Senior Environmental Specialist - Air Quality

Alliant Energy Corporate Services • Madison, WI

102d • $95,000 - $115,000

About The Position

Alliant Energy is looking for a Senior Environmental Specialist to drive strategic environmental initiatives and ensure regulatory compliance across our operations. In this role, you'll lead the development of air permitting strategies, write and advocate for permit applications, and serve as a trusted liaison with regulatory agencies and industry groups. Your advanced knowledge of air quality regulations will be key in shaping company responses to emerging environmental issues, supporting business units, and influencing policy. This position provides advanced technical knowledge and expertise in interpreting and monitoring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry guidelines. This role interfaces as an environmental expert with industry, government agencies, environmental groups, and regulatory agencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Emphasis in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering; environmental studies; physical or natural sciences; or related area.
• 5 years of professional experience in environmental engineering, science, compliance planning work or environmental resource management with an electric utility, consulting firm, or government agency.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.

Nice To Haves

• Master's or Advanced Degree.
• Direct project management experience.
• Familiarity with utility industry policies, operations, and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Develops and administers company response to emerging and ongoing environmental issues, including analysis of impact on operations.
• Develops and maintains company policies, procedures, practices, and programs, as well as business unit implementation plans.
• Functions in a leadership capacity in respect to emerging issues.
• Delivers effective training and compliance assurance procedures to managers of the business to achieve compliance.
• Performs complex environmental strategy, policy, or research policy work requiring considerable exercise of independent analysis.
• Contributes as an environmental expert on external committees, working as a liaison between local, state, and federal regulatory agencies, industry groups, and research providers.
• Applies independent judgment in the development of environmental management systems and programs to effectively manage emerging and ongoing issues.
• Plans and conducts special projects, including the consideration of need for outside consultant services, then develops scopes and manages contracts for these services.
• Recommends compliance strategies for the management of environmental assets.
• Writes permit applications and successfully advocates operations needs to regulators.
• Supports business units in the implementation of environmental plans and programs, including training, permitting, quality assurance/quality control activities, self-assessments, pollution prevention activities, maintenance of correct permits, and environmental compliance.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Comprehensive health and retirement benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree