Environmental Engineer

International Paper; Georgia; On-site; USD 95,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

International Paper’s Rome Mill seeks an Environmental Engineer to manage day-to-day regulatory tasks and long-term environmental programs. You will coordinate wastewater, solid waste, and chemical management activities, while guiding operations to stay compliant with federal and state rules.

You will lead EMS improvements, train teams on environmental practices, and serve as liaison with regulators, reporting to the Environmental Manager in the HSE group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Environmental sciences, or related field required.
• Two plus years of environmental compliance/management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Water/wastewater laboratory supervision experience preferred.
• Experience with Federal environmental regulations; Georgia state regulations beneficial.
• Proficient in word processing, spreadsheet programs (Excel), databases, and SAP; PI ProcessBook, ParcView preferred.
• Certifications (will be required to get upon hiring if not already have): Wastewater Laboratory Analysts, Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator, DOT, RCRA, hazmat training, EPA Smoke School.

Responsibilities

• Provide regulatory guidance to mill operations and management on a day-to-day basis; ensure compliance with IP expectations.
• Drive continuous improvements and develop systems to ensure environmental compliance and prevention.
• Complete required compliance reports for wastewater, solid waste, and chemical management (NetDMR, etc.).
• Support operating teams with regulatory concerns and provide compliance training to salaried and hourly staff.
• Implement EMS processes and oversee CO and regulatory reporting activities.
• Serve as liaison with regulatory agencies and represent IP in inspections and audits.

Skills

Environmental compliance

Regulatory knowledge

SAP

Microsoft Excel

PI ProcessBook

ParcView

Laboratory supervision

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Environmental sciences

Tools

PI ProcessBook

ParcView

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Description

Pay Rate

PL12

$94,880 - $118,600

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Variable pay may provide additional opportunities for financial awards. This job is eligible to participate in IP’s short –term incentive plan.

Category/Shift

Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location

238 Mays Bridge Rd SW

Rome, GA 30165

The Job You Will Perform

The Rome Mill is a complex, fully integrated pulp and paper manufacturing facility with two paper machines. The mill includes multiple process lines of wood handling, pulping, power and recovery, and effluent treatment. The scope of the position includes implementing, coordinating, maintaining, monitoring, and improving the progress of environmental programs across the mill. Primary focus will be to assist with managing day-to-day and some long-term activities for the mill’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), solid and hazardous waste programs, chemicals in transportation program, and landfill operation. The position works within the HSE group and reports to the Environmental Manager, and has responsibility for oversight of the onsite wastewater laboratory and technicians.

The Environmental Engineer’s duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, working with the Environmental Team to:

• Provide regulatory guidance to mill operations, maintenance, and management on a day-to-day, or as needed basis. Ensuring that the mill is aligned with corporate initiatives and priorities, assuring compliance with IP expectations.
• Drive continuous and deliberate improvements including systems development to ensure environmental compliance and prevent problems
• Ensure completion of required compliance reports for wastewater, solid waste, and chemical management (i.e. NetDMR, Water Withdrawal, Tier II, Hazardous Waste, etc.)
• Support operating teams navigating regulatory concerns, provide necessary compliance training to salaried and hourly teams
• Implement systems and processes to improve/sustain results for mill EMS systems.
• Serves as liaison between the organization on and regulatory agencies concerned with environmental control
• Serve on Health, Safety & Environmental weekend rotation team.
• Participates in environmental compliance audits and assists the site in closing the gaps identified
• Chemical approvals for environmental
• Attend operational departmental meetings
• Prepares, reviews, updates and submits environmental inspections and reports
• Participating as a member of HSE department; maintaining strong relationships with other business unit personnel as well as operating and maintenance department leaders
• Working with mill engineering and operations to evaluate capital projects for potential permitting needs as well as projects for the wastewater and solid waste processes
• Providing environmental outage coordination, both for routine and annual outages
• Acting as IP representative for contractors providing services within HSE department, complete IPCC training
• Providing visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results
• Completing safety work observations to ensure internal and external resources are complying with safe work practices, HSE work plans
• Developing Corrective Actions Plans to address systematic gaps
• Participating and leading in the development of Environmental Management System procedures, Key Element Surveys (KES) programs
• Actively using and improving upon existing systems for managing daily activities, including development of standard operating procedures (SOP)
• Initiating and facilitating problem solving through trouble-cause-correction processes (TCC)
• Understanding and promoting Manufacturing Excellence (ME) tools and processes; participating and leading ME improvement initiatives in the department
• Supporting 5S and housekeeping programs for the area and driving improvement projects, audit systems, and excellent results (i.e. Hazardous/Universal waste buildings, Day Lab, etc.)

The Skills You Will Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Environmental sciences, or related field required.
• Two plus years of environmental compliance/management experience in a manufacturing environment (pulp and paper industry preferred).
• Water/wastewater Laboratory supervision experience preferred.
• Experience in practical application of Federal environmental regulations. Knowledge of State of Georgia regulations will also be beneficial.
• The candidate must be experienced using a computer, and skilled in word processing, spreadsheet programs (Microsoft Excel), database systems, and SAP business systems. Plant application, PI ProcessBook, ParcView experience preferred.
• Certifications (will be required to get upon hiring if do not already have)
  • Wastewater Laboratory Analysts Certification
  • Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
  • DOT, RCRA, hazmat training certification
  • EPA Smoke School

Successful Candidate Requirements

• Familiar with NPDES permitting, SPCC, Storm water, and associated reporting requirements.
• Familiar with, use, and promote proper wastewater/water laboratory tests, methods, standards within onsite wastewater laboratory; and work with lab technicians.
• Willing and capable to work with contractors, off-site certified laboratories, holding them accountable for safety, precision and accuracy.
• Must be flexible and willing to accept additional tasks, responsibilities as needed to help HSE department achieve goals and targets.
• Quickly develop thorough knowledge of department and mill operations processes, equipment and systems.
• Work effectively alone and within a team
• Analyze problems and develop effective solutions independently and with teams.
• Instill safety as a core value within the team and effectively communicate a shared vision for safety, environmental compliance to regulatory and IP work standards.
• Actively promote a culture of engagement and respect.
• Utilize excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate to groups and individuals at all levels, including external regulatory agencies.
• Approach responsibilities in an inclusive manner by engaging all team members in area, department, and mill.
• Utilize strong organizational skills to handle multiple tasks effectively.
• Make timely and effective decisions, with communication upward/downward through organization. Utilise the International Paper Change Process and/or Management of Change to drive change.