Principal Environmental Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector is currently seeking an experienced Environmental Engineer to support our growing business in our Elk River, MN location.

Armament Systems specializes in the development and production of Ammunition, Guns and Precision Guidance Ordinance.  Our Elk River location consists of a serene 3,200 acre facility with over 30 active buildings, supporting development, manufacturing and testing for Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems Division and demilitarization.  This role supports 1st shift operations on a 4/10 schedule.

Position Description:

• The environmental engineer’s primary responsibility is to lead compliance efforts at a complex site, ensure environmental risks are well controlled and sustainability projects are developed and implemented to decrease the sites impacts.  Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
• Monitor, review and analyze regulations issued by the county, MN Pollution Control Agency and Federal EPA to determine potential impacts to operations and establish solutions to maintain compliance
• Prepare environmental emissions calculations, reporting, permitting, sampling and monitoring necessary to maintain compliance and internal company tracking is kept up to date.      
• Collaborate across functional departments and personnel onsite to develop and implement effective environmental controls to prevent releasees, drive improvements or adapt to site changes.
• Perform onsite inspections to monitor compliance and best practices are followed, escalating compliance issues and trends and continually improving controls. 
• Conduct studies and determine impacts and permitting requirements needed for site expansion projects, alterations to existing facilities, maintenance activities, process changes, etc.  
• Perform environmental field sampling and interpretation of lab analysis reports
• Manage all aspects of hazardous waste generation, accumulation, labeling, storage, tracking, characterization and profiling of new and dynamic waste streams. 
• Manage complex aspects of the site’s RCRA TSD permit including submittals. 
• Monitor sites impacts to air, water, waste and leveraging best practices and new technologies to drive reduction projects to achieve Sustainability goals and targets are met to the site.   
• Develop Process to monitor site changes to facilities, processes and purchases to ensure environmental considerations are addressed during project scoping, development & implementation. 
• Build trust and develop collaborative relationships with county, state and federal regulators needed to facilitate open communication and address compliance concerns to limit escalation.  
• Develop and support the sites Environmental Management System maintain written programs to ensure the site adheres to ISO 14001 principles.
• Facilitate a positive safety culture in a heavily regulated and inherently hazardous industry.
• Support sites emergency planning efforts related to hazardous materials, chemicals and emissions.  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental, Safety, Engineering or related STEM discipline.
• 5 years of related technical experience as it relates to Environmental, Health, and Safety Engineering experience, or master’s degree plus 3 yrs of relevant experience
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Regulatory understanding and experience navigating; Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Hazardous Waste/RCRA, EPCRA, TRI, Stormwater, drinking water and other emerging regulations.
• Environmental Permitting Expertise: Experience managing Air, Wastewater, and Hazardous Waste permits, SPCC Plans and Stormwater Permits.  
• Reporting: Proven background in preparing and submitting annual compliance reports. Experience using Microsoft Office applications; Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Strong Excel Skills, using spreadsheets to calculate and convert environmental emissions and reporting needs.  
• Risk Management: Demonstrated ability to monitor metrics and conduct technical risk analyses.
• Project Management: Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Operations, Facilities) and external partners on complex, technical projects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required for interfacing across departments and staff onsite, in addition to government regulators and internal stakeholders. This includes training.
• Complete thorough and accurate environmental incident investigations and associated regulatory reporting, with follow up on any corrective actions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with explosives or other hazardous materials.
• Experience with Hazardous Waste Treatment Storage & Disposal Permits
• Experience with implementing an ISO 14001 Compliant Environmental Management System
• Demonstrated ability to independently prioritize, plan and execute in a rapidly changing, fast-paced environment while maintaining high quality results
• Ability to work both independently and within a team, multi-task  and have strong facilitation skills
• Experience with managing environmental compliance within a manufacturing and or development site.
• Hazardous Waste Operations Certification
• DOT Hazardous Materials Certification
• Experience Navigating REACH or other European regulations 

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,900.00 - $148,300.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.