Senior Environmental Engineer

Smurfit Westrock; Covington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k with match

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

The Senior Environmental Engineer at Smurfit Westrock in Covington, VA will oversee compliance with air regulations, permits, and environmental programs across a large Kraft pulp and paper mill. You will mentor staff, drive reporting, and implement strategic environmental plans.

You will manage Title V and related air regulatory activities, EPCRA programs, TSCA reporting, and permit development, while partnering with internal teams to ensure safe, compliant operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, environmental engineering, or environmental science.
• At least five years’ experience in industry and with environmental compliance, preferably in pulp and paper.
• Experience in managing and developing direct reports.
• Expertise in compliance with and managing Air Permitting, Title V, air related regulatory programs, management of stack testing programs, and EPCRA programs.
• Experience with permit development and implementation.
• Proficient computer skills (including MS Office, most importantly Excel and Microsoft Word).
• Willing and able to walk and work in an industrial location indoors or outdoors, including walking up and down steps and ladders with all safety equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, gloves, steel-toed shoes, etc.)
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Excellent planning, organizational, time management and prioritization skills.
• Safety mindset

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with air permits and regulatory programs across the mill.
• Develop and update environmental plans and programs.
• Assist in developing permit applications for regulatory submissions.
• Manage reporting, monitoring, training, policies, procedures, and maintenance programs.
• Support Title V and related air regulatory activities, including stack testing and EPCRA reporting.
• Coordinate environmental releases response and TSCA reporting.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on sustainability efforts.
• Provide leadership and development for environmental team members.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Safety mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, environmental engineering, or environmental science

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Location: Covington, VA

The Opportunity:

The Senior Environmental Engineer is responsible for compliance activities associated with the various environmental laws, regulations, and WestRock policies applicable to a large, fully-integrated Kraft pulp and paper mill, and for helping to ensure that mill personnel understand the requirements. The focus will be on the air regulatory program.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:

• Developing environmental team members for deeper understanding of environmental tasks and higher-level responsibilities.
• Provide updates and implementation to various environmental plans and programs.
• Assist in development of permit applications for projects for submission to required regulatory agencies.
• For each of the following, ensuring that the required reporting, monitoring, training, policies, procedures, and maintenance programs are in place and implemented correctly:
• Title V air permit program and underlying construction permits, including PSD, NSR, Boiler MACT, MACT Subpart S, RICE MACT, Part 75 coal/gas-fired boiler, CEMS, LDAR, asbestos, greenhouse gas, CFCs, stack testing (manage contractor), RATAs, and CGAs.
• Support site sustainability efforts and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
• EPCRA/CERCLA reports. Tier II, Form R, continuous release of reportable quantities.
• Environmental release response and assistance
• TSCA reporting.
• Special projects and support for operational departments and engineering
• Weekend and holiday duty. Report approximately every fourth week on weekends and holidays. While on call duty, attend morning meetings, check for permit deviations or releases, and respond accordingly. Report to the mill as soon as possible, at any time of day or night, to address emergencies.

What you need to succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, environmental engineering, or environmental science
• At least five years’ experience in industry and with environmental compliance, preferably in pulp and paper.
• Experience in managing and developing direct reports.
• Expertise in compliance with and managing Air Permitting, Title V, air related regulatory programs, management of stack testing programs, and EPCRA programs.
• Experience with permit development and implementation.
• Proficient computer skills (including MS Office, most importantly Excel and Microsoft Word).
• Willing and able to walk and work in an industrial location indoors or outdoors, including walking up and down steps and ladders with all safety equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, gloves, steel-toed shoes, etc.)
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Excellent planning, organizational, time management and prioritization skills.
• Safety mindset

What we offer:

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
• Benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with match, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, employee referral bonus, and much more!
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.