Remote Environmental Leader: HazMat & Waste Compliance

GE Aerospace; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace in Bellevue, WA seeks an Environmental Program Leader to drive hazardous waste and dangerous goods compliance across the enterprise. You will shape strategy, standardize processes, and partner with sites to elevate compliance and operations while translating complex regulations into practical actions.

This senior role demands deep technical expertise, strong business judgment, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams, with up to 30% travel and in-person onboarding on Day 1.

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, including development and execution of short- and long-term goals and objectives for the EHS function.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve enterprise standard work for waste characterization, container management, labeling, storage, inspection, manifesting, and vendor qualification.
• Provide technical environmental support, practical guidance, 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-level environmental policies, programs, 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, supporting documentation, analytical methods, and compliance execution.
• Participate in internal and external compliance audits and support audit readiness, inspection response, CAPA development, and closure verification for recurring or material findings.
• Provide governance for dangerous goods/hazmat transportation, including classification, packaging, marking, 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, with a focus on common failure modes and effective controls.
• Partner with site EHS, legal, operations, quality, and logistics teams to interpret requirements and implement practical controls aligned to site processes.
• Estimated travel required is about 30%

Skills

Environmental compliance

Hazardous waste

Dangerous goods

Regulatory interpretation

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

GE Aerospace in Bellevue, WA seeks an Environmental Program Leader to drive hazardous waste and dangerous goods compliance across the enterprise. You will shape strategy, standardize processes, and partner with sites to elevate compliance and operations while translating complex regulations into practical actions.

This senior role demands deep technical expertise, strong business judgment, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams, with up to 30% travel and in-person onboarding on Day 1.