Sr Environmental Engineer

What we do- Aspen•East Providence, RI

38d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Environmental Engineer is responsible for environmental compliance at the company's East Providence, RI location, a solvent-based manufacturing facility regulated under OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements and operating under Rhode Island DEM air approvals, RIPDES stormwater coverage, hazardous waste generator requirements, and an ISO 14001 certified environmental management system. This position serves as the site's technical lead and single point of accountability for all environmental media - air, water, waste, and chemical release prevention. The role owns the site's environmental permits, plans, and regulatory reporting; leads permitting for new and modified operations so that approvals are secured in advance of equipment and process changes; maintains the ISO 14001 environmental management system; and drives environmental action items from all sources through to verified completion. The position is an individual contributor with site-wide functional responsibility and serves as the primary interface with environmental regulatory agencies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in environmental engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, environmental science, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum of eight (8) years of progressive environmental compliance experience, including at least five (5) years at a manufacturing or industrial facility.
Chemical, specialty materials, coatings, or solvent-based process experience preferred.
Demonstrated ownership of multiple environmental media at a single site - air, water, and waste.
Direct experience preparing air permit applications and managing them to issuance with a state regulatory agency.
Working knowledge of the Clean Air Act (minor source and Title V permitting, NSPS, NESHAP), RCRA, the Clean Water Act (NPDES industrial stormwater and pretreatment), EPCRA, SPCC, and TSCA.
Experience with electronic regulatory reporting through EPA Central Data Exchange program services, including NetDMR, CEDRI, TRI-MEweb, RCRAInfo, and e-GGRT.
RCRA and DOT hazardous materials training required or to be obtained upon hire.
Proficient PC skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint applications.
Ability to work independently with attention to detail, and to manage competing priorities across multiple regulatory programs.
Analytical problem solving with strong written and verbal communication, including the ability to write for a regulatory audience and communicate clearly with production personnel.
Ability to be on call or work off hours as needed for environmental incidents or emergencies.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer license, Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, or ISO 14001 auditor certification preferred.
Rhode Island regulatory experience, including RIDEM Office of Air Resources permitting, the RIPDES program, and Rhode Island hazardous waste rules, preferred.
Experience supporting OSHA Process Safety Management and EPA Risk Management Program requirements for flammable liquid processes preferred.
Experience permitting a facility through a significant capacity expansion, process change, or restart preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as site owner for all Rhode Island DEM Office of Air Resources approvals, including permit conditions governing thermal oxidizer operating temperature, emission limits, monitoring, and recordkeeping.
Prepare and manage minor source preconstruction permit applications under 250-RICR-120-05-9 for new and modified equipment, including emission calculations, control technology evaluation, and agency follow-through to issuance.
Maintain facility potential-to-emit and hazardous air pollutant inventories and re-evaluate Title V applicability following any site change.
Prepare the annual Air Pollution Inventory / emission statement and air toxics registration, and manage any applicable Title V compliance certifications, semiannual monitoring reports, and emissions fees.
Determine applicability of and comply with federal air rules including NSPS Subpart Dc, NESHAP Subparts ZZZZ, DDDDD, and JJJJJJ, the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule, asbestos NESHAP notifications, and refrigerant management requirements.
Plan and oversee stack testing and continuous emissions monitoring, including RACT-driven periodic testing, test protocols, notifications of intent to test, contractor oversight, and report review.
Own site coverage under the RIPDES Multi-Sector General Permit, including the Stormwater Management Plan, quarterly routine inspections, quarterly visual assessments, benchmark and impaired-waters monitoring, corrective actions, Discharge Monitoring Reports, and the annual report.
Manage the industrial wastewater discharge (sewer use) permit with the applicable control authority, including self-monitoring, periodic compliance reporting, and categorical pretreatment requirements where applicable.
Maintain compliance with Rhode Island groundwater discharge and underground injection control rules.
Oversee stormwater best management practice operation and maintenance and obtain RIPDES construction general permit coverage for site projects.
Serve as site hazardous waste program owner, including generator status determination, waste characterization and profiling, accumulation area management, container and tank inspections, and manifest administration.
Prepare the biennial hazardous waste report and maintain RCRA site identification notification.
Manage universal waste and used oil programs, waste vendor and treatment/storage/disposal facility selection and auditing, and the site waste minimization program.
Own aboveground storage tank compliance under Rhode Island Oil Pollution Control rules and maintain the SPCC plan and its five-year review and certification.
Maintain EPCRA compliance including the Tier II chemical inventory, Section 302 emergency planning notifications, Section 311 safety data sheet reporting, the Toxics Release Inventory, and Rhode Island Right-to-Know registration.
Support the Process Safety Management program on environmental interfaces, and own Clean Air Act Section 112(r) obligations — Risk Management Program applicability, submission, and updates where triggered, and General Duty Clause obligations where it is not.
Maintain the site contingency plan and emergency response arrangements with local responders and serve as an environmental responder during drills and actual events.
Lead environmental incident investigation and root cause analysis, and own resulting corrective actions to closure.
Integrate environmental review into the capital project and management of change processes so that permitting applicability is screened before procurement and construction commitments are made.
Maintain a forward-looking permitting roadmap aligned to site production and capital plans, identifying required approvals, agency lead times, and remaining emission and discharge headroom under current permits.
Prepare permit modifications, amendments, and renewal applications across all media and negotiate workable conditions with agency staff.
Quantify and communicate environmental constraints on production growth, including proximity to regulatory thresholds and the requirements associated with a higher tier of regulation.
Develop and own a site environmental action item register, capturing findings from internal and external audits, agency inspections and notices, incident corrective actions, management review outputs, and permit commitments, each with an assigned owner and due date.
Drive items to completion, escalate when items stall, and verify effectiveness of completed actions rather than accepting administrative closure.
Maintain the site environmental compliance calendar as a working tool, updating it as regulations change and establishing reminders with adequate lead time for data collection and review.
Monitor regulatory developments affecting the site and translate them into action in advance of compliance dates.
Serve as site ISO 14001 program lead and maintain certification through annual surveillance audits and recertification cycles.
Own the compliance obligations and the evaluation of compliance, ensuring both are complete, current, and evidenced.
Maintain the environmental aspects and impacts assessment, environmental objectives and targets, operational controls, and documented information and records management.
Plan and conduct internal environmental audits, manage nonconformances and corrective actions, and prepare and present environmental content for management review.
Serve as primary site contact for RIDEM, EPA Region 1, the sewer control authority, and other local environmental authorities.
Host inspections, respond to information requests, and manage notices of violation and associated negotiations.
Maintain regulatory inspection readiness, with permits, plans, logs, training records, and the retention-period record set organized and retrievable.
Develop and deliver environmental training to operations, maintenance, and management personnel, including hazardous waste, stormwater, emergency response, and DOT hazardous materials training.
Provide accurate site-level environmental data in support of corporate sustainability and regulatory reporting.
Manage environmental consultants, laboratories, and contractors, including scope definition, budget, and deliverable quality.
Utilize the corporate EHS management platform for maintaining environmental metrics and program information.
Adopt and follow Aspen's core values of Safety, Quality, Integrity, Teamwork, Customer and Innovation on both a personal and professional level.