Environmental Engineer — Air Compliance & Process Improvement

Georgia Pacific; Clatskanie (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific’s Consumer Products Division seeks an Environmental Engineer for the Wauna Paper Mill in Clatskanie, Oregon. You will identify risks and drive process improvements while supporting air compliance programs and management systems.

You will collaborate with local and regional teams to implement permits, reporting, and continuous improvement across air emissions and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Engineering experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment.
• Environmental engineering experience.
• CEMS/DAS experience
• Pulp & Paper Experience
• Experience in leading federal, state, and local air quality regulations (e.g., Clean Air Act, NESHAP, MACT, Title V permits).

Responsibilities

• Use technology enablers and enterprise best practices to transform, automate, and standardize air emissions and environmental programs for greater resilience, consistency, verifiability, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Manage air emissions compliance end-to-end: monitor, analyze, document, and report emissions data; ensure timely regulatory submissions (e.g., Title V) and adherence to federal, state, and local requirements.
• Identify permitting requirements and reporting: assist to prepare, submit, and maintain permits, coordinate with regulatory agencies, and streamline workflows using common enterprise tools.
• Maintain and refine compliance programs and day-to-day permit obligations (data collection, report generation, and submissions), including air emission inventories and similar requirements.
• Deploy and use mobile inspections and other digital tools to support inspections, compliance verification, sampling, stack testing, emissions inventories, and operational oversight.
• Partner with operations, maintenance, and engineering to design, implement, and optimize air pollution controls (scrubbers, filters, baghouses), identify leading indicators, and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Provide regulatory guidance and tactical compliance support consistent with Stewardship & Compliance principles and Principle Based Management; maintain an evergreen point of view on environmental risks, priorities, and strategic plans.
• Build and sustain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, external partners, and regulatory agencies; serve as the primary contact during inspections, audits, and agency coordination.
• Oversee contractor work on environmental and construction projects, evaluate environmental risks, and partner across the enterprise to implement mitigation, training, and improvement opportunities.

Skills

Engineering experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in related field

Job description

Georgia-Pacific’s Consumer Products Division seeks an Environmental Engineer for the Wauna Paper Mill in Clatskanie, Oregon. You will identify risks and drive process improvements while supporting air compliance programs and management systems.

You will collaborate with local and regional teams to implement permits, reporting, and continuous improvement across air emissions and regulatory requirements.