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Form of workAbout Linde:
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2022 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.
The company serves a variety of end markets including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and primary metals. Linde's industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.
For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com .
Linde is currently seeking an Environmental Specialist position. This position will be based out of Whiting, IN (Chicago Area). The candidate will report to the Environmental Manager and will have direct environmental support responsibility for several facilities primarily located in Indiana (East Chicago), New Jersey, West Virginia and Ohio with additional responsibilities and as assigned by Management.
JOB PURPOSE:
Collaborates with employees and supervisors to identify and correct potential safety and health hazards and environmental situations, and provides compliance assurance and assistance from a strategic and tactical standpoint to a specific area of responsibility. Implements environmentally-compliant standard work practices with line personnel and monitors conformance through environmental inspections. Assures compliance with organizational and government environmental. Monitors environmental performance for assigned facilities, and provides environmental training and compliance tools.
SCOPE:
This mid-level professional position applies advanced environmental knowledge at multiple facilities to all environmental areas including air, water and waste in order to protect the health and safety of all company employees, as well as the surrounding communities and environments in which the company operates. Provides leadership, guidance and assistance in environmental compliance.
PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Develop, execute, and maintain compliance with permits, air, waste, and water regulatory requirements.
- Provide support for developing permit applications (Title V, minor source, PSD and NSR), amendments and permit exemptions.
- Ensure key compliance metrics and tracked and management systems are implemented to improve performance.
- Create, implement and maintain environmental management systems to comply with air, and water permits as well as all required regulations across various medias (air, water, ODS, RMP, SARA, waste).
- Complete and submit environmental compliance reporting such as Refinery MACT, GHG, LDAR, CEMS, TSCA, TRI and Title V Deviations Reporting.
- Provide assistance to the plants and SH&E Field Specialist for environmental compliance reporting such as Waste Summary, Tier II reports, storm water compliance reports and discharge monitoring reporting/NPDES.
- Serve as a point of contact and provide technical support for environmental compliance questions for facility staff and SH&E Field Specialists.
- Identify training required for environmental (air, water, waste) permitting compliance and help implement training to operation, engineering, SH&E Field Specialist and other facility staff.
- Release reporting and recordkeeping as required by company policy, environmental regulations, and environmental permits. Participate in business level and corporate level assessments.
- Develops and maintains Business/Corporate environmental related programs, procedures and environmental compliance tasks. Review current and proposed legislation to determine applicability for assigned facilities.
- Review and assist on environmental compliance for new plant activities and projects
- Interface with State and Federal Regulatory Agencies on permit reports, applications, agency inspections and possible enforcement issues.
This position reports into the Environmental Manager.
Qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Environmental or related technical degree.
- Regulatory knowledge including but not limited to Title V/NSR permitting, GHG Permitting, Refinery Regulations, NSPS, MACT, RCRA, CWA, SWPPP, SPCC and NPDES compliance programs required.
- 5+ years of direct Environmental experience with no less than 2 years of air reporting experience.
- Must have strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills, the ability to multi-task, along with the capability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Computer proficiency required in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Environmental experience working in a refinery, chemical or petrochemical plant.
- Advanced air permitting and air regulatory knowledge
- This position operates in both office and field environments and requires ~40% travel with overnight stays.
We offer a comprehensive competitive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, health, dental, disability, life insurance, 401(k) (with matching), and pension benefits.
Linde thanks all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview will be contacted.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law .
