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Position Title: 

Environmental Manager

Pay Rate: 

$107,680 - $148,100

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Category/Shift: 

Salaried Full-Time 

Physical Location: 

238 Mays Bridge Road SW

Rome, GA 30165

The Mill Environmental Manager position will report to the Mill Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager.  This position will support IP and mill performance and environmental goals by managing day to day environmental and sustainability responsibilities for the mill and provide leadership and strategic vision to drive continuous environmental improvement.  This position will guarantee the appropriate internal mill resources are identified and readily accessible to accomplish regulatory and corporate requirements and initiatives.  This position is a key position within the mill's EHS team and will take the leadership role on all environmental matters (from environmental incident elimination to new capital program project reviews/implementation and implementation of comprehensive environmental management system expectations) to ensure all regulatory and company expectations are met.  The position should serve as the mill's point person to likewise address and respond to Sustainability questionnaires and data collection as well as external regulatory association advocacy within the State, networking with other mills and corporate environmental subject matter experts, as necessary.

This individual will need to possess leadership skills, be action oriented with a drive for results, be able to learn and adjust quickly, be adept at building effective teams and be able to set priorities based on the mill needs, working closely with appropriate mill and business leadership.

The Job You Will Perform: 

• Serve as a technical expert for Environmental compliance for Mill business units

• Identify, assess, and recommend approaches to ensure the Mill maintains compliance and resolve potential non-compliance in a timely and cost-effective manner, engaging key stakeholders throughout. 

• Perform a variety of engineering work in designing, installing, operating and maintaining measuring apparatus necessary to determine the level of pollutants involving air, land and water. 

• Manages skilled technicians in the main lab.

• Drive continuous and deliberate improvement including systems development to ensure compliance and prevent problems

• Align environmental strategies for the Mill to achieve Company, Business and Mill objectives including Sustainability goals.

• Provide support during development and implementation of regulatory compliance projects and programs

• Promote and utilize employee engagement to achieve desired results

• Interact with regulatory agencies

• Interact with corporate leaders and Subject Matter Experts

• Manage complex environmental permitting and regulatory tracking for the Mill

• Manage resources such as consultants and/or salaried staff as required to prepare accurate and timely compliance reports and permits

• Investigate and identify root cause for environmental incidents including near misses

• Knowledgeable of emerging environmental regulations

• Working knowledge of Wastewater, Air and Solid Waste within a Pulp and Paper manufacturing environment

• Serve on environmental weekend rotation team  

Key Challenges:

This position will be focused on external issues, such as state regulatory and industry association initiatives, that may affect the mill's environmental requirements and obligations.  The position will in many cases work to directly influence various levels of local and state regulatory authorities.  To do this, the individual must possess collaborative skills, organizational agility, innovation management skills and be able to resolve problems in a timely manner.

This position will provide oversight and guidance to all departments within the mill and assist with effective management of: 

EHS&S Excellence - Implement programs, initiatives and measures to advance environmental and sustainability key metrics including but not limited to elimination of significant environmental events and the implementation of a comprehensive environmental management system; focus on environmental footprint reduction opportunities to support Sustainability Goals; and achieve gains and reduce costs and liabilities for environmental. 

Work directly with mill EHS manager on performance management and development opportunities of full and part time staff members.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, or environmental sciences/management or related degree.

• Experience with regulatory & electronic reporting systems (e.g., Title V & PSD, MACT) is preferred.

• Minimum of 6 years' experience in a broad range of manufacturing environments and forest products industry preferred.

• Track record of success in working in a team environment.

• Capable of managing multiple concurrent tasks.

• Good verbal and written communication skills.

• Good computer skills in common applications, i.e., Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Strong written & verbal communication skills; presentation and training delivery skills

• Expert knowledge of regulatory requirements.

The Qualifications, Skills and Knowledge You Will Bring: 

The ideal candidate will have experience in the forest products industry or an industry with a similar risk profile and bring to this position a type of creativity and "can do" attitude that will make the overall organization successful.   The candidate will need a practical understanding of regulation and company policy/standards, and the ability to work with the mill operating departments on improvement initiatives and on-going compliance initiatives.