Environmental Specialist - Omaha, NE

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Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Lyman-Richey Corporation, a CRH Company, employs more than 500 industry professionals in its aggregate and concrete companies across central and eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Lyman‑Richey Corporation is the preferred provider of aggregate and ready mix concrete, safely providing quality construction materials with superior service and exceptional value to its customers for 140 years.

The Environmental Specialist is a skilled position requiring a detail‑oriented, organized, safety‑minded individual to work in conjunction with the operations team to ensure the compliance of activities at facilities.

• Conduct compliance reviews, inspections, and internal audits to ensure adherence with all applicable environmental permits, rules, and regulations.
• Obtain all environmental permits required for company plants, sites, and projects.
• Ensure all compliance or monitoring tests are conducted in accordance with time frames outlined in environmental operation permits. File all compliance reports and documentation as required by regulatory agencies.
• Maintain documentation of compliance activities such as inspections, audits, complaints, and investigations.
• Inform internal field employees, managers, and outside contractors of company environmental policy, best practices, and compliance requirements.
• Provide educational events and training to all company employees on environmental issues and responsibilities.
• Report all violations of environmental permits, rules, and regulations to company management personnel and, when required by operational permits, to duly authorized regulatory agencies.
• Inform employees of corporate compliance hotlines and ensure they understand how to utilize them.
• Stay educated on changes to environmental legislation, trends, and best practices and assess the potential impact these changes will have on company operations.
• Advise frontline managers on use of any environmental compliance or reporting tools which are available for them.
• Develop and implement environmental compliance plans for programs such as air quality, storm water discharges, oil spill prevention or control, recycling, managing hazardous materials, employee education, and so on.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Any requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/ or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• Bachelor’s degree in an Environmental Discipline or comparable degree preferred or other related discipline and/or equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• 2 years of experience in the environmental field or similar position and/or equivalent combination of knowledge, skills and abilities.

• Must be 18 years in age or older.
• Must pass drug screen and criminal background check.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Regular and consistent attendance is required and must be willing to work evenings and weekends when necessary.
• Strict adherence to safety requirements and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Willingness to work independently or within a team environment and assist with other duties as required.
• Individuals are required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) in designated operations and production areas as stated by OSHA and/or MSHA. Protective equipment that may be required, but not limited to, for this position is:
  Safety Glasses, Safety (hard toe) Shoes, and Safety Vests.
• Compliance with all OSHA and/or MSHA regulations.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software (Word, Excel, Outlook). Willingness and ability to learn additional computer software and computer programs.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical ability and process improvement knowledge.
• Ability to read and…