Environmental Compliance Specialist
Veolia North AmericaHaworth, NJ (Onsite)Full-Time
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Company Description
About Veolia North America
A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com.
Job Description
BENEFITS
Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.
Position Purpose:
Provides support, coordination, quality assurance reviews, and implementation of environmental programs throughout the Division that are compatible with VEOLIA and regulatory requirements that allow Veolia management to monitor, verify, and strengthen compliance with regulations.
Under limited direction reviews and verifies records to ensure compliance with EHS regulations and internal quality control practices, plans, organizes, coordinates and implements the environmental compliance programs for the NJ Division; takes action to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and requirements, advises management on practices to eliminate environmental hazards, reduce waste streams, investigates environmental incidents, chemical spill/releases, and prepares necessary reports to ensure proper reporting measures are met to all internal departments, as well as external regulatory agencies. Interface with corporate EHS team to implement corporate initiatives at the local level.
Supports the Utility Division Environmental Compliance Assurance Program (ECAP), locations Emergency Response Programs and other activities that enable VWNJ to continually improve Environmental performance.
Provides hands on implementation for operational support and coordination of all Environmental programs, working with corporate, legal, financial, engineering, and operations management teams to accelerate and improve the effectiveness of our Environmental activities.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Environmental Compliance Manager:
Provides technical and professional support for compliance with applicable regulations and implementation of programs at sites, and due diligence support related to new projects and mergers/acquisitions.
Maintains knowledge of federal and state EH&S regulations.
Communicates with environmental regulators on reportable incidents and permitting matters.
Investigate and resolve compliance problems, questions, or complaints received from within the company, customers, government regulatory agencies, etc.
Reviews the impact of proposed Environmental regulations and guidelines as it relates to impact on operating procedures. Provides guidance for compliance with regulatory change.
Develop and implement programs designed to increase onsite project awareness and knowledge of compliance policies, and long-range remedial solutions in response to environmental/regulatory practice investigations or existing hazardous conditions in order to reduce risk and protect company assets.
Audit and evaluate current EHS compliance programs, policies, procedures, and documentation on required established schedule (i.e. weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual) for compliance with government laws and regulations.
Supports development of company response and solutions with business plans, federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
Supports development of remediation solutions for submittal to environmental/regulatory agencies to minimize regulatory impact and compliance damages.
Assist with the preparation of training materials and coordination of weekly and monthly themes, completion of incident reports and generation of monthly statistics.
Prepare Permit applications. Prepare and maintain schedule, associated documentation and reports for regulatory compliance (permits, testing, etc.)
Inventory and review all regulatory records and calibration sheets that support TCPA, DPCC, SPCC and DOT program requirements on program-scheduled frequency. Follow up with the stakeholder for correction of inaccurate and missing data and reports.
Communicate any errors or discrepancies to respective departments.
Ensure documentation is stored according to internal or regulatory document retention policies and requirements.
Perform site visits of operational facilities as needed. Create corrective actions generated from audits to ensure compliance.
Participate in external regulatory audits
Supports the use of compliance tools (e.g., WIMs, Intelex, etc.) in accordance with corporate policies and procedures.
Maintain On-site Compliance Documents (OCDs) for NJ Division companies.
Maintain ISO program documentation sets if applicable.
Develops and maintains NJ Division Emergency Response Plans in compliance with federal and state regulations.
Administers hazardous materials and waste management program including waste minimization procedures; reviews chemicals used and maintains required safety data sheets (SDS); serves as a First Responder on chemical spill/release incidents.
Other duties as assigned.
Reporting:
Oversees the timely preparation and dissemination of required reports, both internally and externally including those associated with federal, State and local EHS compliance requirements.
Supports the development of remedial action plans, monitors completion of remedial actions, and prepares necessary follow up to environmental audit reports.
Liaison:
Serves as a resource to managers in the Environmental Compliance and Emergency Response discipline.
Monitors the regulatory environment, and keeps abreast of relevant pending and in-force regulations.
Maintains Veolia Environmental electronic regulations federal and state registers, industry news bulletins, etc. and provides relevant and timely updates to affected facilities/operations.
Participates in Veolia initiatives, research programs and technical programs in areas associated with Environmental programs.
Operations Support:
Initiates, develops, implements, monitors, and manages environmental programs, policies, and procedures to ensure the organization complies with all current environmental regulations.
Regularly evaluates procedures, conducts periodic inspections of facilities and equipment to identify environmental hazards for improvement; issues notices of unsafe working conditions or hazard along with recommendations to safeguard the environment.
Responsible for maintaining management systems required for ISO 14001/9001 certification, if applicable.
Required to participate in emergency on-call management rotation.
Standing member of the ECAP Audit Team.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education/Experience/Background:
Bachelor degree in Science, Engineering, Environmental, Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) data analytics or equivalent, or related field.
2 - 5 years of experience in regulatory and environmental compliance required. Focus on regulatory compliance, environmental health and safety data analytics and/or quality control. strongly preferred.
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management.
Environmental Reporting (i.e., TCPA, DPCC, SPCC, DOT, OSHA, Annual Waste Summaries, EPCRA Tier II Reports, SARA Toxic Release Inventory Reports, Air Emissions Inventory Reports, Annual Compliance Reports, etc.).
Environmental Auditing and Site Inspections.
Water and Wastewater compliance and permitting.
SPCC and SWP3 plan development and compliance.
Air Quality compliance and permitting.
Expert working knowledge of federal, state and local environmental regulations.
Experience with health and safety regulatory requirements (OSHA, NFPA).
Knowledge and experience with computerized maintenance management systems (i.e. INFOR).
Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
Proficient with Google applications.
Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to effectively communicate with regulatory agencies.
Solid organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to work well independently with the ability to self-organize and prioritize work schedule and as part of a cross-functional team.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
In-depth knowledge of federal environmental (EPA) and corresponding New Jersey regulations.
Strong technical and presentation skills.
Required Certification/Licenses/Training:
CHMM or other professional certification preferred.
Valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record.
Physical Requirements:
Ability to travel to field locations and interface and communicate effectively with staff (limited overnight travel required).Additional Information
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.