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This role is responsible for the site’s environmental programs across air, water, and waste; meets applicable permit and regulatory obligations; and leads two direct reports. The supervisor works with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, site leadership, and other functions to build environmental requirements into daily work and site planning.\nThe supervisor is the primary site environmental contact for regulatory agencies and takes ownership of identifying risks, setting priorities, resolving gaps, and sustaining compliance. The role combines technical judgment with hands-on leadership and coaching.\nResponsibilities\nResponsibilities\nOwn Hopewell environmental compliance programs and maintain the systems, schedules, records, and controls needed to meet federal, state, and local requirements and site permits.\nLead air compliance, including Clean Air Act and Title V obligations, emissions data, applicable standards, permit applications and renewals, and required reporting.\nOversee wastewater treatment and water compliance, including permit conditions, operating performance, monitoring, reporting, and timely response to deviations.\nDirect hazardous and nonhazardous waste management, including characterization, accumulation, handling, disposal, records, and waste minimization.\nEnsure accurate and timely environmental reports and submissions, including applicable EPCRA and SARA reporting, annual air emissions, and other permit or regulatory reports.\nLead environmental permitting and management of change reviews so proposed equipment, process, and operating changes are evaluated before implementation.\nMaintain and improve the site Environmental Management System, including objectives, procedures, training, audits, corrective actions, and pollution prevention efforts.\nServe as the primary site contact during agency inspections, audits, permit discussions, and other regulatory interactions; communicate material risks and needed decisions to site leadership.\nLead, prioritize, coach, and develop two direct reports; assign work, clarify expectations, review execution, and support accountability and growth.\nEngage employees and leaders across the site to explain requirements, remove barriers, and drive corrective actions through completion. Evaluate regulatory changes for their effect on Hopewell.\nCompetencies\nSelf direction and ownership: Anticipates obligations and risks, sets priorities, follows through, and resolves problems with appropriate escalation.\nCuriosity and learning: Asks thoughtful questions about processes and equipment, investigates causes, and uses operational data and regulatory requirements to find practical solutions.\nEngagement and influence: Builds trust across functions, is visible in the plant, and explains what compliance requires and why it matters.\nLeading compliance: Coaches others, establishes clear expectations, addresses barriers, and helps Operations and other teams own their part of sustained compliance.\nPeople leadership: Gives clear direction and useful feedback while developing the capability and independence of team members.\nAnalysis and judgment: Evaluates evidence and risk, makes sound recommendations, and communicates concerns promptly and clearly.\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related technical field.\nFive or more years of environmental experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting preferred.\nWorking knowledge of relevant environmental requirements, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, CERCLA, and EPCRA, and experience applying permit conditions in plant operations.\nExperience with environmental permitting, regulatory reporting, compliance systems, and interactions with regulatory agencies.\nAbility to manage complex responsibilities independently and engage employees and leaders at all levels through clear written and verbal communication.\nPrior direct supervision experience desired but not required. Candidates with strong project or program leadership, coaching, influence, and readiness to lead a team will be considered.\nProficiency with common business software and environmental data and recordkeeping systems.\nThis Virginia position pays between $103,600 and 170,900/year. 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