Management Associate - Environmental Affairs

Management Associate - Environmental Affairs; Granite City (IL); On-site; USD 72,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

U. S. Steel is advertising a Management Associate – Environmental for the Granite City Works Plant Environmental organization.

The program is an entry-level development track for college graduates, offering 12–24 months of training across multiple functional areas with potential rotations within the department. The role focuses on environmental stewardship and compliance, with emphasis on managing environmental programs, audits, and interface with regulatory agencies.

Qualifications

• Degrees preferred: B.S. in Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering or Environmental Engineering.
• Must have graduated within the last three years from an accredited college or university at the time of hire.
• Must have less than three years of professional work experience.
• Minimum 3.0 Overall GPA.

Responsibilities

• Work includes all aspects of compliance with environmental regulations, permits, corporate policies, and legal agreements.
• Assist the business unit in maintaining compliance with Air, Water, and Waste regulations, Tank Management, Emergency Plans, and related acts.
• Monitor environmental compliance and assure corrective action of environmental problems at the facility.
• Conduct periodic audits of environmental facilities to assure compliance and uncover problems.
• Interact with Federal, State, and Local regulatory agencies on permitting, compliance, and inspections.
• Participate on or lead multi-disciplinary teams charged with securing environmental permits.

Skills

Communication skills

Computer skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Education

B.S. in Environmental Science

B.S. in Chemical Engineering

B.S. in Environmental Engineering

Job description

U. S. Steel has an opening for a Management Associate – Environmental within our Granite City Works Plant Environmental organization.

The Management Associate program is our entry level program for college graduates to help accelerate their professional development.

Management Associates are provided between 12-24 months of training across multiple functional areas with work assignments designed to assist in both personal and skill-set development.

The role may include rotational assignment(s) within the department.

This program is designed to strengthen leadership capabilities to prepare the college graduate for advanced roles within our operations or in a number of disciplines that support our operations.

At U. S. Steel, environmental stewardship is a core value of our Company.

U. S. Steel’s Environmental Engineers are problem-solvers and contingency planners for every environmental issue involved in the steel manufacturing process.

Environmental engineers are responsible for managing and implementing the U.S. Steel Environmental Management System.

Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work includes all aspects of compliance with environmental regulations, permits, corporate policies, and legal agreements.
• Assist the business unit in maintaining compliance with Air, Water, and Waste regulations, Tank Management, Emergency Plans, Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, and ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.
• Monitor environmental compliance and assure corrective action of all environmental problems associated with the assigned facility.
• Conduct periodic audits of environmental facilities to assure compliance and uncover potential problems.
• Assist facility operators in developing the most expeditious means of determining and correcting environmental problems.
• Submit required reports to agencies.
• Interact with various Federal, State, and Local regulatory agencies on permitting, compliance, and facility inspections.
• Participate on or lead multi-disciplinary teams charged with securing environmental permits.
• Administer the U. S. Steel Safety program to ensure a safe work environment within the assigned facility.
• Learn and understand the steel manufacturing process.

Candidate Requirements:

• Degrees preferred: B.S. in Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering or Environmental Engineering.
• Must have graduated within the last three years from an accredited college or university at the time of hire
• Must have less than three years of professional work experience
• Minimum 3.0 Overall GPA
• Good communication and computer skills

Preferred Skills:

• We are looking for motivated self-starters that can work in a fast paced, data-driven environment. The successful undergraduate will be an analytical problem solver, have an extremely high level of customer focus and a passion for process improvement. In addition, a successful intern will have:
• Demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and an aptitude for your area of study
• A strong record of team, project and/or people leadership in a work setting and/or extracurricular activities
• A willingness to take initiative to understand the business
• An aptitude for problem solving; strong writing and verbal communication skills
• A strong commitment to excellence and to personal and professional growth
• Must be resourceful, responsible, tenacious, curious, independent, confident and high energy
• The ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Leadership and strong decision-making skills
• Ability to think and act both strategically and tactically

Base salary range $72,000 - $76,000.This base salary range is a good faith estimate. Based on candidate skills/experience the final offer may be lower/higher.