Environmental Compliance Specialist

Cummins; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated compliance specialist to ensure regulatory adherence and drive environmental initiatives. In this impactful role, you will lead projects that influence product certification and compliance, collaborating with cross-functional teams to address environmental regulations. Your expertise will guide annual submissions and documentation, ensuring quality and timely responses to agency inquiries. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to sustainability efforts while working in a dynamic environment that values innovation and teamwork. If you're passionate about environmental compliance and eager to make a difference, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Intermediate level work experience in environmental compliance required.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and environmental standards preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance projects and ensure timely certification submissions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet regulatory requirements.
• Provide guidance on environmental compliance and documentation.

Skills

Environmental Regulatory Compliance

Analytical Skills

Project Management

Collaboration

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Engineering

Degree in Environmental Science

Degree in Business

Job description

Description

Job Summary:

In this role, you will be a key stakeholder in SPI/Development forums, working closely with peers to identify product certification and compliance gaps. You will bring awareness and influence cross-functional engineering teams to implement solutions that fulfill regulatory requirements. You will assist SPI teams with guidance for annual/CPS submissions for Emissions Certification/Pre-certification, DF, IRAF, GHG, and Design Review coverage. Additionally, you will provide guidance to SPI teams on AECD identification and ATAC team reviews, ensuring accurate documentation. You will execute annual certification submissions for assigned products, collaborating with agencies and product development teams to respond to agency questions and requests for related information on time and with the required vetting and quality. You will lead compliance projects and documentation related to assigned products, ensuring delivery timelines are met (e.g., IUT, Agency Emissions Audits, PDR, RCs/FFs, Q&A, Audit Management Council, CARE Process). You will support the implementation of the PCRA compliance corridor for applicable tasks related to VPI products and assist with requests from the VPI Compliance Leader. While prior Spark Ignited automotive experience is preferred, it is not required.

In this role you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Apply technical expertise on complex components or projects for regulatory compliance efforts.
• Work under minimal supervision to ensure adherence to environmental regulations.
• Participate as a key contributor and be accountable for cross-functional project success with various stakeholders.
• Analyze and communicate information to internal stakeholders regarding environmental compliance matters.
• Identify, establish, and facilitate meetings and training sessions on compliance.
• Lead small projects or portions of large projects.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts from related groups to improve environmental performance and compliance processes.
• Identify opportunities to establish common processes and tools.
• Support the definition and execution of corrective actions.
• Communicate with and influence key external stakeholders and business leaders.
• Escalate compliance issues as appropriate.
• Assist with the transfer of knowledge; coach and mentor less experienced compliance personnel.
• Demonstrate depth of knowledge in engineering or environmental disciplines and leverage expertise on other projects.
• Propose innovative initiatives and projects.
• Escalate and drive resolution to compliance questions and issues; provide technical direction for projects or project teams.
• Troubleshoot complex problems and recommend appropriate actions.

Responsibilities

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Collaborates: Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Instills Trust: Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Environmental Acumen: Leverages environmental topics and trends related to air, exhaust, water, waste, sustainability, and/or materials; uses environmental data to solve problems, understand business impact, protect and improve the environment while also making a positive impact on human health and well-being.
• Environmental Regulatory Compliance: Champions compliance with environmental regulatory requirements imposed on industry by local, state, provincial, national, and international organizations, including air emissions, wastewater discharges, natural resource consumption, waste generation, spill prevention and reporting, and emergency response.
• Environmental Standards and Regulations: Analyzes technical and legal documents, enabling interpretation and further communication of content, resulting in clear definition of requirements to the business; works in conjunction with subject matter experts and business units to develop strategies and plans for meeting requirements; information to be shared broadly with cross-functional groups within the organization.
• Values Differences: Recognizes the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
• Action Oriented: Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

College, university, or equivalent degree in Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Business, or related technical or scientific field required.

Experience:

Intermediate level of relevant work experience required. Experience across organizations and global regions preferred. Knowledge of the function being worked in preferred.

Qualifications

Activities unique to this role:

• Be a key stakeholder to SPI / Development forums and work side by side with our peers to identify product Cert & Compliance gaps, bring awareness and influence cross-functional engineering teams to implement solutions that fulfil regulatory requirements.
  • Assist SPI teams on guidance for annual/CPS submissions for Emissions Cert /Pre-cert), DF, IRAF, GHG, Design Review coverage.
  • Provide guidance to SPI teams on AECD identification, ATAC team reviews. Accountable for accurate documentation.
• Execute annual certification submissions for assigned products and work with the agencies & product development teams to respond Agency questions and requests for related information on time and with the required vetting & quality.
• Lead required compliance projects/documentation related to products assigned, meeting delivery timelines. (e.g. IUT, Agency Emissions Audits, PDR, RCs/FFs, Q&A, Audit Management Council, CARE Process)
• Supports Implementation of PCRA compliance corridor for applicable tasks applicable to VPI products. Supports requests from the VPI Compliance Leader.

Skill, Education or Experience Preferences that are nice to have but not required

- Prior Spark Ignited automotive experience preferred