Environmental Professional II or III

PPL Corporation is seeking an Environmental Professional II or III in Louisville, KY. The role involves environmental permitting, regulatory reporting, assessments, and pollution control program development. Responsibilities include reviewing legislation, supporting spill response, and ensuring compliance with various environmental regulations. The position requires collaboration with regulatory agencies and may involve after-hours work during emergencies. Candidates should have experience with federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
Company Summary Statement

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.

Overview

Performs environmental permitting, regulatory reporting, environmental assessments and develops pollution control programs for Company facilities and operations. Performs assignments that are broad in nature and moderately difficult under minimum supervision.

Responsibilities
• Reviews and analyzes existing legislation/regulations and provides input to management.
• Support environmental spill response and clean-up throughout the service territory and on-call emergency storm restoration as needed. This may be a special assignment that comes into play during storms and other emergencies when the company needs to restore power or respond to other issues affecting customer service. This role may necessitate the need to work after-hours, outside of your normal schedule.
• Supports the environmental permitting and plans necessary to support the construction and operations of sites and facilities.
• Core program competencies include experience with the compliance provisions of some or all of the following: the Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA); Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); Endangered Species Act (ESA); Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA); Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA); Oil Pollution Act (OPA); Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); Coastal Zone Managament Act (CZMA); Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA); their amendments and all related rules and regulations including state and local implementing regulations as well as relevant state and local environmental regulations. Experience working with federal, state and local regulatory agencies on notification and approval processes. Participates in inspections and audits of projects and programs.
• Evaluate construction schedules, determine required environmental needs, and work with regulatory agencies and contractors to obtain permits and resolve permitting and plan issues necessary to support the construction and operation of sites and facilities.
• Assists with assessment reports and data compiled by contractors, consultants, governmental agencies, and others to determine environmental impact on Company.
• Provides technical training as necessary in support of environmental regulations and Company procedures.
• Assists other environmental staff with large and/or complex projects, as required.
• Assist with interface between various regulatory agencies' staff and the Company and provide information for expert testimony, as needed, for hearings involving environmental legislation and regulatory actions.
• Monitor and audit project crews and construction contractors to ensure compliance with environmental permitting and plans, proper characterization and disposal of waste material, and inspections of installed Best Management Practices (BMPs) as needed.
• All other duties and projects as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications

Education Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in environmental science, applied science, or related technical discipline.

Required Experience

Three plus years of environmental related experience.

Preferred Qualifications
• Must be comfortable with communicating with all stakeholder groups.
• Ability to use formal training in practical application to work assignments.
• Must be able to process data and site conditions to assess environmental performance, opportunities for improvement, etc.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office products such as SharePoint, Teams, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, project planning, etc.