Senior Environmental Lead - Hazardous Waste & DG (Remote)

GE Aerospace; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 157,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace is seeking an Environmental Program Leader to drive hazardous waste and dangerous goods compliance across the enterprise. You will shape strategy, standardize processes, and partner across sites to improve environmental performance and safe operations.

The role emphasizes translating complex regulatory requirements into practical controls and leading cross-functional initiatives. You will lead audits, develop governance for hazmat transport, and mentor site teams on compliant,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in environmental or related field.
• 5+ years in environmental compliance, hazardous waste, dangerous goods or related EHS disciplines.
• Knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to environmental operations.
• Experience 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 for the EHS function.
• Develop and continuously 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 programs for compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and recommend policies and improvement initiatives.
• Represent GE Aerospace with governmental environmental agencies and trade associations to support regulatory interpretation and alignment.
• Track environmental performance metrics and drive actions to improve compliance and operating performance.
• Prepare comments on proposed environmental regulations and assess business impacts.
• Support sites with waste determinations, documentation, analytical methods, and compliance execution.
• Participate in audits and support audit readiness, inspection response, CAPA development, and closure verification.
• 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 and vendor performance to identify risks and prioritize preventive actions.
• Lead training and coaching for site EHS operations; focus on common failure modes and effective controls.
• Partner with site EHS, legal, operations, quality, and logistics to interpret requirements and implement practical controls.
• Estimated travel required is about 30%

Skills

Environmental compliance

Hazardous waste regulations

Dangerous goods regulations

Regulatory interpretation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental or engineering

Advanced technical degree or PE license

Job description

GE Aerospace is seeking an Environmental Program Leader to drive hazardous waste and dangerous goods compliance across the enterprise. You will shape strategy, standardize processes, and partner across sites to improve environmental performance and safe operations.

The role emphasizes translating complex regulatory requirements into practical controls and leading cross-functional initiatives. You will lead audits, develop governance for hazmat transport, and mentor site teams on compliant,