Environmental Professional

Lehigh Hanson Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Medical, Dental, Vision

HSA/HRA/FSA

Paid time off

Annual incentive

Job summary

Heidelberg Materials North America is seeking an environmental compliance professional to manage permits, records, and regulatory reporting across cement plant and quarry operations. The role involves field inspections, sampling, and coordinating corrective actions with operations, maintenance, and safety teams.

Based at the Union Bridge, MD cement plant, with travel to New Windsor quarry; strong regulatory knowledge and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, or related field.
• Experience in an environmental compliance role in heavy industry (manufacturing, mining, cement).
• Knowledge of environmental regulations, permitting, and reporting processes.
• Experience with air permitting or emissions compliance preferred.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills; ability to work independently and with teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage environmental compliance programs, permits, records, and regulatory reporting.
• Monitor environmental performance and support air, water, waste, and spill prevention.
• Conduct field inspections, audits, sampling, and compliance assessments across plant and quarry ops.
• Partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, and safety teams to implement corrective actions.
• Support regulatory inspections, agency communications, permitting, and environmental aspects of capital projects.

Skills

Environmental compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Air permitting

Communication

Field inspections

Education

Bachelor's in Environmental Engineering or related field

Job description

What You'll Be Doing

Manage environmental compliance programs, permits, records, and regulatory reporting activities.

Monitor environmental performance and support compliance with air, water, waste, and spill prevention requirements.

Conduct field inspections, audits, sampling activities, and compliance assessments across plant and quarry operations.

Partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, and safety teams to identify and implement corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.

Support regulatory inspections, agency communications, permitting efforts, and environmental aspects of capital projects and operational changes.

What We Are Looking For

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field.

Experience in an environmental compliance role within a manufacturing, industrial, mining, aggregates, cement, or similar heavy industry environment.

Knowledge of environmental regulations, permitting requirements, and regulatory reporting processes.

Experience supporting air permitting, emissions compliance, or other environmental permitting programs preferred.

Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Based at our Union Bridge, Maryland cement plant with responsibility supporting both the plant and New Windsor quarry operations.

Combination of office and field work in an active heavy industrial environment.

Regular plant, quarry, and conveyor system inspections are required.

Must be able to work outdoors in varying weather conditions and around moving equipment.

Occasional travel for training, regulatory meetings, or business needs may be required.

What We Offer

Competitive base salary ($107,480 - $143,307) and participation in our annual incentive plan

401(k) retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions

Highly competitive benefits programs, including:

Medical, Dental, and Vision along with Prescription Drug Benefits

Health Saving Savings Account (HSA), Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability Coverage as well as Basic Life Insurance

Paid Bonding Leave, 15 days of Paid Vacation, 40 hours of Paid Sick Leave and 10 Paid Holidays

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled

As part of our hiring process, we may use AI-assisted tools to support the screening and evaluation of candidate applications and interviews. These tools help streamline the initial assessment, but all decisions about candidate advancement are made by human recruiters and hiring managers. While technology supports early steps, every interview will be handled by experienced recruiters and hiring managers to provide a personal touch.

Heidelberg Materials provides the materials to build our future. Our future is sustainable. Our future is digital. And it goes beyond cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. Heidelberg Materials North America operates more than 450 locations with approximately 9,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada.