Environmental Permitting Engineer – West Coast Travel

Tecknomic; Georgetown (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive manufacturer in Georgetown, KY is hiring an Environmental Engineer for its Permitting and Planning group. This on-site role supports sites on the West Coast (CA and OR) with up to 40% travel and relocation optional.

You will evaluate environmental impacts of operational changes, develop permit strategies, complete permit applications, support EMS requirements, and collaborate with production-engineering teams on capital changes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a science-related field (Environmental, Biology, Chemical, or similar).
• Environmental engineering, planning, or compliance experience.
• Experience performing environmental impact assessments for operational changes.
• Experience developing permit strategies and completing permit applications.
• Familiarity with EMS and environmental standards/policy implementation.
• Willingness to travel up to 40% (primarily West Coast) and work from Georgetown, KY.

Responsibilities

• Support environmental standard and policy implementation across sites.
• Perform environmental impact assessments for proposed operational changes (stormwater, wastewater, air, and chemical impacts), and provide direction and feedback to requestors.
• Develop and propose permit strategy to support proposed projects and operational changes.
• Complete permit applications on behalf of manufacturing and logistics/distribution sites.
• Support environmental management system (EMS) requirements and confirm understanding by local environmental support teams.
• Partner with production-engineering groups on site changes, modifications, and launches that carry capital investment and require environmental assessment.

Skills

Impact assessment

Permitting strategy

Regulatory compliance

EMS familiarity

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelors in Science

Job description

A leading automotive manufacturer in Georgetown, KY is hiring an Environmental Engineer for its Permitting and Planning group. This on-site role supports sites on the West Coast (CA and OR) with up to 40% travel and relocation optional.

You will evaluate environmental impacts of operational changes, develop permit strategies, complete permit applications, support EMS requirements, and collaborate with production-engineering teams on capital changes.