ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST III

Trident Seafoods is seeking an Environmental Compliance Specialist III in Seattle, WA, responsible for implementing environmental policies and programs at seafood processing facilities. The role involves compliance with environmental laws, analyzing samples, conducting audits, and collaborating with stakeholders. The position requires travel to remote areas of Alaska and supervision of a small team. Trident is the largest seafood company in North America, employing around 9,000 people globally.
Date Posted:

4/30/2025

Job Code:

SE0675

City:

Seattle

State:

WA

Country:

United States of America

Category:

Environmental, Health and Safety

Description

Trident Seafoods is the largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company in North America. Trident is a privately held, 100 percent USA-owned company with primary seafood processing operations and fleet support in twelve Alaska communities. Trident’s global operations produce finished wild Alaska seafood products in 6 countries and its sales teams serve customers in over 50 countries. Trident employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide each year and partners with over 5,400 independent fishermen and crewmembers. Species harvested and processed by Trident include virtually every commercial species of salmon, whitefish, and crab harvested in the North Pacific and Alaska. The global supply chain also includes cultured and wild species from a network of trusted sources worldwide.

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Summary:

The Environmental Compliance Specialist III is responsible for the implementation and administration of environmental policies, programs, and trainings at Trident’s seafood processing facilities in the United States. This position works in collaboration with key plant and corporate stakeholders, as well as with a team of 2-5 Environmental Compliance Specialists under the supervision of the Environmental Compliance Director/Manager. This position includes travel to remote areas of Alaska.

Essential functions (responsibilities, tasks, supervisory needs)

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
• Ensures compliance with all state and federal environmental laws and regulations in addition to corporate environmental policies.
• Tracks and interprets laws or regulations impacting the business and offers suggestions to functional managers seeking to ensure compliance.
• Collects and analyzes environmental samples, interprets findings, and recommends and implements corrective action as needed.
• Gathers input of alleged compliance violations and escalates to executive leadership.
• Gathers information in support of environmental permit applications and regulatory reports required by the various regulatory programs.
• Conducts periodic reviews or audits of environmental program data, trends, and processes. Identifies potential areas of non-compliance, risks, and opportunities for continuous improvement. Reports findings to management and recommends corrective action as needed.
• Assists with final review of reports and communications to regulators. Provides technical support in company negotiations with regulators.
• Assists field staff and management to prevent releases of pollutants and environmental incidents by investigating, identifying causes, and developing preventative measures and practices.
• Mitigates risk exposure by identifying sources of risk and developing needed programs, policies, and procedures. Avoids legal challenges by working collaboratively to understand the impact of current and proposed legislation.
• Ensures internal and external stakeholder satisfaction by recommending best practices. Drives, implements, sustains, and develops quality process improvements that focus on operations and customer service.
• Assists in development of hazardous waste management program, including waste designation and profiling.

This is a salaried exempt position with an annualized salary range of $90k to $130k.

Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package. Full time employees may be eligible for discretionary/performance-based incentives, medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, long-term disability, basic life and AD&D, and 401(k) with a company match, paid time off, 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave. For full-time employees, the initial paid time off benefit starts at 20 days per year, adjusted commensurate with relevant experience. Commuter and transit programs are also available.

Minimum Requirements

Required Qualifications (education, years of experience, KSAs)
• A minimum of five years of related experience.
• A bachelor’s degree in environmental science, or the equivalent combination of education and years of experience.
• Possesses working knowledge of environmental regulations including but not limited to Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, RCRA, and SPCC
• Current training certifications or ability to obtain certifications as necessary for specific job tasks within 6 months of hire date, including but not limited to HAZWOPER, DOT HazMat, Spill Response, Storm Water, etc.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
• Ability to travel to remote Alaska, up to 25%.

Preferred education and experience
• Strong collaboration, analytical, influential, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Must be results-oriented with the ability to drive continuous improvement within the department as well as the overall organization
• Ability to persuasively communicate with all levels of management and team members at various locations. Strong training, reporting, data analyzing, and presentation skills.
• Hazardous waste management experience

Work environment (includes travel/on-call):

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Work authorizations:
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship