Director, Corporate Environmental

Compass Minerals America Inc. is seeking a Director, Corporate Environmental to lead global environmental management strategies, ensuring compliance with regulations in the USA, Canada, and the UK. Responsibilities include developing policies, managing remediation efforts, and collaborating with finance and legal teams. The role requires oversight of environmental compliance and support for operations personnel. The position is based in Independence, MO and is not remote.
Compass Minerals America Inc. Director, Corporate Environmental in Overland Park, Kansas

Description

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Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) is a leading global provider of essential minerals focused on safely delivering where and when it matters to help solve nature’s challenges for customers and communities. The company’s salt products help keep roadways safe during winter weather and are used in numerous other consumer, industrial, chemical, and agricultural applications. Its plant nutrition products help improve the quality and yield of crops while supporting sustainable agriculture.

Additionally, it is working to develop a long-term fire-retardant business. Compass Minerals operates 12 production and packaging facilities with nearly 2,000 employees throughout the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. Visit for more information about the company and its products.

Summary

This position will be responsible for the execution of a global environmental management strategy, including the development of an environmental management system with standardized policies and procedures, risk mitigation efforts, and culture maturity focus. This position will fully understand environmental regulations across all jurisdictions in which we operate, currently to include the USA, Canada, and the UK. This position will focus on environmental compliance and regulatory requirements across all operations.

Essential Job Functions include, but are not limited to the following:

(Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities at any time.)
• In consultation with the SVP EHS&S, develop environmental management strategies, goals, policies & procedures, and metrics to ensure continuous improvement of our environmental management at Compass Minerals sites located in the USA, Canada, and UK.
• Establish strategies associated with any remediation efforts needed, including interfacing with appropriate regulatory bodies and coordination of environmental consultant work.
• In close consultation with the finance and legal teams, ensure the scientific and technical basis for environmental reserves is validated on a quarterly basis. Lead the efforts to develop the most cost-effective strategy to meet regulatory requirements while ensuring fiduciary responsibility associated with these accounts. Validate and certify account balances quarterly.
• Working closely with the SVP EHS&S, develop and implement systems, tools, and guidance for operations and EHS leaders to ensure environmental compliance, risk mitigation, and a culture of environmental excellence.
• The above includes management of environmental compliance (including air, waste, water, and others as applicable), and permitting oversight.
• Oversee the work of site EHS leaders to ensure alignment with all of the programs above.
• Provide expert support to operations personnel regarding environmental regulatory requirements in the USA, Canada, and UK.
• Working closely with the Logistics teams, develop and implement systems, tools, and guidance to ensure continuous improvement of environmental management of owned and leased depots.
• Working closely with the Sustainability group, ensure that environmental data is collected in our online platform in a timely, accurate manner.
• Manage compliance audits, ensuring that reporting and follow-up is fully aligned with the appropriate regulations and company programs audited.
• In coordination with the operations management, serve as a key contributor to environmental audits at all sites, ensuring consistent expectations and follow-up to findings.
• Oversee the execution of third-party environmental compliance audits.
• Routinely provide active field leadership and presence during site visits.
• In collaboration with site EHS leaders, develop, implement, and ensure continual improvement of EHS policies and procedures.
• Serve as key site resource for environmental management needs of the Overland Park headquarters facility.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health and Safety or related field.

Familiarity and/or ability to become adept with environmental regulations in the USA, Canada, and UK.

10 years minimum related experience.

Demonstrated environmental leadership skills.

Preferred

Experience managing environmental in the mining industry.

15-20 years’ experience with progressive responsibility for EHS&S functions.

Technical expertise in environmental management systems.

In-depth knowledge of regulations related to air, waste, water, transportation of dangerous goods, chemical inventory reporting, and other emergency response requirements.

Implementation and/or oversight of Safety Management Systems and/or Environmental Management Systems.

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