Environmental Manager

CPS, Inc.; California; On-site; USD 110,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k

Job summary

cps4jobs client in California seeks an Environmental Manager to oversee the Environmental Affairs department and ensure full compliance with applicable EH&S laws. You will drive improvements across R&D and manufacturing and collaborate with all levels of the facility to implement effective environmental programs.

The role requires a strong background in regulatory reporting, permits, and agency inspections, with interactions involving EPA, CAL EPA, AQMD, and SCAQMD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Chemistry, or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years related work experience in environmental compliance.
• Experience in chemicals, coatings, or industrial manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor developments in environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations applicable to the organization and coatings industry.
• Regulatory reporting, environmental permits, agency inspections, and interactions with EPA, CAL EPA, AQMD, SCAQMD.
• Lead regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and strategy with senior leadership and multiple departments.
• Prepare and file reports, secure or renew permits, and manage fees and taxes.
• Advise leadership on long-range environmental policy issues and communicate with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with product development, manufacturing, and supply chain to assess environmental impacts.
• Support VOC, emissions, waste minimization, and product stewardship requirements for coatings.

Skills

Environmental compliance

Regulatory reporting

Leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science

Job description

Environmental Manager

Our established client is looking for an Environmental Manager for their R&D and manufacturing location. In this position, you will collaborate with all levels of the facility to enhance compliance with environmental regulations. The ideal candidate would have 7 plus years of environmental compliance in chemicals, coatings, or an industrial manufacturing environment. If you have a strong background in environmental compliance, expertise in regulatory reporting, working with CAL EPA, and enjoy collaboration with all levels of the organization, then let’s connect. The job’s primary purpose is to assume responsibility for managing various activities of the Environmental Affairs Department. Our overall mission is to ensure that we achieve and maintain full compliance with all applicable environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations – and to help ensure that such laws and regulations are environmentally effective and economically efficient. Beyond compliance, our mission is to identify and pursue all feasible opportunities for voluntary improvement in corporate environmental, health, and safety performance, and to assist our personnel, our customers, and the community at large in understanding environmental, health, and safety issues.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitor developments in environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations applicable to the organization and the coatings industry.
• Responsible for regulatory reporting, environmental permits, agency inspections, and interactions with EPA, AQMD, SCAQMD, CAL EPA, and other similar regulatory agencies.
• Proven experience in managing and working with senior leadership and various departments to lead regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and strategy.
• Execute routine compliance activities, such as securing or renewing required permits or licenses, preparing and filing reports, and arranging payment of fees and taxes.
• Analyze various long-range environmental policy issues and advise leadership on potential options, risks, and strategies.
• Engage in communication outreach to inform personnel, customers, and the public regarding environmental issues.
• Interact with public agencies and outside consultants as needed to ensure sound environmental policymaking.
• Participate in organizing policy-relevant scientific research and oversee corporate involvement in any environmental assessment or remediation activities.
• Collaborate with Product Development, Manufacturing/Supply Chain, Purchasing, and Product Management to evaluate environmental impacts of raw materials and other coating components to support compliant product information, SDS authoring, labels, and customer communications.
• Support compliance strategies related to VOC content and emissions, hazardous air pollutants, waste minimization, spill prevention, chemicals of concern management, and product stewardship requirements affecting paint products and sundries.
• Lead on actions and activities relating to GHG Reporting, including but not limited to Scopes 1-3 emissions.
• Assists operations with remediation projects and environmental phase reviews.

Salary

$110,000 - $155,000

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k

Education and/or Experience

• At a minimum, Bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) from four-year college or university in Environmental Science, Chemistry, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years related work experience