Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist

WHO WE ARE

Michael Baker International is a leading provider of architectural, engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, environmental, construction and program management. The company provides its comprehensive range of services and solutions to support U.S. federal, state, and municipal governments, foreign allied governments, and a wide range of commercial clients. Michael Baker’s more than 3,000 employees across nearly 100 locations are committed to a culture of innovation, collaboration and technological advancement to help solve challenges for clients and communities throughout the country. To learn more, visit https://mbakerintl.com/.

CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICE 

Michael Baker International’s civil engineering professionals manage and staff active projects in over 40 countries on five continents. Services are provided for a broad range of projects and capabilities, including highways, airports, bridges, rail and transit systems, government and commercial facilities, water and wastewater infrastructure, oil and gas infrastructure, and commercial/urban development. Our fields of expertise span all areas of civil engineering and include an extensive variety of specialty disciplines, such as environmental compliance and restoration, coastal engineering, urban development, and mining.

DESCRIPTION

Michael Baker’s Civil and Environmental Practice seeks the expertise of an industrial environmental compliance specialist to join our growing team based out of our Virginia Beach, Virginia office (with remote/hybrid option to report to the Michael Baker office in North Carolina). Responsibilities include planning, managing, executing, and documenting environmental compliance projects. The focus of these projects includes industrial compliance with federal and state regulations for stormwater/SWPPP, SPCC, RCRA, air quality and emissions inventories, OSHA, IAQ, EPCRA, as well as other regulatory requirements. 

The ideal candidate will have the necessary background to assist Michael Baker with establishing a new service offering in industrial compliance to private/commercial/industrial clients in addition to supporting our Federal (Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, etc.) and municipal clients. The successful candidate will demonstrate a successful history and passion for solving complex problems for our clients, interacting in a team environment and meeting established project requirements. The candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary, collaborative engineering team with staff located in the Virginia Beach office as well as other Michael Baker offices across the country. 

• Manage or oversee projects or tasks related to regulatory compliance for our industrial and commercial clients. Coordinate with sub-consultants as described by the project management plan.
• Maintain current knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements for various industries.
• Evaluate industrial regulatory compliance management systems and programs/plans to identify gaps and risks for regulatory noncompliance.
• Assist clients with corrective actions to ensure a return to compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Develop plans and procedures to assist industrial clients in meeting permit and regulatory requirements for air quality, hazardous waste, spill prevention, and stormwater.
• Coordinate with the state and federal regulatory agencies from multiple states and local regulatory agencies on permit applications, reports, inspections, and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and/or review compliance reports for environmental regulatory programs applicable to industrial and commercial facilities, including Clean Water Act (CWA), Clean Air Act (CAA), EPRCA, and RCRA.
• Mentor junior project team members to ensure quality deliverables and expand junior staff skill set in industrial regulatory compliance.
• Manage multiple projects tasks simultaneously to meet client scope, budget, and schedule. 
• Develop projects deliverables so that company quality standards and key performance indicators are maintained. 
• Communicate with and educate clients on project deliverables to ensure client satisfaction. 
• Identify, pursu