Maintain hazardous materials inventories and business-plan / emergency-planning inputs for installation, county, and state reporting (including Florida SERC/LEPC and host-installation hazardous materials requirements)
Maintain air permit recordkeeping
Coordinate and manage contractors for permitting and environmental testing. Review and maintain reports and other relevant records from assessments and permitting activities (air, wastewater, stormwater, waste, and storage tanks as assigned)
Assist in planning for changes in physical facilities, reviewing new or modified equipment, and new programs to meet regulatory and permitting requirements
Develop and maintain positive relationships with federal, state, county, NASA KSC, and Space Launch Delta 45 / CCSFS regulators and environmental counterparts
Develop and maintain positive, close working relationships with engineering, facilities, launch, and processing teams across the Cape
Work with process owners on equipment/process buy-off and high-hazard chemical operations as they affect air, waste, water, or hazardous materials programs; coordinate source tests, stack testing, and field work with consultants
Perform internal audits and inspections of environmental programs and recordkeeping; drive corrective actions with operations, facilities, and launch stakeholders
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree
3+ years of professional experience operating or building environmental compliance programs in an industrial, aerospace, DoD, or manufacturing setting
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering, environmental science/management, or related field
5+ years in Florida (or comparable authorized-state) environmental compliance, preferably at an aerospace, launch, NASA, or federal facility, owning environmental programs
Working knowledge of FDEP air permitting (construction/operating, Title V where applicable), EPCRA Tier II/TRI, RCRA hazardous waste, SPCC, NPDES/MSGP stormwater, and installation-host environmental processes at KSC and/or CCSFS
Experience utilizing AI for process optimization and automation of recordkeeping tasks
Strong written and verbal communication skills. Experience handling highly technical data and technical data interpretation
Track record of successful analysis, interpretation, and application of rules and regulations toward practical solutions
Able to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment, including frequent interactions with other engineers, managers, and federal, state, county, NASA, and USSF agencies
Ability to handle many projects at once, prioritize work, and work efficiently
Highly self-motivated and able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment with ongoing drive for continuous improvement in all aspects of work
Ability to obtain and maintain access to CCSFS/KSC (including U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status as required by the host installation)
ITAR REQUIREMENTS
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
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