HSE Environmental Compliance Specialist

Responsibilities

• Provide field-based environmental oversight during commissioning, system testing, and start-up activities to ensure compliance with EPA and IDEM requirements
• Verify environmental controls are effective during system flushing, cleaning, and the transition from construction to operations
• Identify and escalate emerging environmental risks associated with start-up activities
• Perform routine environmental inspections focusing on waste management, wastewater routing, and air emission controls
• Support environmental deviation and incident investigations, including fact gathering and regulatory applicability determination
• Collaborate with HSE, Operations, and Engineering teams to identify root causes and implement corrective actions
• Support the development, tracking, and effectiveness verification of environmental CAPAs
• Maintain inspection-ready environmental records, including inspection logs, deviation reports, and investigation documentation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, or a related discipline
• Minimum 5 years of environmental experience in a manufacturing setting
• Demonstrated experience supporting EPA and state (e.g., IDEM) environmental programs in an industrial or pharmaceutical setting
• Hands-on experience with hazardous and non-hazardous waste management and container compliance
• Experience with wastewater and stormwater protection controls
• Experience with Title V air permitting
• Experience with environmental incident investigations and CAPAs
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical, executable field controls

Preferred Qualifications

• Five years of experience specifically in pharmaceutical or chemical manufacturing
• Experience supporting highly regulated manufacturing start-ups

About the Company

ERM is the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. We partner with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale through a unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities.