ability to interpret SHE regulations and understand their applicability to site operations
5-7 years experience managing air programs in a petrochemical or refinery facility
Demonstrated ability to directly and indirectly lead/ influence diverse groups of people successfully.
Strong technical written and oral communication skills needed to interact effectively with regulatory agencies, community and plant operations personnel and leadership
Strong interpersonal, communication, coaching and mentoring skills
General knowledge needed of chemical reaction, polymerization and distillation process design to effectively demonstrate routine emissions for permit applications and upset conditions
Strong initiative to solve problems and make timely and effective decisions
Proficient use of computer applications and databases allowing position to implement or improve environmental programs
Defines personal success in terms of the whole team

Responsibilities

Champion the INEOS 20 Principles
Collaborate with other CBW SHE professionals to develop and maintain site SHE management system (SMS) to ensure environmental compliance, reporting and record-keeping.
Ensure compliance with existing environmental permits, including data collection and analysis, auditing, annual reporting, and trouble-shooting for improvements
Support overall business goals with minimal direction from management
Monitor developing regulations to identify those that affect the CBW, and take action to bring the site into compliance with these regulations
Identify and pursue new process improvement tactics and tools that will drive performance and continuous improvement
Provide primary technical expertise for SHE systems and programs
Establish environmental performance expectations, requirements and plans to improve.
Support development of a multi-year departmental improvement plan and assist in the development of the site’s SHE improvement plan
Participate in developing and updating Environmental elements of the business SHE Management System (SMS)
Cost center custodian, responsible for departmental spending and identifying cost improvement initiatives.
Establish key environmental performance indicators and targets for BMC and report end of month statistics to the Business Environmental Manager & BMC SHE Manager
Establish tactics and tools that will engage all levels of the workforce in desired behaviors and activities that will derive desired performance results
Monitor environmental performance data and trends, audit to ensure compliance and suggest tactics to improve performance
Challenge status quo and constantly look for ways to improve systems and performance
Develop and maintain a strong stakeholder focus to ensure compliance with SHE policies and procedures.
Develop and implement environmental strategies that balance regulatory compliance and business needs
Support O&P Environmental Manager on ESG reporting efforts for BMC site, as needed
Foster environmental awareness among employees and contractors
Liaise, cultivate, and develop solid relationships with internal and external stakeholders including regulators and community industrial associations to represent the company’s interest
Include fellow work group members, employees across the organization, and occasionally external customers in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, make appropriate decisions, and ensure buy-in and understanding
Leverage talents and expertise of department to manage multiple priorities in a changing environment
Champion corrective actions and improvement initiatives
Act as a technical authority for BMC environmental air compliance programs
Communicate with Site Leadership Team and Corporate SHE & Compliance Team on issues and challenges to align positions
Maintain and build a strong technical background on site environmental permits
Provide technical guidance on compliance issues related to CEMS, PEMS, HRVOC, MON, RICE MACT, LDAR, MSS, MECT, 30 TAC 101, 111, 115, 116, 117, semi-annual deviation reports, annual reports
Maintain air emissions spreadsheets and databases including ENVision database
Provide technical support for site permitting, monitoring, compliance, and reporting efforts in collaboration with other site environmental professionals, as required.
Establish and deliver clear expectations on the accuracy of all reports
Communicate effectively and respectfully with TCEQ and EPA during investigations, audits and negotiations.
Submit Air Emission Event reports for Reportable Quantity (RQ) exceedances to state (TCEQ) and federal (NRC) agencies
Maintain records for non-reportable (recordable) emission events
Track & manage agreed orders, supporting implementation of corrective actions for the ordering provisions