Senior Compliance Professional

Overview

WSP is initiating a search for a compliance-focused Senior Compliance Professional for our Kennesaw, Georgia office. Be involved in projects with our Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

The Senior Compliance Professional will provide project management and technical assistance and guidance for multi-site/multi-phased environmental work, due diligence, environmental compliance, and environmental permitting projects. The candidate develops and manages projects relating to hazardous and solid waste management, air emission sources, water and wastewater compliance, and pollution control. Substantiates report preparation and documentation to advise on observed field conditions and overall risks.

Assists project leadership with corrective strategies, classification of contaminated materials, development of process and infrastructure, and recommendations to avert degradation of air, water, and land resources. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards.

• Provide environmental, health, and safety (EHS) compliance and due diligence program support for clients, including developing procedures and permits, preparing and submitting periodic regulatory reports, and conducting site assessments, desktop reviews, and audits.
• Evaluate, review, prepare, and/or supervise the preparation of SPCC Plans, FRPs, ERAPs, SWPPPs, and other related regulatory related plans and documents, Phase I environmental site assessments, and EHS audits, including performing site inspections.
• Perform professional environmental engineering work and conduct investigations and inspections of air emission sources, hazardous or solid waste facilities, water/wastewater treatment facilities, industrial and agricultural facilities, pollution sources and proposed and existing site conditions, water resources, and above ground/underground storage tanks to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits.
• Assist in the analysis, evaluation, and interpretation of environmental data obtained during site inspections, site assessments, and desktop reviews.
• Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise measurements, statistical analysis, and reporting.
• Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, accurate reports, and illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of data, findings, or analyses.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, and recommendations to prevent, control, restore, or address environmental issues or problems.
• Develop and prepare environmental compliance and due diligence cost estimates and proposals in response to client needs and other business development activities.
• Plan and manage projects according to client-approved scopes of work and deliver high-quality deliverables on time and within project budget.
• Work with cross-functional teams in executing project work.
• Prepare and implement site Health and Safety Plans (HASPs).
• Interact with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner.

• EHS auditing and Process Safety Management (PSM) auditing experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in environmental, Civil, Sanitary, Chemical, Industrial, Agricultural, or Public Health Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• 7 to 10 years of relevant post-education experience in compliance-focused environmental engineering.
• Diversified understanding of process operations in the manufacturing, chemical, utility, or transportation industries and knowledge of the nature of pollutants each generates.
• Proficient knowledge of engineering principles, practices, and methods and their application to environmental and project work-related issues.
• Working knowledge with the concepts of reducing and eliminating the use or generation of hazardous substances, processes, or products, and mitigation programs.
• Working knowledge of relevant State and Federal environmental laws,…