Regional Environmental Coordinator - Northeast

Pratt Industries; Allentown (Lehigh County); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Tuition assistance

Disability insurance

Job summary

A leading packaging company is seeking a Regional Environmental Coordinator for the Northeast region. This role involves ensuring compliance with environmental laws and regulations across multiple facilities. The candidate should possess a Bachelor of Science in a technical field, have at least 5 years of experience in environmental compliance, and excellent communication skills. Desired expertise includes knowledge of New York State regulations and experience in managing environmental compliance programs. This is a full-time position focused on advancing environmental excellence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in environmental compliance programs.
• Expertise in New York State regulations is highly desirable.
• Experience in multi-media environmental compliance.
• Strong time management, self-motivated, and self-directed.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure facility compliance with environmental laws.
• Integrate environmental requirements into business practices.
• Monitor environmental law changes and implement compliance actions.
• Help maintain the environmental management system for each facility in the assigned Region.
• Monitor environmental law and regulation changes, facility changes, and permit renewals for impacts to operations.
• Assist facility management in resolution of environmental issues and, if needed, response to environmental agencies.
• Assist facilities with environmental training and records for regulatory compliance or as specific plans require.
• Conduct site visits in order to identify compliance gaps and assist facilities with corrective actions.
• Assist facilities with maintaining recordkeeping, reporting, and other duties as needed.
• Work with the VP, Environmental Management & Strategy to move the company towards environmental excellence.

Skills

Excellent time management

Self-motivated

Written communication

Oral communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in a technical field

Advanced science/engineering degree acceptable

Job description

Regional Environmental Coordinator - Northeast

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Reports to: VP, Environmental Management & Strategy

Location: Remote

Description: The Regional Environmental Coordinator’s core responsibility is to ensure compliance at our facilities located within their region of responsibility, plus assist in other regions as needed or assigned. This individual will work with the VP, Environmental Management & Strategy to determine impact of regulatory changes, manage permit renewals, obtain new permits as needed, and ensure that facilities comply with environmental laws, regulations, policies, and procedures while supporting facility efforts and goals for safety, production, and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Ensure facility compliance with Federal and State environmental laws, regulations, and site‑specific permits at multiple facilities within the assigned Region as required.
• Integrate environmental requirements into business operating practices, procedures, and decisions.
• Provide technical permitting, permit compliance, environmental, and regulatory support to facility management and engineering personnel. Knowledge of Federal and various State requirements for air permitting, air permit compliance reporting, wastewater permitting and reporting, stormwater permitting and compliance, and EPCRA (Tier II and TRI) reporting required.
• Help maintain the environmental management system for each facility in the assigned Region.
• Monitor environmental law and regulation changes, facility changes, and permit renewals for impacts to operations. Implement actions to maintain compliance through permitting, plan development and implementation, or operational controls as needed to ensure continued compliance of our facilities.
• Assist facility management in resolution of environmental issues and, if needed, response to environmental agencies.
• Assist facilities with environmental training and records for regulatory compliance or as specific plans require. Example: stormwater pollution prevention plan training, inspections, or sampling/testing as required.
• Conduct site visits in order to identify compliance gaps and assist facilities with corrective actions.
• Assist facilities with maintaining recordkeeping, reporting, and other duties as needed.
• Work with the VP, Environmental Management & Strategy to move the company towards environmental excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in a technical field. Preference given to chemical or environmental engineer degree holders. Other advanced science, engineering or environmental degrees acceptable.
• At least 5 years’ experience developing or managing environmental compliance programs in an industrial setting or as a consultant.
• Experience in multi‑media environmental compliance at a facility level.
• Excellent time management skills, self‑motivated, and self‑directed.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Preference will be given to those

• With 10 plus years’ experience.
• With paper mill, corrugating facility, and/or packaging experience.
• With experience managing environmental compliance programs.
• With knowledge or experience related to multiple state regulatory requirements.
• With experience in Title V permitting and compliance, minor air source permitting and compliance, wastewater reporting and compliance, TRI reporting, Tier II reporting, and stormwater permitting and compliance.
• With experience maintaining environmental management and information systems.
• Expertise in New York State and New York City environmental regulations is highly desirable.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Manufacturing

Industries

Packaging and Containers Manufacturing

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid maternity leave
• Paid paternity leave
• Tuition assistance
• Disability insurance