Environmental Manager

Groendyke Transport is seeking an Environmental Manager in Baton Rouge, LA, to oversee corporate cleaning racks, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. Responsibilities include managing cleaning operations, developing policies, conducting audits, and overseeing waste disposal. Candidates should have a relevant bachelor's degree and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Supervisory experience in tank cleaning operations is preferred. The role involves direct oversight of cleaning functions and requires strong organizational and communication skills.
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Summary
Oversees the safe and efficient operation of all corporate cleaning racks to properly clean equipment such as truck tractors, exterior and interior of cargo tank semi-trailers that contained hazardous and non-hazardous materials and other equipment associated with cargo tanks such as valves, gaskets, hoses and product pumps.

Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
• Direct environmental and cleaning activities to maintain regulatory compliance.
• Assist in the development of environmental and cleaning policies.
• Oversee proactive maintenance to ensure all company cleaning racks comply with safety, environmental regulations, and company policies.
• Develop and implement controls to ensure environmental and cleaning procedures are followed.
• Manage the safe and efficient disposal of all waste (liquid or solid) leaving a facility or tank trailer, except for approved customer deliveries.
• Assist in emergency response efforts, including spill containment and cargo loss incidents.
• Conduct and oversee environmental audits for existing and future properties.
• Ensure terminals have required environmental plans in place and provide necessary training, including conducting required inspections.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of applicable environmental regulations.
• Collaborate with environmental consulting firms, assigning and overseeing engineering and remediation work, and ensuring billing accountability.
• Monitor operations to limit environmental liability, implement best practices, and ensure responsible environmental stewardship.
• Oversee compliance and integration of underground and aboveground fuel systems.
• Ensure completion of all mandated annual, quarterly, and monthly reporting required by regulatory agencies.
• Oversee emissions calculations and reporting as required by air permitting.
• Manage and maintain cleaning ticket administration, including cleaning codes and reporting.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Job Description

Education and Experience Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in an environmentally related discipline such as environmental engineering, health/science, environmental management, or hazardous materials management.

Computer Equipment and Software Requirements:
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Additional Preferred Qualifications:
• Ability to attain Associate Environmental Professional (AEP) certification and, subsequently, Registered Environmental Manager (REM) certification through the National Registry of Environmental Professionals.
• Supervisory or managerial experience in tank cleaning operations.
• Experience in the tanker industry.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, including professional email correspondence.
• Initiative and innovation in problem-solving.
• Highly motivated and self-directed.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in daily operations.
• Experience and knowledge of environmental regulations.
• Strong financial analytical skills.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
• This role oversees and supervises all cleaning rack functions.

Work Environment:
• The work environment is primarily an indoor office setting; however, occasional physical indoor and outdoor activities are required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Physical Functions:
• Primarily a sedentary role with some walking.
• Occasional minimal lifting (up to 20 lbs).
• Must be able to speak, hear, and have vision appropriate for job requirements.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

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