Principal Environmental Engineer

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

Principal Environmental Engineer

This is a key position at the plant reporting to the Plant Environmental Manager. The role is hands on and the front line for environmental affairs. This position will work within the corporate strategy and implement local strategy and tactics.

Your Day to Day:

• Acts as a technical lead for EHS issues and opportunities, in areas of facility environmental compliance in support of manufacturing and fabrication 
  operations.
• Provides subject matter expertise, assistance, and support for environmental issues site wide and serves as key point of contact for environmental
  issues and events.
• Maintains all ISO 14001 EMS and facility environmental procedures.
• Effectively communicates new initiatives, standards, regulations, and events throughout the organization. Reports on performance of the EMS to 
  the Plant Manager for management review and as the basis for continual improvement.
• Maintains working knowledge of permits and regulations applicable to the facility and performs inspections to ensure compliance with the same.
• Collaborates with colleagues across multiple disciplines within the company to assure effective program implementation and cohesiveness.
  Analyzes and trends environmental performance data.
• Ensures that all required environmental compliance monitoring data is collected, maintained, and transmitted in a timely manner.
  Leads and/or participates in incident investigations or reviews.
• Conducts and/or facilitates EMS audits, assessments and identifies, implements, and/or partners with sites and business functions to implement 
  effective corrections and controls. Conducts routine informal facility inspections to monitor compliance on a real-time basis.
• Leads improvement initiatives through data analysis related to site specific environmental issues. Supports corporate environmental efforts related 
  to sustainability, permitting, reporting and data management.
• Drives safety first culture. Practices and promotes safe work habits and adheres to safety procedures and guidelines. Promotes health and safety 
  awareness throughout the organization though effective employee communications, participation, and programming.
• Manages all aspects of environmental contractors.
• Oversees keeping of environmental records, as required

What you need to be successful in this role:

• Bachelors degree in Chemical or Environmental Engineering or related technical degree
• Minimum 5 years experience in a regulatory compliance role
• Preferred 10-12 years of experience 

Experience in:

• Clean Air Act, Title V, RMP regulations
• ISO 14001, Environmental Management System
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, solid and hazardous waste management and minimization, corrective action/legacy management plan
• Naturally occurring radioactive materials licensing and remediation
• Groundwater plume monitoring and corrective action
• Clean Water Act, wastewater management, permitting and minimization, surface impoundments
• Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, TRI
• Work with state and federal regulatory officials and manage consent decrees and special agreements
• Spill Prevention, Countermeasures and Controls program
• Stormwater Management

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability

Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being.  In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacations and Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

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