Environmental Ops Manager – Field Compliance Lead

BNSF; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 108,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Health care options

HSA with employer contributions

Life and disability insurance

Parental benefits

Travel discounts

Annual bonus

Job summary

BNSF Railway is seeking a Manager Environmental Ops to oversee field compliance with federal, state and local environmental regulations for facilities across Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee and Oklahoma, serving as a collaborator with agencies and communities.

The role requires extensive travel (up to 50%), leadership of environmental programs, supervision of consultants and budgets, and alignment with safety and sustainability goals, with relocation assistance possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geology, Natural Resources, or a related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of environmental compliance experience supporting industrial, transportation, manufacturing, energy, railroad, or other highly regulated operations.
• Working knowledge of environmental regulations and compliance programs related to air quality, water quality, stormwater, waste management, spill prevention, and environmental permitting.
• Experience working with environmental regulatory agencies and managing compliance obligations, inspections, audits, or environmental projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental compliance programs across assigned territory, ensuring adherence to federal, state, and local environmental regulations, permits, and BNSF policies.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Legal, and regulatory agencies to identify environmental risks, resolve compliance issues, and support safe and efficient business operations.
• Serve as BNSF's environmental representative with government agencies, communities, and other external stakeholders, including participation in inspections, audits, hearings, and regulatory discussions.
• Oversee environmental permits, projects and programs related to stormwater, wastewater, air quality, spill prevention, waste management, and hazardous material incident response.
• Manage environmental consultants, contractors, budgets, and compliance reporting systems to ensure effective execution of environmental initiatives and regulatory requirements.
• Provide environmental leadership, training, and technical guidance while driving continuous improvement of environmental compliance processes and management systems.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geology, Natural Resources, or a related field

Tools

Enablon

Job description

BNSF Railway is seeking a Manager Environmental Ops to oversee field compliance with federal, state and local environmental regulations for facilities across Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee and Oklahoma, serving as a collaborator with agencies and communities.

The role requires extensive travel (up to 50%), leadership of environmental programs, supervision of consultants and budgets, and alignment with safety and sustainability goals, with relocation assistance possible.