Senior Environmental Specialist

At a glance

Position:Senior Environmental Specialist

Primary Location:Midland (MI, USA), Michigan, United States of America

Schedule:Full time

Date Posted:07/01/2024

Job Number:R2052147

Position Type:Regular

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.

About you and this role:

As the Senior Environmental Specialist, you will be responsible for leading hub or site environmental compliance and management systems in one of multiple fields including, for example, environmental, air, water and waste. You will maintain the license to operate for Midland Operations. This role requires expanded conceptual and practical knowledge in environmental regulations and compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Environmental focused role specifically around Federal and State air regulations

• Significant knowledge of Waste and Water regulations

• Clear understanding of Title V

• Ability to read and understand Air permits and air exemptions

• Leads implementation of environmental management systems

• Leads environmental performance improvement of assigned plant(s), site, hub, and business

• Coordinates, implements, and optimizes environmental programs and compliance programs across site/hub

• Participates in incident investigations and the corrective action process for environmental issues and opportunities

• Performs central review of all environmental related documents and submittals to ensure consistency and compliance goals are met

• Performs Requirements Management Work Process (RWMP) roles as needed

• Initiates and supports management of change (MOC) for environmental programs and compliance matters, as necessary

• Acts as Agency Visit protocol owner and implementer

• Manages permits including submittal of permit applications for new and modified equipment, requests for permit changes, and submittal of permit renewal applications

• Coaches, trains, and mentors EHS&S technicians

• Performs site or plant gap assessments around environmental work processes

• Develops, reviews, monitors, creates and deliver training as appropriate

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E6 ranking or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class ranking

• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process

Preferred Skills:

• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience

• Plant engineering experience

• Chemical manufacturing experience

• Air regulation experience both State of Michigan and Federal

Note: This position does not offer relocation assistance

Benefits – What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career.  You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.

• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.

• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.

• Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.

• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.

• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.

• Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:

• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).

• ​Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.

• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visitingwww.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available onwww.dow.com.

Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.