Environmental Compliance Coordinator

  • Location: Elizabeth City, VA
  • Type: Contract
  • Job #33381

Environmental Compliance Coordinator
*This is an onsite position

Description:

  • Ensures company compliance with environmental, chemical, waste management, and permit regulations at various Virginia/North Carolina locations and project construction sites associated with Electric Transmission operational teams.
  • Share responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of work sites, to comply with regulatory and company Environmental, Health and Safety standards and procedures.
  • Communicate and prepare reports for submittal internally, externally, to governmental agencies and customers.
  • Support the client and contracted staff, inspect, or assess, and provide recommendations regarding environmental compliance issues to personnel responsible for compliance tasks and management.
  • Provide environmental training to site personnel in handling of chemicals and waste materials, spill prevention, erosion, and sediment control and for other environmental compliance topics and requirements.

Required Skills/Knowledge/Experience:

  • Understanding of erosion and sediment control and stormwater management, as it relates to the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP).
  • Ability to interpret and/or apply environmental requirements to company operations and translate regulatory regulations, permit, and plan requirements into compliance guidance.
  • Knowledge of related environmental regulations and applicable environmental requirements for multimedia environmental scope and permits.

Preferred Skills/Knowledge/Experience:

  • Understanding of other environmental regulations and requirements like Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC), National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Hazardous Waste and Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER), Superfund and Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC).
  • Offshore environmental training (Eastern Virginia/North Carolina only).
  • Other licenses/certifications: CESSWI, HAZWOPER 40, Certified Hazardous Materials Handler, International Society of Arborists, Lead/Asbestos, Pesticides.

Soft Skills:

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and in field environments, as well as in a team setting.
  • Organizational skills and time management skills.
  • Strong leadership and ability to problem solve.
  • Strong technological skill set.

Certifications:

  • Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Erosion and Sediment Control Inspector
  • Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Stormwater Management Inspector
  • DOT Hazardous Materials Trained (preferred)
  • HAZWOPER (preferred)
  • RCRA Hazardous Waste trained

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