Experienced Compliance Engineer

Are you passionate about the environment and want to work in beautiful Upstate New York? The Kesselring Site is conveniently located 20 minutes from historic downtown Saratoga Springs, 30 minutes from the six million acre Adirondack Park and a three hour drive from New York City, Montreal and Boston!


The Naval Nuclear Laboratory (NNL), a global company who supports the World's Best Navy, is looking to expand their Environmental Engineering team. We are seeking an engineer with a background in interpretation and implementation of environmental regulations who is willing to join a dynamic workplace and a great team! Our challenging work involves a combination of field work, compliance oversight, regulatory report preparation and review and maintenance of our local environmental procedures. The scope of environmental program areas includes stormwater, industrial wastewater, drinking water, sanitary wastewater, wetlands, air emissions, spill response, chemicals and pesticides, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act compliance, National Environmental Policy Act compliance, State Historic Preservation Office compliance, chemical and petroleum bulk storage tanks, polychlorinated biphenyls and all associated environmental permits.


Why this could be the job for you?

We are looking for someone who values being part of a team and who is able to apply their subject matter expertise in complex and dynamic situations. We are looking for someone who is willing to develop innovative solutions to meet our business needs while maintaining strict compliance to all requirements. We are looking for an environmental steward with a unique combination of engineering prowess and leadership skills.

The ideal candidate:

• Enjoys a dynamic work balance from solving technical problems, to providing regulatory framework for potential solutions, to performing field surveillances and validating regulatory milestones of projects.
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively work in a team environment across organizational departments.
• Will bring their experience to challenge current processes to improve efficiency while maintaining the agility to adapt to a unique work environment.
• Is self-driven with the organizational skills to ensure deadlines are met while overseeing multiple environmental program areas.
• Works with first time quality in mind and takes pride in their performance.

Senior:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical, engineering or science-related field from an accredited college or university and a minimum of six years of relevant experience; or
• Master's degree in a degree in a technical, engineering or science-related field from an accredited college or university and a minimum of four years of relevant experience; or
• Currently or previously Shift Supervisor Part I qualified or EDO and two years as EOOW in the Nuclear Operations Program; or
• Three years as SRE plus Watch Instructor and Refueling Facility Area Refueling Engineer and Fuel and Barrier Shift Supervisor (ECF only) or SRE qualified and six years of experience

Principal:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical, engineering or science-related field from an accredited college or university and a minimum of nine years of relevant experience; or
• Master's degree in a degree in a technical, engineering or science-related field from an accredited college or university and a minimum of seven years of relevant experience; or
• Currently or previously Shift Supervisor Part II qualified or qualified SIT and three years as EOOW in the Nuclear Operations Program; or
• Current or previous CRE Qualification, or six years as SRE, or SRE qualified with nine year of experience

The ideal candidate for this position will possess some or all of the following experience and skills:

• Experience in determining application of new and existing environmental regulations to existing operational processes and upcoming designs. Ability to coach junior personnel in these skills.
• Experience in assessing operations and ongoing work tasks for compliance with multiple environmental requirements.
• Ability to work with production and engineering organizations in support of efficient operations ensuring environmental compliance..
• Experience in sampling and quality control protocols applicable to environmental permits.
• Understanding of federal, state and local environmental requirements and policies applicable to industrial operations.
• Ability to work in a multi-organizational, fast paced environment with potential to respond to emergent requests and situations.
• Experience with reporting and communications with environmental regulatory agencies.