Environmental Compliance Leader — Site Operations

AdvanSix; Hopewell (VA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company matching

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental & vision insurance

Paid holidays & vacation

Stock purchase plan

Disability & life insurance

Job summary

AdvanSix is seeking an Environmental Site Leader for its Hopewell, Virginia manufacturing site. The role provides strategic and day-to-day leadership for environmental compliance, permitting, regulatory engagement, environmental risk management, and continuous improvement across the site.

This position leads environmental programs, regulatory engagement, and team development, while managing budgets and advising site leadership on environmental priorities and compliance challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemistry, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 15 years of environmental compliance, permitting, or environmental program management experience, including multi-media environmental compliance at an industrial facility.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience supporting industrial or chemical manufacturing operations.
• Experience managing or leading environmental professionals, technical teams, consultants, or contractors.
• Experience interacting with regulatory agencies on permitting, inspections, compliance matters, or enforcement-related activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead site environmental compliance and permitting programs, including Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, EPCRA, CERCLA, SPCC/FRP, Virginia AST, and other applicable state and local requirements.
• Provide leadership for major source air compliance and permitting, including Title V, NSR, emissions reporting, MACT, stack testing, LDAR, and CEMS-related requirements.
• Oversee water compliance programs, including VPDES, industrial pretreatment, stormwater, nutrient discharge requirements, monitoring, reporting, permit strategy, and compliance plans.
• Lead waste management and emergency planning programs, including RCRA waste, waste minimization, contingency planning, contractor oversight, TRI, Tier II, release reporting, and regulatory notifications.
• Manage SPCC, FRP, EPA/USCG oil planning, Virginia aboveground storage tank, and oil discharge control plan compliance obligations.
• Lead regulatory agency engagement, including inspections, negotiations, enforcement response, compliance strategy, and communication of emerging requirements.
• Lead and develop the environmental team, including air, water, waste, LDAR/CEMS data, and environmental management systems resources.
• Manage the environmental department budget, consultants, contractors, sampling, monitoring, reporting, staffing, and compliance project resources.

Skills

Environmental leadership

Regulatory engagement

Permitting compliance

Team development

Project management

Industrial environmental operations

Regulatory communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Environmental Science/Chemistry

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

AdvanSix is seeking an Environmental Site Leader for its Hopewell, Virginia manufacturing site. The role provides strategic and day-to-day leadership for environmental compliance, permitting, regulatory engagement, environmental risk management, and continuous improvement across the site.

This position leads environmental programs, regulatory engagement, and team development, while managing budgets and advising site leadership on environmental priorities and compliance challenges.