Sr. Environmental Specialist
About The Position
The Sr. Environmental Specialist leads and supports environmental compliance programs across PSG operations. The role ensures adherence to federal, state, and local regulations while supporting real estate, permitting, and operational risk management. It provides guidance and assistance to Corporate, Division Operations, Real Estate, and customers on air, water, solid and hazardous waste management, and sustainability to help ensure legal compliance and protect human health, the environment, and communities around Sherwin-Williams sites. This position is not hybrid or remote and is based in Cleveland, Ohio; Richardson, Texas; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; or Atlanta, Georgia. Travel is 15%. The role is not eligible for current or future work-authorization sponsorship, including conversion to an H-1B visa. The job includes access to confidential or proprietary information and other valuable items; the company has determined that a criminal-history review is necessary to protect its business, operations, reputation, personnel, and business relationships.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or at least 7 years of work experience.
- 3–8 years of general environmental experience, with knowledge of environmental reporting, air permitting, hazardous-waste regulations, and Right-to-Know reporting.
- Ability to communicate and collaborate satisfactorily between the EHS department and team members in other departments.
- Ability to communicate courteously, confidently, and professionally with team members at all levels.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and varied tasks while coordinating with people inside and outside the department.
- Ability to work at a fast pace despite interruptions and rapidly changing priorities.
- Troubleshooting, problem-solving, communication, and ability to create action at various organizational levels.
- Ability to participate in special projects while maintaining current service standards.
- Willingness to gain additional knowledge and experience in Environmental, Health and Safety functional areas.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in an environmental-related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in the paint or chemical industry.
- EHS experience in a large retail portfolio, manufacturing, or distribution environment.
- Knowledge of EPA and OSHA regulations.
- Registered Environmental Manager or Certified Hazardous Materials Manager certification.
- Basic knowledge of life-critical procedures and other major safety standards.
- Previous experience using continuous-improvement tools such as Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5-S, or Six Sigma.
Responsibilities
- Manage environmental compliance across the retail store portfolio and apply regulations and internal standards to business operations.
- Drive continuous improvement of environmental programs and partner with operations, legal, real estate, and EHS stakeholders.
- Interpret existing environmental laws and regulations and develop impact assessments for pending or newly enacted legislation, providing compliance guidance to affected operations.
- Assist with or lead preparation of permits for environmental requirements, including hazardous materials and fire requirements; communicate permit conditions to site and project teams and monitor implementation and compliance.
- Collect and maintain environmental database information supporting compliance at retail locations.
- Support regulatory inspections, agency inquiries, and compliance audits; prepare stores and stakeholders through document reviews, training, and corrective-action follow-up.
- Provide guidance in response to environmental emergencies and outside customer inquiries.
- Help develop or improve environmental training and conduct training at company locations.
- Develop written guidance for PSG Management and Divisions regarding pending and existing regulations, and provide support to relevant parties.
- Maintain knowledge of U.S. state and Canadian provincial environmental reporting obligations to support timely and accurate submissions.
- Oversee a standardized hazardous-waste and Right-to-Know reporting program for PSG locations, ensuring accurate generator status and regulatory compliance.
- Prepare, review, and submit required hazardous-waste and Right-to-Know reports; monitor deadlines and coordinate with stores and vendors for timely, accurate submissions.
- Train personnel on hazardous-waste handling, accumulation limits, labeling, and related practices.
- Work with regulatory agencies and waste vendors to address reporting inquiries, discrepancies, and compliance issues.
- Support environmental due diligence for new and relocated sites by reviewing assessments, compliance histories, reports, and site conditions; identify risks and approve, reject, or request further information on properties.
- Recommend mitigation and compliance strategies with Real Estate, Legal, and Corporate Remediation.
- Coordinate with Corporate Environmental Affairs on vendor selection, performance monitoring, and oversight strategies.
- Manage PSG industrial-waste vendors and environmental-service consultants.
- Establish and manage annual blanket purchase orders for contractor and consultant services, aligning them with budget and operational needs.
- Oversee monthly invoice processing, including review, reconciliation, and approval, to ensure accuracy and timely payment under company procedures.
- Support environmental response activities for incidents and natural disasters.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
