Environmental Engineer
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Environmental Engineer
Location: This position requires regular onsite support at both ALTIVIA facilities in Crosby and La Porte, Texas.
Job Summary
The Environmental Engineer reports to the EHS Manager and serves as the environmental subject matter resource for ALTIVIA’s Crosby and La Porte facilities. The role is responsible for environmental permitting, regulatory reporting, compliance assurance, monitoring, recordkeeping, agency coordination, and continuous improvement across air, water, and waste programs. The Environmental Engineer works closely with operations, maintenance, site leadership, laboratories, consultants, and corporate EHS resources to support compliant and reliable plant operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide environmental compliance guidance to plant personnel and help ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local environmental requirements.
- Prepare, review, and submit required environmental reports, including DMRs, TSCA reports, SARA 311/312/313 reporting, NPDES and stormwater reports, Title V reports, RCRA reports, and Risk Management Plan environmental data, as applicable.
- Manage environmental permit applications, renewals, amendments, and modifications, including New Source Review, air permits, wastewater permits, stormwater permits, and other site-specific authorizations.
- Maintain environmental compliance calendars, permit conditions, reporting deadlines, records, and supporting documentation for both facilities.
- Coordinate environmental monitoring and testing, including stack testing, boiler RATA testing, wastewater and stormwater sampling, waste characterization, and fugitive emissions monitoring.
- Coordinate hazardous and non-hazardous waste characterization, profiles, manifests, shipments, vendors, and recordkeeping in accordance with applicable requirements.
- Serve as the primary environmental contact for regulatory agencies and support responses to permit inquiries, inspections, audits, notices, and information requests.
- Lead or support environmental compliance audits and corrective-action tracking; maintain documentation for internal and external reviews.
- Investigate environmental incidents, determine reporting obligations, coordinate notifications, document findings, and track environmental corrective actions.
- Maintain environmental incident, monitoring, inspection, and reporting records to support compliance and trend analysis.
- Develop and update environmental procedures, plans, manuals, and work instructions, including spill prevention, stormwater, wastewater, air, and waste documentation as applicable.
- Develop and deliver environmental compliance training for employees and contractors when needed.
- Support Responsible Care Management System requirements and certification documentation related to environmental programs.
- Coordinate environmental emergency planning and reporting submissions with local authorities, including applicable LEPC and community right-to-know requirements.
- Provide environmental review and recommendations for operational changes, capital projects, and new or modified processes, including permit applicability and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with site and corporate EHS personnel on matters that cross functional boundaries while retaining primary accountability for the environmental scope of the role.
- Build effective working relationships with operators, technicians, supervisors, logistics personnel, site leadership, consultants, and regulatory contacts.
- Perform other environmental duties and special projects consistent with the position’s primary scope.
Required Qualifications
- Associate degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Technology, or a related field.
- At least five years of experience in environmental compliance, environmental permitting, chemical manufacturing, chemical plant operations, or a related field.
- Working knowledge of air, wastewater, stormwater, hazardous waste, spill prevention, and environmental reporting requirements applicable to chemical manufacturing.
- Experience preparing environmental reports, maintaining compliance records, and managing permit requirements and deadlines.
- Experience supporting regulatory inspections, environmental audits, permit activities, and agency interactions.
- Strong organizational and project-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines across two facilities.
- Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and communicate environmental requirements clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
- Five or more years of environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, or environmental engineering experience in chemical or process manufacturing.
- Experience with EPA, TCEQ, and local environmental requirements applicable to Texas chemical manufacturing facilities.
- Experience with Title V, New Source Review, wastewater, stormwater, RCRA hazardous waste, SARA reporting, and environmental management systems.
- Experience coordinating environmental testing, consultants, laboratories, waste vendors, and regulatory submissions across multiple sites.
- Familiarity with environmental elements of Responsible Care or a comparable management system.