Senior Manager - Environmental Remediation

Senior Manager - Environmental Remediation

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Global Enterprise Sustainability (GES) organization was formed to support Boeing’s mission to connect, protect and explore our world and beyond, safely and sustainably. Our Sustainability Programs, Risk and Reporting (SPRR) team has an outstanding opportunity for a strategic problem solver with a passion for sustainability who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced and rapidly evolving environment.

We are seeking a Senior Manager to lead our Northwest-region Environmental Remediation and Environmental Policy team who will proactively manage with a focus on team engagement, project strategy, compliance and risk mitigation. This position is based in Tukwila, WA, and a minimum of three days per week in-office is required.

Position Responsibilities: 

Remediation  

• Leads Northwest-regional team, responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of complex environmental remediation projects including current operating sites and third-party owned sites

• Develops/implements/supports strategies and solutions to meet remediation compliance obligations and mitigate risk

• Builds relationships and works collaboratively with regulatory agencies, external parties and internal stakeholders throughout all phases of remediation from investigation to operation and maintenance

• Partners with internal functions (Finance, Law, Government Operations, Communications), publicly represents Boeing at community and public meetings, and interacts with government regulators, public officials, Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) and other key stakeholders

• Partners with Law on regulatory compliance, project strategies, and allocation activities for the Northwest portfolio of remediation sites

• Applies knowledge of project and program management best practices to manage cost, schedule and risk to ensure technical integrity and business goals are achieved

• Prepares, manages and communicates remediation portfolio budget of environmental liabilities to senior management; conducts financial, project status and risk reviews across the portfolio

 Environmental Policy 

• Leads a team responsible for evaluation of environmental regulations, laws, and policies at U.S. federal and state level, and for some non-U.S. locations; topics generally include air, water, waste, and climate/sustainability

• Leads and/or supports advocacy efforts to influence emerging regulations, law, and legislation, in partnership with internal functions (Law, Government Operations and Communications), to protect Boeing's business interests

• Communicates regulatory requirements and risk mitigation plans to business units and cross-functional partners

• Provides strategic planning and implementation support to business partners for significant environmental permitting and compliance strategies (e.g. stormwater, air emissions, etc.)

Critical skills and experiences for success in the role include: 

• Strong team leader/manager with experience in talent development and dynamic team operation  

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, including ability to establish relationships and build trust with key stakeholders including customers, peers, business and functional partners, and team members 

• Excellent written, presentation and interpersonal communications skills for internal and external audiences at all levels 

• Experience working with environmental regulatory agencies and leading engagements with external audiences 

• Experience leading diverse teams of technical and academic experts, consensus building and decision making on complex regulatory/technical matters, and coordination with other responsible parties and their contractors 

• Critical thinking, problem solving and strategic decision making  

• Collaborative approach to teamwork & partnership 

• Strong program/project management experience 

• Financial acumen including working knowledge of FASB accounting standards codes related to environmental remediation liabilities  

• Proficient to sophisticated in presentation development/PowerPoint and data analysis/Excel

Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes and defense, space and security systems. We are engineers and technicians. Skilled scientists and thinkers. Bold innovators and dreamers. Join us, and you can build something better for yourself, for our customers and for the world. 

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