Environmental Engineer

Flint Hills Resources; Pennington (AL); Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Retirement

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an Environmental Engineer to join our environmental team supporting the Naheola operation in Pennington, AL. This home-based role focuses on strengthening environmental compliance and stewardship with travel to regional facilities as needed.

You will work to ensure robust environmental programs for waste, water, and air, collaborating with internal teams and regulators. Strong communication, analytical thinking, and organization are essential in this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Science, or a related field.
• Environmental regulatory experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment with a water, waste, or air compliance focus.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support environmental programs for waste, water, and air compliance.
• Collaborate with internal teams and regulatory agencies to meet environmental obligations.
• Develop knowledge of mill processes and their impact on environmental performance.
• Assist with compliance programs including air, water, and waste regulations (e.g., CEMS, LDAR, NPDES, BMP, SPCC).
• Assist with field verifications and inspections and implement mobile inspections.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Analytical skills

Decision making

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Environmental field

Tools

IoT devices

PI ProcessBook

Job description

Georgia-Pacific is in search of an Environmental Engineer to join our environmental team to strengthen the environmental compliance & stewardship capability at our Consumer Products operations located in Pennington, AL (Naheola). This role is home based out of the Pennington, AL area, with potential travel to other regional facilities as necessary.

The Environmental Engineer will support the Naheola operation environmental programs consistent with our Stewardship & Compliance Principle to achieve our Vision. The position requires strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of audiences. The successful candidate will be self-motivated with strong analytical skills, exhibit sound decision-making and have proficient organizational skills to efficiently balance multiple priorities.

This position will report to the Facility’s Environmental Manager will work closely with other environmental team members, environmental peers, and other capability teams across the region and the organization to leverage best practices and knowledge to drive the highest value for the company.

What You Will Do

• Leverage technology enablers and best practices to systematically drive the environmental programs (waste, water, and air) to be more resilient, consistent, verifiable, efficient and effective.
• Build solid working relationships with internal and external stakeholders (including regulatory agencies). Effectively partner with operations teams to meet their environmental obligations.
• Develop knowledge of mill processes and their impact on environmental performance.
• Assist the facility environmental manager with compliance programs to meet requirements with various air, water and waste regulations that could include: CEMS, LDAR, NPDES, BMP, SPCC, FRP, industrial and construction storm water permitting, wetlands, non-hazardous/hazardous waste, universal waste, recycling and beneficial use.
• Assist with meeting field verifications of air, waste and water regulatory compliance obligations. (For example – SPCC inspection follow-ups, Stormwater inspections, CEMS audits, etc.)
• Create and implement mobile inspections to meet water and waste compliance obligations.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Science, or a related field
• Environmental regulatory experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment with a water, waste, or air compliance focus

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in environmental programs in a large manufacturing environment
• Pulp and paper process or manufacturing experience
• Experience managing industrial wastewater treatment facilities
• Experience with Hazardous/Universal Waste Management
• Experience analyzing process or environmental data trends
• Experience with (Internet of Themes) IOT devices and mobile inspection platforms
• Experience with PI Process Book

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As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day to make everyday products even better.

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Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes -

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

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