Regional Environmental Affairs Director

Who we are

For more than 40 years, Reworld has been a leader in sustainable waste solutions, providing our customers with innovative solutions that help them achieve carbon-negative outcomes.

Our Vision

Reworld is leading the charge to a carbon-negative future through revolutionary sustainable materials management solutions that reduce, reuse, recycle and reimagine waste for the benefit of society and the environment.

Our Business

Reworld partners with businesses by offering cutting-edge engineering and innovative solutions, to help customers reduce, reuse, recycle and recover value from waste streams and meet or exceed their sustainability goals.

Our Value

Reworld's differentiator comes from our ecosystem of technology, facilities and partnerships, trusted by the world’s largest organizations to reimagine waste management for a smarter, more sustainable world.

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About the role

Regional Environmental Affairs Director – Midwest Region, Chicago, IL 

The Role 

Reporting to the Midwest President, the Regional Environmental Affairs Director is a brand-new role with the opportunity to lead environmental, sustainability, and compliance activities across the region, its facilities, and communities. This exciting position will design our regional sustainability and environmental strategy ensuring local accountability, strong community involvement and partnership, and engagement from all functions. The Environmental Affairs Director will interface with both existing and potential customers, effectively communicate sustainability visions and goals, and lead all efforts to uphold our sustainability promise. 

Your work will include:  

• Strategically establish community partners within the Midwest region to create mutually beneficial relationships, a positive brand image, and engagement from our teams. Grow our site environmental leaders to own the local work with their own community partners. 

• Support growth within the region to advance sustainable waste management services through community and governmental relations along with permitting efforts. 

• Educate and support the regional sales teams on sustainability & environmental affairs to grow business and exceed customer and sales expectations. 

• Spearhead our key environmental performance indicators and corrective actions and rally the team to ensure expectations are met. 

• Liaise with the Corporate Environmental team to influence enterprise policy and procedure ensuring standardization, co