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**Senior Environmental Specialist (2095)**

+ Title:Senior Environmental Specialist

+ Group Company: Cleanpart

+ Location:Phoenix, AZ

Group Company:

+ Cleanpart

**Our Company**

For more than 40 years, Cleanpart Group has been a world-leading provider of advanced engineering services, coatings and surface care applications, for many different industries:

**Our Clients**

Find in Cleanpart a reliable and powerful partner for chemical and surface engineering, specialty-coatings, mechanical and process engineering, and precision engineering services for submicron applications.

**Our Main Focus**

Is the coating, cleaning, repair, design, redesign and supply of recyclable parts in particle-sensitive production environments. We enable our clients to achieve superior performance with their equipment.

**Our Ability**

To rapidly develop customized solutions that address the specifics of a particular customer's process or tools gives us a decisive edge that comes to the benefit of our clients.

Job Purpose

The Environmental Specialist manages all environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives within Cleanpart semiconductor precision cleaning facility. This role ensures adherence to strict Federal, State and local regulatory, compliance and customer standards related to chemical handling, wastewater treatment, emissions, and hazardous waste management. As well as the guidelines established by Mitsubishi Chemicals in the areas of Air, Water, and Waste Management, Emissions Reduction, and Project Management.

Specific duties include: effectively manage the sites environmental requirements, improve compliance with regulatory requirements, reduce environmental incidents, improve training regarding regulatory requirements, improve communication with staff; design, test, & implement an electronic data management system to improve environmental reporting; improve permitting opportunities, and reduce cost.

Principal Accountabilities

**Duties and Responsibilities:**

1. Manage and interact with all site functions and tenant responsibilities as necessary to ensure compliance with all applicable environmental laws, policies, standards, procedures, and mandates.

2. Provide technical and regulatory guidance to all areas of the organization related to Air, Storm Water, Wastewater, Sustainability, and Waste Management, including the use of existing treatment and disposal infrastructure.

3. Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports as required by state and federal regulations and service contracts related to Air, Water, Waste, and other environmental requirements.

4. Manage all environmental management activities (permitting, compliance assistance, compliance investigations, regulatory requirements, etc.) associated with all areas. This includes the waste storage areas, waste shipments, outfalls, emissions points, fugitive emissions, etc.

5. Coordinate with Site personnel to respond to any alleged violations of state and federal regulations as required.

6. In conjunction with Operations management, help control the operational cost of environmental activities (waste minimization, recycling/reuse, waste profiling, waste disposal, sampling, reporting, consulting services, etc.)

7. Develop, update, and maintain the site environmental plans, including but not limited to: Environmental Action, Hazardous Waste Contingency, Hazardous Waste Reduction, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures, Stormwater Pollution Prevention, Management of Sustainability (MOS) plans along with associated inspections and reporting.

8. Coordinate the response to all site spills or loss of containment events, including notifications, reporting, and cleanup activities for any hazardous material or oil release.

9. Plan, coordinate, and manage all waste management activities for all site turnaround and project events to effectively manage and mitigate the creation of waste materials, prevent the introduction or abandonment of unauthorized waste material, dispose of waste and to minimize related cost.

10. Environmental Policy Development: Developing, implementing, and updating Environmental and Waste Water Treatment (WWT) / Scrubber system policies, Hazardous / Non-hazardous waste procedures, and guidelines.

11. Supervises WWT technician(s) to efficiently and effectively process WWT / Scrubber system in safe way to ensure compliance with discharge permit requirements.

12. Support and manage wastewater treatment / Scrubber system and coordinate sampling, testing, and reporting for discharge compliance.

13. Oversee chemical usage, storage, and disposal in compliance with hazardous materials regulations (RCRA, TSCA).

14. Conduct environmental and safety inspections, audits, and risk assessments in cleanroom, WWT area and chemical processing areas to identify and address potential hazards, risks and ensure compliance with Environmental and Safety standards.

15. Serve as main interface with regulatory agencies and participate in site inspections or audits.

16. Track and report environmental performance metrics such as chemical usage, waste reduction, water and energy consumption.

17. Train staff on environmental procedures, WWT/Scrubber procedures, chemical safety, spill response, hazardous materials handling and sustainability initiatives. Provide general training and education programs for all employees on environmental and sustainability topics, including, emergency response and environmental stewardship etc.

18. Emergency Preparedness and Response: Developing and implementing emergency response plans and procedures for WWT/Scrubber and hazardous waste. Conducting drills and training sessions to ensure employees are prepared to respond effectively to emergencies.

19. Sustainability Initiatives: Promoting sustainability practices within the organization, such as reducing energy consumption, minimizing waste, and enhancing environmental stewardship.

20. Contractor and Vendor Management: Ensuring that contractors and vendors comply with the organization's environmental policies and standards. Conducting environmental evaluations and audits of contractors and vendors.

21. Budget Management: Managing the WWT/Scrubber and Environmental budget, ensuring resources are allocated effectively to support environmental initiatives and improvements.

Knowledge / Skills / Experience

**Qualifications:**

+ Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related field.

+ 5+ years of experience working with Federal and State waste management regulations and permits (State of Arizona and City of Phoenix experience preferred)

+ 5+ years of experience in an environmental role within a chemical processing, or semiconductor industry including possessing good analytical and organizational skills to manage multiple activities, projects, and personnel.

+ Strong knowledge of environmental regulations, particularly in hazardous waste management, wastewater, and air emissions.

+ RCRA and DOT certification for shipping hazardous waste required.

+ Good communication, documentation, and analytical skills.

+ Knowledge of Safety Management systems and Process Safety

+ Good problem solving skills – knowledge of root cause analysis methods.

+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with EHS software platforms (DNV) is a plus.

+ Occasional travel required <20%.

Pay Transparency (complete highlighted sections)

+ **The salary range for this position is $87,800 - $109,800. Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary will be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.**

+ **Competitive Benefits**

+ **Benefits begin on DAY 1!**

+ **Employee Assistance Programs**

+ **Curated Self-Paced Learning & Development Programs for all Employees**

**Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCGC) and any of our subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party agencies. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or HR team. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless specifically invited on the search by the MCGC Talent Acquisition team and such candidate was submitted to the MCGC Talent Acquisition Team via our Applicant Tracking System.**

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or other applicable laws. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.