RESPONSIBILITIES:

•  Provide support, guidance and direction to ensure that power plant facilities are operating in compliance with all environmental and safety regulatory requirements.
• Interact on a frequent basis with all plant personnel to provide support in the area of environmental and safety compliance.
• Review and monitor the effectiveness of each plant’s compliance programs and tools and recommend improvements as appropriate.
• Track each facility’s compliance history and take appropriate steps to correct deficiencies.
• Lead internal or oversee external environmental and safety audits, including those conducted by corporate departments, regulatory agencies, etc.
• As appropriate, lead plant efforts related to non-routine environmental and safety activities.
• Represent power plants in negotiations with permitting agencies regarding compliance issues.
• Manage emission testing and monitoring certification activities during plant commissioning and plant operations.
• Support emission testing and certification tasks for operating power plants
• Provide technical support on pollution control and monitoring systems.
• Provide regulatory interpretation of environmental and other permits, licenses, and environmental and safety regulations.
• Assist in preparing required environmental and safety plans and reports.
• Recommend training programs specific to each facility’s needs.

 SKILLS / COMPETENCIES: 

• Extensive experience in power plant operations and systems, and particular experience and knowledge of environmental and emissions controls, emissions monitoring and recording devices, safe work practices, and safety programs.
• Strong background in all environmental media, but in particular air quality.  Additional experience will also be required in water quality, water discharge, solid and hazardous waste.
• Extensive experience in power plant environmental and safety auditing and compliance, including emissions testing and certification, RATA and compliance testing, preparation of emissions reports, environmental reporting requirements, environmental audit reports, OSHA requirements, etc.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of the environmental regulatory framework, including extensive knowledge of Clean Air Act, Acid Rain Program, Title V, CERCLA, RCRA, Clean Water Act, New Source Review, Waste Water Discharge Standards as well as other environmental regulatory programs.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of OSHA regulations and safety programs, including such programs as lock-out/tag-out, confined space, hazard communication, respiratory protection, asbestos, and lead.
• Job requires periodic travel as necessary to facility sites, permitting agency offices, and training /seminar locations

DEGREES / CERTIFICATION / LICENSE / EXPERIENCE:

Requires a bachelor’s degree in physical or biological science, engineering, business or related subjects.  Related graduate level course work or master’s degree is highly desirable. Requires a minimum of 5 years of related professional experience, with emphasis on energy infrastructure projects including power plant/power generation related projects, LNG projects, pipelines, central plants, and/or natural gas storage.