Job Description

Title: Director of Environmental Compliance

Location: Chicago, IL (25-30% travel, 50% travel during workload increase periods)

Overview:

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Hire Type: Direct Hire

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision

Pay: $160-180K

Bonus/Incentives/Stock Options: 20%

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced Director of Environmental Compliance to lead and oversee environmental compliance efforts across multiple manufacturing and service sites. This role is responsible for ensuring adherence to Federal, State, and Local environmental regulations while minimizing corporate liability and enhancing environmental stewardship. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in environmental compliance within an industrial setting, with a focus on regulatory adherence, waste management, and sustainable operations.

Job Duties:

• Develop and implement environmental policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations.
• Oversee environmental review of materials and waste management at operational sites.
• Conduct audits to assess compliance with environmental laws, including hazardous waste, air emissions, and wastewater discharge regulations.
• Prepare for and manage regulatory inspections and responses to citations.
• Lead environmental training programs, contingency planning, and waste disposal strategies.
• Direct the Responsible Care program, ensuring compliance with its management system and maintaining the company’s status as a recognized partner in environmental stewardship.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure facility designs and equipment align with environmental regulations.
• Support corporate quality initiatives by ensuring environmental compliance aligns with internal and external standards.
• Supervise and provide leadership to the environmental compliance team, including engineers and specialists.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of ten years of experience in environmental compliance, preferably in an industrial or manufacturing setting.
• Strong knowledge of Federal, State, and Local environmental regulations.
• Ability to travel as required to multiple locations.
• Physical capability to work in an industrial environment, including confined space entry and work at heights.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

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