Environmental Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 22, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 1, 2026. Rockwool scores B on the Alion truth index.
We are seeking an Environmental Engineer position based in our Ploieşti location.
Role summary
The goal of the position is to ensure full compliance with the Integrated Environmental Authorization (IEA), monitor emissions from melting and curing processes, and drive sustainability and waste reduction initiatives across the plant.
Key responsibilities and activities:
- Integrated Environmental Authorization Management: Monitor and ensure absolute compliance with all conditions and emission limit values; lead yearly visa and renewal processes.
- Energy Management: Prepare and ensure timely energy management reporting and performance monitoring.
- Energy Management: Participate in monthly energy management meetings, supporting the identification and implementation of improvement actions.
- Emissions & Air Quality Monitoring: Oversee the measurement and monitoring programs for stack emissions, diffuse dust, and ambient air, collaborating closely with accredited laboratories.
- Industrial Waste Management: Coordinate the recycling, storage, and disposal of industrial technological waste and hazardous waste, promoting circular economy principles.
- Water & Wastewater Management: Monitor industrial and stormwater discharges, and ensure the optimal operation of wastewater treatment and oil-water separation systems.
- Regulatory Reporting: Prepare and submit complex environmental reports to local authorities via official platforms. Act as the primary connection and host for official inspections from the National Environmental Guard, Water Authorities and external certification bodies.
- ISO 14001:2015 Maintenance: Lead internal and external audits to maintain and continuously improve the Environmental Management System at the plant level. Conduct environmental training sessions for plant personnel to boost awareness of waste segregation, chemical safety and spill prevention.
Functional and technical competencies:
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Sciences, or a related technical field.
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of hands-on environmental management experience, preferably in heavy industry, building materials manufacturing, metallurgical, or chemical processing plants.
- Mandatory Certifications: Certified Waste Management Specialist according to Romanian legislation. Environmental Auditor certification is a plus.
- Legal Expertise: In-depth knowledge of Romanian and EU environmental legislation, the Industrial Emissions Directive, and Environment Fund Administration regulations.
- Technical Literacy: Ability to understand complex industrial processes, mass balances, and air pollution control devices.
- Soft Skills: Strong leadership capabilities, high resilience to stress, excellent negotiation skills and a proactive, "on-the-ground" problem-solving approach.
Interested?
If you recognize yourself in this profile and challenge, we kindly invite you to apply with CV written in English.
Who we are
At ROCKWOOL, everything we do is based on releasing the natural power of stone to enrich modern living. We help our customers and communities tackle many of today’s biggest sustainability and development challenges, from energy consumption and noise pollution to fire resilience, water scarcity and flooding. Our product range reflects the diversity of the world’s needs, while supporting our stakeholders in reducing their own carbon footprint.
Stone wool is a recyclable, versatile material that forms the basis of all our businesses. With ~11,800 dedicated colleagues in 37 countries and sales in more than 120, we are the world leader in stone wool products, from building insulation to acoustic ceilings, external cladding systems to horticultural solutions, customised stone wool insulation components for other manufacturers’ products and systems (OEM), to insulation for the process industry and marine & offshore.
Sustainability is central to our business strategy. ROCKWOOL was one of the first companies to commit to actively contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework and are actively committed to 11 SDGs, including SDG 14, Life Below Water. Through our partnership with the One Ocean Foundation and in connection with our sponsorship of the ROCKWOOL Denmark SailGP team, we will help raise awareness around ocean health challenges in an effort to accelerate solutions to protect it.
Diverse and Inclusive Culture
We want all our people to feel valued, respected, included and heard. We employ 79 different nationalities worldwide and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees, promote diversity, and work against all forms of discrimination among ROCKWOOL employees.
At ROCKWOOL, you will experience a friendly team environment. Our culture is very important to us. In fact, we refer to our culture as “The ROCKWOOL Way”. This is the foundation in which we operate and is based upon our values of ambition, responsibility, integrity and efficiency.