Environmental Engineer

Otter Base is seeking an Environmental Engineer in Kentucky to manage moderate-sized environmental projects, ensuring compliance with regulations related to air, water, soil, and waste. Responsibilities include coordinating with teams, monitoring compliance, developing regulatory calendars, and providing technical guidance. Candidates should have a relevant degree and experience interpreting environmental regulations. Strong project management and communication skills are essential. This is a full-time position.
Job Description

Role Summary:
Apply environmental engineering knowledge and skills to moderately complex projects to ensure all applicable regulatory compliance standards are met or exceeded.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
• Manage, prioritize, and complete environmental projects or programs of moderate size, scope, and duration, focusing on reducing environmental, health, and safety risks.
• Coordinate project work with engineers, technicians, designers, and drafters.
• Monitor and report on compliance with federal, state, and local environmental laws related to air, water, soil, and waste.
• Provide scientific and technical guidance to production facilities and corporate departments.
• Develop and maintain environmental profiles, regulatory calendars, and reporting requirements for company facilities.
• Complete permitting activities and ensure ongoing compliance.
• Lead or participate in environmental, health, and safety evaluations, investigations, audits, and remediation projects.
• Oversee the collection, transportation, and treatment of hazardous materials.
• Provide regulatory support for new product and process development to ensure compliance.
• Troubleshoot, analyze, propose, implement, and document solutions to environmental challenges.
• Create test parameters and participate in testing and implementing environmental and engineering solutions.
• Establish and drive continuous improvement plans to enhance quality, safety, efficiency, or service.

Core Skills and Qualifications:
• Education and Experience:
• * Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in engineering or a related field and three (3) years of related engineering experience; OR
• Associate’s degree and nine (9) years of related engineering experience.
• Technical Expertise:
• Experience interpreting environmental regulations (air, water, soil, and waste) as they apply to processes, equipment, and products.
• Familiarity with permitting requirements.
• Practical application of engineering science and technology principles.
• Understanding of design techniques, tools, and principles related to the production of precision plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, and manufacturing techniques.
• Skills:
• Strong logic and reasoning abilities to assess alternative solutions and approaches.
• Ability to independently prioritize, organize, and manage projects, deadlines, and tasks.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills necessary to convey complex job-related information.