Environmental Technician

Norsk Hydro; Rosemont (IL); Remote; USD 76,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, RX, Dental, Disability, Life

Retirement Savings Plans with Company

Education Assistance

Bonus Plan Eligibility

Parental Leave

Job summary

Hydro is seeking an Environmental Technician to support the Central Environmental Group (CEG) and plant HSE personnel in North America. You will collect environmental performance data, assist with reporting and site assessments, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive energy, water, waste, and emissions reduction projects.

This role provides hands-on experience in sustainability and environmental management systems.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years minimum experience in the environmental field.
• Experience with waste reduction and natural resource conservation.
• Experience with federal/state environmental regulations.

Responsibilities

• Data collection and aggregation of environmental and sustainability data.
• Analyze data and assist with environmental reporting and audits.
• Support energy, water, waste, and emissions reduction initiatives.
• Respond to customer and regulatory inquiries related to environmental topics.
• Assist in site audits and compliance monitoring activities.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Sustainability reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Sciences

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

SharePoint

Job description

Hydro Extrusions is a world‑leading aluminium extrusion business counting around 100 production sites in 40 countries and employing 20,000 people. Through our unique combination of local expertise, global network, and unmatched R&D capabilities, we can offer everything from standards profiles to advanced development and manufacturing for most industries. Since 1905, Hydro has turned natural resources into valuable products for people and businesses with focus on a safe and good workplace for our 30,000 employees in more than 140 locations.

What we offer you

• Medical, RX, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement Savings Plans with Company Match/Contributions
• Education Assistance
• Bonus Plan Eligibility
• Parental Leave

Location: Remote with up to 50% travel

Pay Range: $76,117 - $103,313

What you will be doing

Job Summary

An Environmental Technician assists Central Environmental Group (CEG) and plant HSE personnel in supporting environmental sustainability and compliance initiatives by collecting and analyzing environmental performance data, assisting with reporting and site assessments, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive energy, water, waste, and emissions reduction projects. This role provides hands‑on experience in sustainability, environmental compliance, continuous improvement, and environmental management systems while contributing to ENA’s environmental goals.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Data Collection: Interface with other workgroups to collect and aggregate environmental and sustainability data, including energy consumption, water consumption, waste generation, and other data necessary for life cycle assessments needed to update and/or refresh ENA location EPDs. Ensure data accuracy through established data validation processes.
• Reporting: Analyze collected data and compile it into reports. Assist engineers in interpreting data to support environmental assessments, audits, and project planning. Develop presentations needed to report out on energy, water, waste reduction improvements, biodiversity, and other environmentally related reports.
• Customer Inquiries: Respond to all ENA customer environmental inquiries and surveys related to sustainability and compliance, including but not limited to REACH, RoHS, Prop 65, TSCA, Conflict Minerals, CBAM, EcoVadis, etc.
• Site Audits: Support ENA locations in preparations for ASI certification audits specifically related to environmental compliance and sustainability. Assist in on‑site inspections to evaluate environmental impacts of projects or existing facilities. Identify and document environmental opportunities for improvement.
• Compliance Monitoring: Assist engineers with monitoring facilities to ensure they meet federal, state, and local environmental regulations. Help document any violations and recommend corrective actions.
• Support Environmental Projects: Work with ENA operations to identify improvements and develop roadmaps to reduce energy consumption, water consumption, waste to landfill, waste generation, and chemical usage. Where possible, assist locations in implementing and monitoring environmental projects.
• Communication and Training: Work with engineers to connect people, resources, and ideas across the organization in support of ENA’s compliance and sustainability goals. Work closely with central, regional, and plant environmental resources to communicate and cascade best practices across ENA through training, boots on the ground, network meetings, and/or other methods of communication.
• Documentation and Recordkeeping: Support maintenance and upkeep of SharePoint sites and records associated with best practices, sustainability, environmental reporting, training, and compliance activities.

What will make you successful?

Required Education/Experience:

• 3-5 years minimum experience in the environmental field.
• Must have experience with best practices and technologies that drive reduction in waste streams and natural resource consumption.
• Must have experience with applicable federal and state environmental regulations
• Experience working in manufacturing and industrial environment.
• Experience with environmental sustainability and compliance, and applicable federal and state environmental regulations.
• Working knowledge of sustainability reporting, carbon footprint calculations, energy consumption, greenhouse gas reporting, waste stream segregation, waste minimization, and environmental regulations.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Power BI, SharePoint, and other data management and reporting tools.
• Fluency in English.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Sciences including but not limited to Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or Environmental Science .
• Must have experience and comfortable with changing organizational culture.
• Keen listening / communication abilities to lead improvement processes within various areas and levels of the organization.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with a wide range of plant and functional groups within the organization.
• Ability to effectively conduct large scale meetings virtually or in person.

Equal opportunities

Hydro in North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer where all phases of employment are based strictly upon the qualifications of the individual as related to the work requirements of the position. This policy is applied without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, marital status or any other category protected by law. We strive to provide equal opportunities for all to contribute and succeed with us.

As part of our recruitment process, we may use job‑related assessments in selected roles. These tools help us better understand work‑related strengths and support a fair and consistent hiring process. Any assessment results are reviewed together with your experience, qualifications, and interviews, and are never used as the sole basis for hiring decisions.

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