Remote Environmental Leader Hazardous Waste & DG Compliance

GE Aerospace; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 157,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

GE Aerospace seeks an Environmental Program Leader for Hazardous Waste and Dangerous Goods Compliance. This senior role provides enterprise leadership, shapes strategy, standardizes processes, and partners across sites to strengthen compliance and operational reliability.

The ideal candidate translates complex regulatory requirements into practical, scalable solutions while driving continuous improvement and performance across the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 5 years of industry experience in environmental compliance, hazardous waste, dangerous goods, or related EHS disciplines.
• Knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to environmental operations in the geographic regions where GE Aerospace operates.
• Experience working with complex dangerous goods and hazardous waste regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise direction for hazardous waste and dangerous goods compliance.
• Develop, maintain, and improve enterprise standard work for waste characterization, container management, labeling, storage, inspection, manifesting, and vendor qualification.
• Provide technical environmental support and compliance solutions to GE Aerospace sites on hazardous waste and dangerous goods requirements.
• Monitor environmental programs for compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations, and recommend business policies and improvement initiatives.
• Represent GE Aerospace with governmental environmental agencies and trade/professional associations to support regulatory interpretation and compliance alignment.
• Track environmental performance metrics and drive actions that improve compliance and operating performance.
• Prepare comments on proposed environmental regulations and assess potential business impacts.
• Support sites with waste determinations, documentation, analytical methods, and compliance execution.
• Participate in audits and support audit readiness, CAPA development, and closure verification for findings.
• Provide governance for dangerous goods/hazmat transportation, including classification, packaging, labeling, shipping papers, modal requirements, training controls, and shipment readiness reviews.
• Review trends from incidents, near misses, shipment errors, permit events, and vendor performance to identify risks and prioritize preventive actions.
• Lead practical training and coaching for site EHS operations, focusing on common failure modes and effective controls.
• Partner with site EHS, legal, operations, quality, and logistics teams to interpret requirements and implement practical controls.
• Estimated travel required is about 30%.

Skills

Environmental compliance

Hazardous waste

Dangerous goods

Regulatory knowledge

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

PE license

Job description

GE Aerospace seeks an Environmental Program Leader for Hazardous Waste and Dangerous Goods Compliance. This senior role provides enterprise leadership, shapes strategy, standardizes processes, and partners across sites to strengthen compliance and operational reliability.

The ideal candidate translates complex regulatory requirements into practical, scalable solutions while driving continuous improvement and performance across the business.