Job Description
Job Description
Position Summary:
The Environmental Manager's key responsibilities include developing and monitoring environmental strategies that promote sustainable development. They also oversee waste management strategies, water and air quality management, and control of chemical substances. They must also coordinate with various departments to implement environmental policies and practices and lead audits and environmental impact assessments to ensure compliance with environmental legislation.
In addition, Environmental Managers are tasked with leading the training and development of staff on environmental matters and emergency procedures and keeping abreast of relevant changes in environmental legislation and initiatives. They must also prepare and present detailed reports on the company's environmental performance to senior management.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
- Developing and implementing environmental strategies and action plans that ensure corporate sustainable development.
- Taking the lead on sustainable procurement for all goods and services.
- Coordinating all aspects of pollution control, waste management, recycling, environmental health, conservation, and renewable energy.
- Leading the implementation of environmental policies and practices and ensuring compliance with environmental legislation.
- Assessing, analyzing and collating environmental performance data and reporting information to internal staff, clients and regulatory bodies.
- Confirming that materials, ingredients, and so forth are ethically sourced and manageable.
- Managing environmental strategy budgets.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, Environmental Engineering, or a related field.
- Practical experience in environmental management within the Energy industry, which may include internships or previous job roles, is critical.
- PE preferred
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers; handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Note
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.