Environmental Engineer

Smurfit Westrock; Covington, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k with match

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Referral bonus

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock in Covington, VA is seeking an Environmental Engineer to manage air regulatory compliance and support mill operations. The role focuses on developing permits, implementing plans, and coordinating with regulators to ensure adherence to environmental laws.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or environmental science, plus practical experience in environmental programs and strong MS Office skills; on-call duties are part of the job responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, environmental engineering, or environmental science.
• At least one year of industry experience with environmental compliance.
• Ability to manage Air Permitting, Title V, air related regulatory programs, stack testing programs, and EPCRA programs.
• Proficient computer skills (including MS Office, especially Excel and Word).
• Willing to work in an industrial location with safety equipment.
• Eligible to work in the United States.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Excellent planning, organizational, time management and prioritization skills.
• Safety mindset.

Responsibilities

• Provide updates and implementation to various environmental plans and programs.
• Assist in developing permit applications for projects for submission to required regulatory agencies.
• Maintain strong relationships with other departments to communicate environmental needs and expectations.
• Ensure reporting, monitoring, training, policies, procedures, and maintenance programs for Title V, PSD, NSR, MACT, CEMS, LDAR, and related areas.
• Support site sustainability efforts and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Environmental release response and assistance.
• Weekend and holiday duty with on-call checks and reporting.

Skills

Air permitting

EPCRA compliance

Leadership

MS Excel

MS Word

Industrial safety

Education

Bachelors in Chemical, Mechanical, Environmental Engineering, or Environmental Science

Job description

Position: Environmental Engineer

Location: Covington, VA

The Opportunity:

The Environmental Engineer is responsible for compliance activities associated with the various environmental laws, regulations, and policies applicable to a large, fully integrated Kraft pulp and paper mill, and for helping to ensure that mill personnel understand the requirements. The focus will be on the air regulatory program.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:

The Environmental Engineer will perform the following work functions:

• Provide updates and implementation to various environmental plans and programs.
• Assist in developing permit applications for projects for submission to required regulatory agencies.
• Maintain strong relationships with other departments to communicate environmental needs and expectations
• For each of the following, ensuring that the required reporting, monitoring, training, policies, procedures, and maintenance programs are in place and implemented correctly:
  • Title V air permit program and underlying construction permits, including PSD, NSR, Boiler MACT, MACT Subpart S, RICE MACT, Part 75 coal/gas-fired boiler, CEMS, LDAR, asbestos, greenhouse gas, CFCs, stack testing (manage contractor), RATAs, and CGAs.
  • Support site sustainability efforts and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
  • EPCRA/CERCLA reports. Tier II, Form R, continuous release of reportable quantities.
  • Environmental release response and assistance.
  • TSCA reporting.
  • Special projects and support for operational departments and engineering
• Environmental release response and assistance
• Weekend and holiday duty. Report approximately every fourth week on weekends and holidays. While on call duty, attend morning meetings, check for permit deviations or releases, and respond accordingly. Report to the mill as soon as possible, at any time of day or night, to address emergencies.

What you need to succeed:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, environmental engineering, or environmental science
• At least one year of experience in industry and with environmental compliance, preferably in pulp and paper. (Preferred)
• Ability to manage Air Permitting, Title V, air related regulatory programs, stack testing programs, and EPCRA programs.
• Proficient computer skills (including MS Office, most importantly Excel and Microsoft Word).
• Willing and able to walk and work in an industrial location indoors or outdoors, including walking up and down steps and ladders with all safety equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, gloves, steel-toed shoes, etc.)
• Eligible to work in the United States
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Excellent planning, organizational, time management and prioritization skills.
• Safety mindset.

What we offer:

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
• Benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with match, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, employee referral bonus, and much more!
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

The salary range for this position is $60,375.00 - $100,625.00, depending on your role, level, and location. The range listed is also the expected pay for roles in Illinois and Colorado. The benefits for this role include short-term bonus incentive, health, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and paid sick leave as required by applicable state/local law, 15 days of paid vacation, and 11 days of paid holidays, subject to annual change. Your pay will be based on factors such as your skills, experience, and education.