Engineer, Environmental

Sabic Americas, Inc.; Mount Vernon (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabic Americas, Inc. is seeking an Environmental Engineer (Air Program Coordinator) to serve as the primary owner of air compliance at the Mount Vernon site. This role focuses heavily on air permitting and regulatory compliance, ensuring adherence to federal and state regulations.

The successful candidate will lead efforts to maintain compliance, implement environmental management procedures, and work cross-functionally to support overall environmental performance. A BS degree in a relevant field and significant experience in environmental compliance are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6-9 years of environmental compliance experience in manufacturing or regulated operations.
• Strong experience with Title V air permitting and compliance programs.
• Ability to interpret state-specific environmental regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support audits, inspections, and compliance assurance activities.
• Implement environmental management systems and compliance procedures.
• Provide training on air compliance obligations and environmental awareness.

Skills

Air permitting and compliance expertise

Technical writing skills

Communication and organizational skills

Regulatory agency interaction experience

Environmental reporting programs knowledge

Education

BS degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Environmental Science

Tools

Environmental management systems

Emissions monitoring tools

Job description

The Environmental Engineer (Air Program Coordinator) serves as the primary owner of air compliance for the assigned site and provides subject matter expertise for air permitting and regulatory compliance. The primary focus of this role is air compliance, permitting, emissions monitoring, reporting, and regulatory engagement.

Although the role is aligned within a regional environmental organization, it is intentionally structured as a site-focused position to maintain strong ownership of state-specific regulatory requirements and permit obligations. The position may also provide selective regional support to other sites, including Mount Vernon, Indiana, where alignment, knowledge sharing, audits, or short-term support is needed.

In addition to the air program focus, this role is expected to maintain general working knowledge of water and waste compliance programs to support integrated environmental performance and provide backup support during peak workload periods or staffing gaps.

Job Responsibilities

• Support internal and external audits, regulatory inspections, agency information requests, corrective action tracking, and compliance assurance activities.
• Implement and improve environmental management systems, procedures, SOPs, compliance calendars, and work processes to strengthen compliance sustainability and operational discipline.
• Provide site-wide training and coaching on environmental awareness, air compliance obligations, environmental procedures, and Serve as the primary owner of air compliance for the assigned site, ensuring full adherence to applicable federal, state, and local regulations, permit requirements, and site compliance obligations.
• Provide technical leadership for air permitting, emissions compliance, and regulatory reporting, including Title V permits, emissions inventories, stack testing, performance testing, opacity monitoring, and agency interactions.
• Maintain strong working knowledge of state-specific environmental regulations and ensure compliance strategies are tailored to site-specific regulatory expectations and permit conditions.
• Prepare and manage air permit applications, permit modifications, regulatory submittals, and support technical evaluations. Negotiate permit conditions that support both regulatory compliance and efficient plant operations.
• Lead efforts with operations, engineering, and EHS teams to reduce emissions, deviations, and compliance risks associated with startups, shutdowns, process upsets, maintenance activities, and routine plant operations.
• Coordinate technical measurements and monitoring of air emission sources, including stack testing, performance testing, opacity testing, continuous monitoring support, and completion of required reports.
• Support and prepare environmental reports and certifications, including Title V certifications, air emissions inventories, TRI, Tier II, Compliance Assurance reporting, and other site-required environmental reports.
• Advise engineering and operations during project reviews and management-of-change discussions to identify potential environmental permitting, compliance, emissions, water, or waste implications before implementation.
• Provide cross-functional environmental support across water and waste programs, including general working knowledge of NPDES / wastewater permit requirements, RCRA hazardous waste management, waste profiling, manifesting, and related compliance practices.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, maintenance, and EHS&S teams to ensure integrated environmental compliance across air, water, and waste during projects, process changes, abnormal operations, and routine operations.
• Provide selective regional support to other sites, including MTV, such as sharing best practices, supporting audits, aligning reporting approaches, assisting during resource constraints, and helping with short-term technical needs while maintaining primary accountability for the assigned site.
• Mentor environmental professionals or site personnel, as needed, and serve as a technical resource for environmental compliance decision-making.
• Act as a support resource across environmental disciplines during peak workload periods, transitions, or staffing gaps to maintain compliance continuity.

Job Requirements

• BS degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, or related technical discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 6-9 years of environmental engineering or environmental compliance experience in manufacturing, chemical, petrochemical, refining, utilities, or other regulated industrial operations.
• Strong experience with air permitting and compliance programs; Title V experience is strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of federal air regulatory programs such as NSPS, NESHAP / MACT, PSD / NSR, NAAQS, LDAR, and emissions reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply state-specific environmental regulations and permit requirements.
• Experience interacting with regulatory agencies, including inspections, permitting discussions, compliance evaluations, and responses to agency requests.
• Strong technical writing skills, including preparation of permit applications, compliance reports, regulatory correspondence, and internal technical summaries.
• Strong communication, organization, prioritization, and influence skills with the ability to work effectively across operations, engineering, maintenance, EHS, and leadership teams.
• Ability to operate effectively in a site-focused role within a regional organizational structure.
• Experience leading or coordinating small teams of environmental professionals or contractors.
• Experience supporting environmental reporting programs such as TRI, Tier II, emissions inventories, Title V annual certifications, and compliance assurance reporting.
• Working knowledge of water compliance programs, including NPDES / wastewater permit requirements, sampling, monitoring, reporting, and corrective action follow-up.
• Working knowledge of waste compliance programs, including RCRA hazardous waste management, waste characterization, waste profiling, manifesting, inspections, and recordkeeping.
• Experience supporting multiple sites or providing technical support in a regional environmental organization.
• Experience with compliance calendars, environmental management systems, internal audits, regulatory inspections, and corrective action tracking.
• Experience partnering with operations to reduce recurring deviations, improve operating discipline, and strengthen compliance ownership.