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The Lead Environmental Engineer – Air is responsible for managing the process for maintaining and revising the air permits for the Hopewell facility. The Lead Environmental Engineer – Air will work with facility engineering staff, managers, and outside consultants to develop air permit applications for submittal to regulatory agencies. Additionally, this role will be responsible for maintaining the underlying data which supports the air permit application process including the air emission calculation basis.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain the underlying data to support the air permit application, including air emission factors
- Work with facility engineers, managers, and outside consultants to develop air permitting applications for submittal to regulatory agencies
- Collaborate with the regulatory agencies to finalize air permits
- Conduct project reviews for permitting/regulatory requirements and internal HSE corporate standards
- Analyze air emission trends and identify projects for air emission reductions
- Manage on-site (internal) audit program of functional compliance with Env Procedures
- Design stack testing programs and manage consultants to perform emission testing required for air permit compliance demonstrations
- Interact with regulators to resolve compliance issues; establish permit requirements and assists in regulatory audits
- Responsible for tracking new regulatory developments, determining impacts, and development / implementation of compliance plans.
- Manage consultants and budget requirements (per project and annual budget)
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in chemical or environmental engineering, chemistry, or equivalent field
- 5+ years of experience with air permit application development (preferably in the state of Virginia)
Additional Qualifications:
- Experience working with governmental regulatory agencies
- Knowledge and experience in Federal Clean Air Act regulations including SOCMI HON,NSR/PSD, LDAR, NSPS, and Title V air permitting.
- Knowledge of Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) air permitting requirements
- Experience in chemical manufacturing environment
- Experience working with unions desirable
- Must have an uncompromising drive for compliance and willingness to escalate issues as needed
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and teamwork skills
- Ability to interface with and influence all levels of plant personnel
- Six Sigma certification preferred
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Strong auditing abilities
- Must be highly motivated, energetic, and a self-directed individual with good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience with manage multiple priorities
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office
At AdvanSix, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past work experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to still apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
AdvanSix is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, veteran status, or any other protected classification.
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