Sr Environmental Engineer

Sr Environmental Engineer in Springfield, MO

Position overview

The  Senior Environmental Engineer will be responsible for environmental issues (air, water, hazardous waste, and contaminated soil/groundwater), assist in environmental safety and health engineering projects, conduct environmental monitoring, prepare various reports to agencies and the Company, and other duties as assigned. Work with Corporate EH&S to ensure the site is managing environmental compliance as required.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory responsibilities

This position may have supervisory responsibilities.

Essential job duties

• Direct and coordinate plant activities and programs for maintaining environmental compliance
• Coordinate selection of programs and technologies to reduce waste generation and emissions
• Review current and proposed safety, health and environmental regulations, standards and guidance for impact at Curia facilities
• Provide guidance and training of site activities for environmental compliance
• Prepare environmental reports and submissions as required by Federal, State and local regulations and Curia requirements
• Monitor programs to reduce emissions from air, water, hazardous waste, and groundwater remediation
• Interpret environmentally regulated programs such as bulk chemical and petroleum storage, air permits, waste water discharge, contaminated soil/groundwater, hazardous waste treatment/storage/disposal, and SARA reporting as needed and recommend/implement actions where necessary
• Provide support as necessary to the site EHS leader to ensure compliance with all Federal, State, Local and Curia environmental requirements
• Project management of environmental, safety and health projects
• Function independently
• Recommend and implement methods to increase the quality of products and/or services
• Participate in self-development activities and training of others
• Exhibit safety awareness and safe work practices

Education, experience, certification and licensures
Required

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience required with 5 - 8 years of related work experience.  

Preferred

• Project management experience
• Familiarity & Experience with State of Missouri regulations

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Physical requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Incumbent may be required to obtain/qualify for and maintain the clearance to wear a respirator at a "class B" level or above following OSHA mandated guidelines.

All interested applicants must apply online. CURIA is 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.