Senior Environmental Engineer - Air Lead

INEOS USA LLC; La Porte (TX); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA in La Porte, TX, invites a Senior Environmental Engineer - Air Lead to join our hybrid team. The role focuses on leading air compliance for the BMC site, interfacing with EPA and TCEQ, and driving permits, data management, and process improvements.

The candidate will advance environmental performance, develop multi-year improvement plans, and provide technical leadership across SHE programs, ensuring regulatory alignment and robust reporting for leadership and

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in engineering or technical discipline.
• 10+ years plant experience in regulatory compliance and environmental permitting.
• 5-7 years managing air programs in petrochemical or refinery facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead air regulatory compliance for the BMC site and interface with EPA/TCEQ.
• Maintain and improve environmental permits, data collection, auditing and reporting.
• Develop and maintain SMS elements and ESG reporting support for the site.
• Provide technical guidance on air programs (CEMS, PEMS, HRVOC, MON, LDAR, etc.) and regulatory interpretations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Regulatory knowledge

Air permitting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor Degree in engineering/technical discipline

Tools

ENVision database

Job description

Company: INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA

Job title Senior Environmental Engineer - Air Lead Grade 36

Offer Range $142,857 - 170,000 (commensurate with experience)

Location La Porte, TX - (Hybrid)

The Olefins & Polymers USA (O&P) division of INEOS is one of the largest producers of olefins and polyolefins in North America. From its manufacturing locations at Chocolate Bayou and the Battleground Manufacturing Complex (BMC), it is a merchant marketer of butadiene, ethylene, polypropylene and high-density polyethylene with annual revenue of over $4b.

The BMC plant, which is located in La Porte, Texas, manufactures more than 2.5 billion pounds of polyethylene and polypropylene annually. These materials are used in many applications such as containers for milk, water, fruit juice and other liquids, high gloss containers, rope, carpet backing, piping, films, and non-woven textiles.

How this job fits in

The Senior Environmental Engineer Leads the Air Compliance efforts, which requires a strong background in air compliance and experience interacting with permitting authorities. This position leads air regulatory compliance activities for the BMC site, which has New Source Review (NSR), Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), Permits by Rule (PBR), Standard Permits, and Title V (TV) permits. The role involves considerable interaction with BMC Operations, Laboratory, Maintenance, Safety, and Management personnel. The position reports to the business Environmental Manager as part of the business Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) team. This role is the primary O&P representative for air compliance interactions with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and other environmental agencies.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Accountability

The position is accountable for understanding, cascading and putting into practice the INEOS 20 Principles. Champion the INEOS 20 Principles Apply them to all safety, health and environmental (SHE) goals and work processes.

Accountability 2

Collaborate with other CBW SHE professionals to develop and maintain site SHE management system (SMS) to ensure environmental compliance, reporting and record-keeping. Ensure compliance with existing environmental permits, including data collection and analysis, auditing, annual reporting, and trouble-shooting for improvements. Support overall business goals with minimal direction from management. Monitor developing regulations to identify those that affect the CBW, and take action to bring the site into compliance with these regulations. Identify and pursue new process improvement tactics and tools that will drive performance and continuous improvement. Provide primary technical expertise for SHE systems and programs.

Accountability 3

Establish environmental performance expectations, requirements and plans to improve. Support development of a multi-year departmental improvement plan and assist in the development of the site’s SHE improvement plan. Participate in developing and updating Environmental elements of the business SHE Management System (SMS). Cost center custodian, responsible for departmental spending and identifying cost improvement initiatives. Establish key environmental performance indicators and targets for BMC and report end of month statistics to the Business Environmental Manager & BMC SHE Manager. Establish tactics and tools that will engage all levels of the workforce in desired behaviors and activities that will derive desired performance results. Monitor environmental performance data and trends, audit to ensure compliance and suggest tactics to improve performance. Challenge status quo and constantly look for ways to improve systems and performance.

Accountability 4

Develop and maintain a strong stakeholder focus to ensure compliance with SHE policies and procedures. Develop and implement environmental strategies that balance regulatory compliance and business needs. Support O&P Environmental Manager on ESG reporting efforts for BMC site, as needed. Foster environmental awareness among employees and contractors. Liaise, cultivate, and develop solid relationships with internal and external stakeholders including regulators and community industrial associations to represent the company’s interest. Include fellow work group members, employees across the organization, and occasionally external customers in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, make appropriate decisions, and ensure buy-in and understanding. Leverage talents and expertise of department to manage multiple priorities in a changing environment. Champion corrective actions and improvement initiatives.

Accountability 5

Act as a technical authority for BMC environmental air compliance programs. Communicate with Site Leadership Team and Corporate SHE & Compliance Team on issues and challenges to align positions. Maintain and build a strong technical background on site environmental permits. Provide technical guidance on compliance issues related to CEMS, PEMS, HRVOC, MON, RICE MACT, LDAR, MSS, MECT, 30 TAC 101, 111, 115, 116, 117, semi-annual deviation reports, annual reports. Maintain air emissions spreadsheets and databases including ENVision database. Provide technical support for site permitting, monitoring, compliance, and reporting efforts in collaboration with other site environmental professionals, as required. Establish and deliver clear expectations on the accuracy of all reports. Communicate effectively and respectfully with TCEQ and EPA during investigations, audits and negotiations. Submit Air Emission Event reports for Reportable Quantity (RQ) exceedances to state (TCEQ) and federal (NRC) agencies. Maintain records for non-reportable (recordable) emission events. Track & manage agreed orders, supporting implementation of corrective actions for the ordering provisions.

Education / Experience

Bachelor Degree in engineering/technical discipline. Minimum of 10+ years plant experience in regulatory compliance and environmental permitting. Advanced degree(s) may be considered for relevant experience. Multi-media environmental experience, with extensive background in air permitting applications. Proven performance in regulatory program implementation. Ability to interpret SHE regulations and understand their applicability to site operations. 5-7 years experience managing air programs in a petrochemical or refinery facility.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Demonstrated ability to directly and indirectly lead/ influence diverse groups of people successfully.
• Strong technical written and oral communication skills needed to interact effectively with regulatory agencies, community and plant operations personnel and leadership.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, coaching and mentoring skills.
• General knowledge needed of chemical reaction, polymerization and distillation process design to effectively demonstrate routine emissions for permit applications and upset conditions.
• Strong initiative to solve problems and make timely and effective decisions.
• Proficient use of computer applications and databases allowing position to implement or improve environmental programs.
• Defines personal success in terms of the whole team #OPUSA.

Company Culture

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance. On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers. INEOS is a world class chemical company whose products touch every aspect of modern day life. Our company is comprised of 36 businesses with 194 sites in 29 countries throughout the world. We also have interests in consumer brands and sports on a global level. Safety is our number one core value. We also take pride in our culture of diversity, inclusion, sustainability and giving to the communities in which we live.

To learn more about our company and the story of our heritage, go to www.ineos.com.