Environmental Specialist

TC Energy

$70K — $95K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of relevant experience in environmental science or related field.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in environmental science, planning, engineering, or related discipline.
  • Knowledge of environmental regulations, particularly Clean Air Act, NPDES, SPCC, and RCRA.
  • Ability to analyze complex information from various sources effectively.
  • Project management skills including planning, scheduling, budgeting, and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with air, water, waste, and hazardous materials regulations.
  • Prepare and manage environmental reports for regulatory submissions.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate and implement environmental goals.
  • Coordinate corrective actions for identified compliance issues and risks.
  • Assess environmental risks and perform integrated risk assessments.
  • Improve risk management models to better quantify environmental risks.
  • Mentor and train personnel on data integrity for reporting purposes.
  • Manage and develop environmental plans and permits for various compliance areas.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model allowing flexibility in work arrangements.
  • Flexible dress code for eligible office-based workforce.
  • Company vehicle provided for the position.
Full Job Description
Reporting to the Manager, US Environmental Services, the Environmental Specialist will be responsible for developing and managing environmental programs and projects, including compliance reporting, waste & water sampling, permitting, assessing risks, planning, and implementing environmental projects and programs that ensure compliance with all federal and state environmental regulations, company policies, standards, and TC Energy procedures.

The Environmental Analyst will support Corporate and Regional staff to set policy and procedures contained within the regional site environmental management plan and provide compliance support to pipeline assets as required.
This position primarily supports TC Energy Facilities and projects throughout. A company vehicle will be provided with the position.

What You'll Do
  • Maintain facility compliance with air, water, waste, remediation, wetlands, land use, and hazardous materials regulations.
  • Manage and prepare environmental data and reports for submittal to local, state, and federal regulatory agencies; SARA Tier II, Hazardous Waste, etc.
  • Work with internal stakeholders, including US Environment, Corporate Governance, Project Management and Operations staff to ensure facility, regional, business unit and corporate goals are adequately communicated and properly implemented.
  • Coordinate corrective actions/work with internal stakeholders to ensure issues/concerns identified during routine site visits, Environmental Facility Reviews (EFR's), Audits, compliance inspections, regulatory changes, or program/policy changes are adequately communicated and addressed.
  • Identify, measure, monitor, and mitigate environmental risks and liabilities associated with TC Energy's assets; performing integrated risk assessments/Environmental Facility Reviews to manage environmental issues.
  • In coordination with internal stakeholders, review and improve the current risk management model to better identify and quantify TC Energy's environmental risks.
  • Quality control of reports and assessments of sampling work; assess results of previous sampling and remediation work and provide recommendation on go-forward plans required to meet regulatory and company expectations;
  • Mentor, train, and direct TC Energy personnel to ensure integrity of environmental data for the purpose of internal (e.g. scorecard) and external reporting.
  • Manage and develop plans, permits, procedures for air quality, hazardous waste, spill prevention, storm water, wastewater, and asbestos.
  • Legislative Monitoring, gap analysis and risk assessment associated with new, proposed, or promulgated regulations;
  • Assist with scheduling and participation in environmental incident investigations, inspections, and audits.
  • Prepare reports as needed.
  • Actively participate in joint Community Action Team (CAT)


Minimum Qualifications
  • Minimum 5 years of combined applicable academic training, certification, and related work experience (certification or accreditation in an environmental or scientific discipline).
  • An accredited Bachelors or Masters of Science or Arts degree in an environmental science, planning, engineering, or related curriculum desired;
  • Diverse knowledge in Environmental Regulations.
  • Must have comprehensive knowledge of Clean Air Act, NPDES, SPCC and RCRA.


Preferred Qualifications
  • High level of analytical ability to gather and evaluate complex information obtained from a variety of sources;
  • Ability to make decisions and present recommendations where only general policies and procedures are available, requiring application of judgment and independent action;
  • Knowledge and understanding of emerging issues both internally and externally;
  • A broad range of project management skills (planning, scheduling, budgeting and risk assessment, time management).


*This position requires candidates to:
  • Have and maintain a valid driver's license;
  • Provide a driver's abstract for review.
  • Travel to other company locations for facility environmental site support, emergency spill response, meetings, training, audits, and inspections which would involve some overnight stays away from home.
  • This position will require travel across borders and as such the candidate must be able to provide applicable documentation to this affect.


To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. #LI-Hybrid

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