Environmental Specialist

Aquinas Consulting has an immediate need for an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist at a growing, global leader in manufacturing located in the Colorado Springs area.

In this role you will serve as a plant EH&S Specialist, responsible for periodic environmental permitting, reporting, and liaison with regulatory authorities. Act as technical expert in environmental compliance and maintain ongoing regulatory compliance. Works independently approximately 80% of the time. Decisions and recommendations on large scale or complex projects are subject to management team approval. 

Job Duties:

• Oversee the Environmental Compliance program and support Safety and Health Compliance Program as needed within the Security CO facility.
• Manages all aspects of the manufacturing plant’s environmental programs, including developing programs and procedures, regulatory and compliance, training, communications, managing budget, and approving correspondences and activities to promote and foster a safe, accident-free, and healthy work environment.
• Environmental programs include air pollution, hazardous waste, stormwater, wastewater, SPCC, chemical inventory, DOT, HAZMAT, contractor safety, bio-waste, solid waste and pollution prevention.
• Maintain and communicate environmental policies and procedures to be followed by company or plant Associates in complying with occupational safety and health standards and regulations.
• Coordinate plant emergency evacuation drills and maintain emergency evacuation plan.
• Conduct EH&S audits for regulatory compliance and permitting.
• Lead and conduct internal ISO audits for compliance.
• Participate on the plant’s safety committee.
• Provide Associate training on the hazards of working with toxic fumes, dangerous chemicals, and any other hazardous substances.
• Maintain environmental regulatory reports, such as stormwater permit, hazardous waste, wastewater, air permit, SPCC, TIER II, and RCRA Biennial Reports.
• Maintain appropriate files and environmental records for regulatory compliance.

Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree, ideally in Environmental Science or a similar field, plus 1-3+ years of related experience OR Certifications/AS Degree plus 3+ years of experience is ideal
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals and legal documents.
• Ability to work with teams in maintaining and enhancing environmental programs.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management and possible third parties.
• Competent in MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and email is essential.
• Experience in supporting and training hazardous materials teams is desired but not required.
• Ability to apply statistical and mathematical equations to assess the magnitude of environmental factors and stresses arising in or from the workplace.

Compensation:

• This role offers a highly competitive base salary, a tremendous benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision, matching 401k, extensive PTO plan, Tuition Reimbursement, Insurance and more!