Senior Environmental Engineer — Compliance & Sustainability

Serán BioScience; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Serán Bioscience, LLC is seeking a Senior Environmental Engineer to lead environmental compliance, sustainability, and management initiatives across R&D, laboratory, clinical and commercial manufacturing environments.

This role provides technical leadership on complex environmental projects, oversees programs, manages regulatory relationships, and drives continuous improvement in air, water, waste, and overall sustainability performance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of environmental engineering, compliance, or sustainability experience.
• Experience with Oregon DEQ preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Chemical, Civil, or related engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental compliance programs across multiple facilities.
• Interpret and apply federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
• Develop and maintain environmental permits, licenses, and regulatory submissions.
• Serve as primary contact for environmental regulatory agencies and external auditors.
• Provide technical expertise on environmental engineering projects and studies.
• Lead environmental impact assessments, due diligence investigations, and remediation efforts.
• Review engineering designs for environmental compliance implications.
• Mentor junior engineers and environmental professionals.
• Establish environmental performance metrics and reporting systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve environmental performance while reducing operating costs.
• Manage environmental projects from planning through execution and closeout.
• Prepare budgets, schedules, scope documents, and project deliverables.
• Coordinate activities with operations, engineering, maintenance, and leadership teams.
• Manage environmental consultants, contractors, and laboratory services.
• Conduct environmental audits and corrective action programs.
• Conduct environmental risk assessments and mitigation strategies.
• Lead investigations of environmental incidents, spills, permit deviations, and compliance concerns.
• Support emergency preparedness and environmental response planning.

Skills

Environmental regulations

Regulatory interactions

Leadership

Project management

Analytical writing

Presentation skills

MS Office

Environmental data systems

Education

B.S. in Environmental Engineering

B.S. in Chemical Engineering

B.S. in Civil Engineering

Related engineering discipline

Job description

Serán Bioscience, LLC is seeking a Senior Environmental Engineer to lead environmental compliance, sustainability, and management initiatives across R&D, laboratory, clinical and commercial manufacturing environments.

This role provides technical leadership on complex environmental projects, oversees programs, manages regulatory relationships, and drives continuous improvement in air, water, waste, and overall sustainability performance.