Regional Environmental Engineer

Kelvion Holding GmbH - All rights reserve; Catoosa (OK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelvion is seeking an Environmental Compliance professional to support the Americas region across manufacturing plants and service sites. The role focuses on ensuring regulatory compliance, reducing environmental footprint, and implementing best practices in environmental management.

Responsibilities include audits, permit coordination, reporting, and leading sustainability initiatives aligned with corporate goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• 3–7 years of experience in environmental compliance within a manufacturing environment (metal fabrication preferred).
• Prefer CHMM certification, ISO 14001 experience, PE/EIT could be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Walk the floor to understand processes, compliance status, environmental risk, and improvement needs.
• Ensure compliance with EPA, state, and local regulations including air and wastewater permits.
• Maintain and submit environmental reports (air emissions inventories, TRI, wastewater data).
• Coordinate permitting with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Conduct internal environmental audits and support regulatory inspections.
• Lead and/or support pollution prevention and decarbonization initiatives.

Skills

Air quality regulations

Wastewater management

Hazardous waste handling

Environmental permitting

Analytical skills

Independent work

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering or Chemical Engineering

Job description

Our mission is to lead the industrial transformation by championing innovation and sustainability. From optimising data centres and advancing hydrogen production to revolutionising refrigeration and HVAC systems, our mission-critical thermal solutions empower industries around the globe. United as "One Kelvion," our global team delivers innovative solutions that drive customer success and support a sustainable future.
Together, We Shape the Future

This position’s overall mission is to help ensure environmental compliance, implement best practices, and reduce Kelvion’s environmental footprint. This position will support the entire Americas region for Kelvion, including manufacturing plants, service sites, and offsite service jobs.

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

• Walk the floor regularly with the intention of understanding operational processes and challenges, compliance status, environmental risk, and improvement needs.
• Ensure compliance with applicable environmental regulations (EPA, state, and local), including air permitting, wastewater discharge permits, stormwater, and hazardous waste.
• Maintain and submit required environmental reports (e.g., air emissions inventories, TRI, wastewater monitoring reports, etc.).
• Coordinate permitting as required by local, state, and federal regulations.
• Conduct internal environmental audits and support regulatory inspections.
• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, and maintenance teams to assess environmental impacts.
• Identify opportunities to reduce emissions, water usage, chemical consumption, and waste generation.
• Lead and/or support implementation of pollution prevention and process improvement projects.
• Manage waste programs, including waste characterization, storage, labeling, disposal, and reporting.
• Evaluate and approve new chemicals and materials for environmental compliance.
• Lead and/or support recycling and waste reduction initiatives across the facility.
• Monitor, evaluate, and calculate air emission sources such as welding fumes, thermal processes, and coating operations.
• Support wastewater treatment systems and water reuse initiatives related to cleaning and testing operations.
• Lead projects or assist in energy efficiency and decarbonization initiatives aligned with corporate sustainability goals.
• Develop and maintain environmental procedures, work instructions, and compliance records.
• Deliver environmental training to production and maintenance personnel.
• Support incident investigations related to environmental nonconformances or spills.
• Track and report environmental performance metrics (e.g. NOVs, spills, waste, water, emissions).
• Gather and report ESG/sustainability data and customer environmental data requests.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives with an environmental focus.
• Support the Americas Region HSE team and lead HSE management system initiatives.
• All other duties assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Working knowledge of air quality regulations, wastewater, hazardous waste, and environmental permitting.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a production environment.
• Experience in heat exchanger, pressure vessel, HVAC, or heavy industrial manufacturing.
• Experience with sustainability or decarbonization initiatives.
• Regulatory interpretation and application
• Manufacturing process understanding
• Data analysis and reporting
• Communication and training

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (required levels)

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• 3-7 years of experience in environmental compliance within a manufacturing environment (metal fabrication preferred).
• Prefer CHMM (Certified Hazardous Materials Manager) certification.
• Prefer experience with ISO 14001 environmental management systems.
• Prefer Professional Engineer (PE) license or Engineer-in-Training (EIT).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

At Kelvion we thrive on collaboration, embracing diversity of thought, and valuing every voice. Within Kelvion creativity shines because people are listened to, their contributions recognised, and their ideas welcomed. Our flexible approach to the way we work places people's health and satisfaction as a priority, enhancing engagement and fostering career opportunities. We empower engaged individuals to grow, progress and carve their own paths within the company.