Environmental Engineer

Georgia-Pacific is hiring an Environmental Engineer for its Monticello, MS facility. The role involves ensuring environmental compliance, developing performance metrics, and supporting the Environmental Team. Candidates should have a relevant degree and experience in environmental regulations. The position offers a $7,500 signing bonus and requires collaboration with mill leadership and regulatory agencies. This is a full-time position based on-site in Monticello, MS.
About the position

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an Environmental Engineer to join the team in Monticello, MS! The Environmental Engineer creates long-term value by ensuring risks are identified and mitigated while sustaining performance improvement and striving for environmental excellence. This is accomplished by providing environmental leadership and strategic direction for the facilities in Georgia-Pacific's Containerboard region through the application of Principle Based Management and adherence to Our Values. This position reports to the mill's Environmental Manager. The successful candidate will be provided a $7,500 signing bonus after starting the new role. External candidates and internal Koch company employees moving to the new location when hired are considered eligible. Georgia Pacific's paper mill in Monticello, MS has been in operation since 1968, and employs approximately 450 employees. The Monticello mill has the capability to produce over 1,000,000 tons of containerboard each year. It is located in central Mississippi about 65 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and is 1 hour from the capital city of Jackson, MS.

Responsibilities
• Develop and maintain a strong working knowledge of mill processes and their impact on environmental performance that allows you to enable our operations teams to meet their environmental obligations and achieve our vision
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• Provide support to the Environmental Team in developing, executing, and maintaining site compliance
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• Track key compliance metrics and implement systems to improve performance
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• Proactively develop and drive opportunities in environmental program performance
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• Work directly with mill leadership, peers, and staff to assure implementation of an effective environmental management system
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• Provide leadership for environmental compliance programs at the Monticello Mill
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• Identify opportunities for harmonization/standardization of the region's environmental programs with other regions across the company to improve effectiveness and efficiency
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• Assist with day-to-day environmental compliance requirements found in facility permits, plans, and applicable regulations, including collecting data, preparing reports (hazardous waste, TRI, SARA 312, Title V, NPDES), conducting inspections (RCRA, SPCC, LDAR etc.), and sample collection
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• Build solid working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including regulatory agencies

Requirements
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Engineering, or Natural Sciences (i.e.: Chemistry, Biology)
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• Experience working in the environmental regulatory arena in a manufacturing environment
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• Experience in developing and maintaining environmental reports and calculations
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• Proficient in Excel and other Microsoft Office Suite programs (Outlook, Word, etc.)

Nice-to-haves
• Five (5) or more years working in environmental engineering or a related field

Benefits
• $7,500 signing bonus after starting the new role