Supervising Engineer Environmental Compliance

Port Authority of NY & NJ•Jersey City, NJ

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Deputy Chief of Construction , with support to the Chief of Materials, the S upervis ing Engineer for Environmental Compliance will be responsible for the C onstruction Management D ivisions environmental compliance and clean construction initiatives . The position will be located at the Port Authority Technical Center, Jersey City, NJ , but can be relocated to any other PA Facility within the Port District depending on CMD workload demands . As the Environmental Compliance Supervisor , you will be managing several support staff and will be responsible for the following :

Requirements

Must possess a Bachelor ’s Degree in Engineering / Environmental Engineering from an accredited college or university.
HAZWOPER 40-hour certification.
Hazardous Waste Management – RCRA Training meeting the requirements of 40CFR Part 262.
Hazardous Material Transportation certification from the USDOT.
A minimum of five ( 5 ) years’ experience in a supervisory role in the en vironmental field.
Demonstrated experience managing a team of consultants, permanent and specialty staff.
Must have a valid driver’s license.
Must have completed all probationary periods at time of appointment to position.

Nice To Haves

Certified Industrial Hygienist certification .
Envision or L EED Professional certification.
Master’s degree in environmental engineering .
Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
Strong problem solving and decision-making skills .

Responsibilities

Manage the Environmental Field Office ’s to ensure construction contracts comply with all regulatory requirements during hazardous material abatement .
Support the Resident Engineers office staff in the review of plans, procedures, and constr uction inspection of all environmental related items.
Support the Construction Management Division efforts to ensure that the Clean Construction initiative is carried out effectively .
Make regular updates to the Locust environmental software and d evelop status report s for managers and other key staff.
Serve as CMD’s point of contact for all s ustainability initiatives including greenhouse gas reduction, embodied carbon reduction and any ENVISION / LEED requirements during constr u ction.
Inventory greenhouse gases and criteria air pollutants and their mitigation alternatives.
Manage the efforts of the Materials Engineering Unit – Chemical Lab.
E nsure timely sampling and testing of hazardous and universal waste streams , contaminated materials, and construction/demolition wastes at PA facilities and any required air and noise monitoring.
Assist in d etermin ing lead and asbestos content used to support abatement program s and i dentify environmental conditions of a variety of media (air, water, soil, sediment, etc.).
Administer any consultant call-in agreements needed to carry out the work and Manage Commodities Bids for several waste streams.