Environmental Air Compliance Specialist

Worker Type: Employee
Group: Environmental, Social & Carbon Department
Job Post End Date: 02/18/2024
About this opportunity:
The Environmental Air Compliance Specialist will lead and manage indirect reports to facilitate matters concerning Environmental Air Compliance. They must be able to write well-organized compliance-related documentation for submission to outside regulatory agencies as well as internal communication.
This position is responsible for interfacing with external agency personnel in compliance inspections and response to agency questions and requests for information.
This position must champion the trust and respect of Refinery personnel to drive ownership of environmental requirements and accountability for performance and continuous improvement.
This position reports directly to the Environmental Manager and provides backup to Environmental Manager on administrative activities. This position regularly interacts with peer professionals in other refinery departments including Directors and Area Business Teams.
Responsibilities:

• Advisor to key stakeholders and leadership on regulatory Environmental Air Compliance by solving unique problems that have a broad impact on the business; significantly influencing the design and improvement of the refinery's environmental management systems and accountable for the technical Clean Air Act aspects and tasks.
• Serve as a subject matter expert with an in-depth expertise in Clean Air Act permitting and compliance matters including the design, implementation, and maintenance of the refineries air permitting and compliance programs in accordance with company standards, regulatory requirements, and facility goals and metrics.
• Serve as an environmental leader at the refinery by applying their broad knowledge and experience in non-air environmental regulatory disciplines within the environmental department.
• Contribute to the development of Clean Air Act permitting and compliance strategies.
• Operate with broad latitude in a complex environment with minimal direction and accountable for delivering results to ensure environment compliance and foster a culture of compliance throughout the refinery.
• Responsible for timely implementation of corrective actions as required to achieve, maintain, or improve regulatory compliance as required by law.
• Serve as primary contact with government environmental agencies to ensure compliance with regulations and negotiate favorable environmental permits and outcomes.
• Prepare OPEX/CAPEX project recommendations while maintaining budget accountability for the Environmental Department.
• Support, as necessary, Cenovus legal counsel in determining the impact of environmental issues, regulations, and company policies & initiatives with a focus on Clean Air Act programs.
• Engage with and support Cenovus legal counsel regarding enforcement actions such as NOVs, consent orders and/or regulatory oversight agency information requests.
• Interface with other Technical Disciplines to review refinery projects and plant change activities to support planning, execution and that environmental compliance obligations are part of the project planning.
• Provide indirect supervision and guidance to the Air Compliance Group and co-ops as assigned, to ensure programs are effective from an environmental, operational, and budgetary standpoint.
• Set clear standards, roles and responsibilities, and expectations for indirect reports.

Qualifications:

• Possess leadership, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Environmental, or related Science/Engineering discipline.
• Knowledge of petroleum refinery or complex petrochemical operations.
• Five or more years of direct experience in the HSE field with a focus on Clean Air Act matters and at least 5 years in refining or chemical manufacturing.
• Five or more years of direct experience in the HSE field with a focus on Clean Air Act matters and at least 5 years in refining or chemical manufacturing.
• Prior supervisory experience desired.
• Attention to detail and the ability to adhere to deadlines.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Professional certification preferred.

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Internal candidates that are currently in a lower grade will be assessed based on their sustained job performance, how they demonstrate the expected organizational competency behaviors and values and in discussions with their current leader prior to determining next steps.
Cenovus Energy is an affirmative action employer, and we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, veteran status, national origin, or personal or physical characteristics protected by law.
About Cenovus:
We're a Canadian-based integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We're committed to maximizing value by sustainably developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.
We are currently the largest refiner in Ohio and transport products from our refineries in Lima and Toledo, Ohio and Superior, Wisconsin via pipelines, rail cars and trucks to customers throughout the United States.
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