Senior Specialist, Environmental

AES•Martinsville, IN

About The Position

The Senior Environmental Analyst will manage environmental compliance activities for AES Eagle Valley generating stations, ensuring site obligations are completed accurately and on time in accordance with applicable air, water, waste, and other environmental requirements. The role collaborates with the Environmental Manager, site Operations & Maintenance teams, plant leadership, Environmental Affairs, and other internal stakeholders. As a key environmental compliance resource for the sites, the Senior Environmental Analyst provides guidance, training, data management, permitting support, regulatory tracking, compliance reporting, audit support, and leadership for AES environmental programs and objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Environmental Management, or a closely related technical or science-based field.
Two to four years of professional environmental compliance experience, including experience in industrial, processing, manufacturing, utility, or power-generation environments.
Strong working knowledge of Indiana environmental regulations and applicable federal, state, and local environmental requirements.
Experience with one or more of the following: Clean Air Act, Title V air permitting and compliance, Clean Water Act, NPDES permitting and compliance, hazardous-waste permitting and compliance, or multimedia environmental compliance.
Ability to collect, review, verify, analyze, and accurately report environmental operating data on time.
Verbal, written, interpersonal, and computer skills, including the ability to communicate environmental requirements clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, commitment to deadlines, and ability to manage multiple priorities while producing high-quality work.
Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-support skills, including identifying environmental trends, permit concerns, compliance risks, and improvement opportunities.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to work flexible hours occasionally in response to emergencies, environmental incidents, agency needs, or plant operational requirements.
Ability to travel occasionally to other AES facilities as business needs require.
Valid Indiana driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the manufacturing or utility industry.
Experience with Title V major-source compliance, air emissions reporting, continuous emissions monitoring systems, and related EPA compliance requirements.
Knowledge and experience with one or more of the following: NPDES permits, stormwater compliance, wastewater discharge requirements, point discharges, water sampling, inspections, and reporting.
Experience with one or more of the following: spill remediation, SPCC planning, FRP spill training, DOT regulations, PCB waste disposal, asbestos supervisor training, waste sampling, oil testing procedures, environmental inspections, environmental audits, and interaction with regulators.
Experience implementing or maintaining environmental compliance systems, environmental training matrices, environmental audit programs, corrective-action tracking, environmental budget management, and environmental performance goals.

Responsibilities

Ensure compliance with applicable environmental regulations, permit conditions, corporate environmental requirements, and site-specific obligations at AES Eagle Valley generating stations.
Collect, compile, verify, manage, and analyze environmental data; prepare, review, submit, and maintain environmental reports, permits, inspections, and program documentation, meeting agency and corporate deadlines.
Ensure required inspections, tests, records, reports, submittals, and other environmental compliance deliverables are completed on time.
Manage and maintain the AES Environmental Management System for the assigned generating station, including site-specific objectives, environmental audits, and corrective-action closure.
Provide environmental compliance guidance, coaching, and training to Operations, Maintenance, leadership, contractors, and other stakeholders.
Review operational and environmental data to identify permit deviations, compliance trends, deficiencies, excursions, or regulatory concerns, and communicate issues to appropriate stakeholders.
Report and support correction, mitigation, and prevention of environmental deficiencies, excursions, regulatory violations, and audit findings, including providing management direction.
Support routine permitting and coordinate with Environmental Affairs subject-matter experts on rulemaking, regulatory changes, permit issues, comments, and impact evaluations as requested.
Support change management for environmental priorities, methodologies, policies, rules, and regulations affecting site compliance obligations.
Support environmental audits, lead or assist with internal audits, and ensure findings and corrective-action plans are addressed on time.
Develop, track, and support site-specific environmental budgets; communicate budget deviations and integrate environmental requirements into business planning.
Implement and maintain environmental compliance processes, operating procedures, data management practices, and continuous-improvement initiatives across facilities.
Participate in environmental inspections, EHS walks, sustainability opportunities, awareness initiatives, and performance activities supporting AES environmental goals.
Collaborate with plant personnel to respond to environmental questions, concerns, permit requirements, regulatory issues, inspections, data requests, and compliance needs.