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Job Summary:

Langan is seeking an

Environmental Permitting and Compliance Engineer, Scientist, or Project Manager with an Industrial Wastewaterfocus to join its collaborative team in

New Haven, CT,

Boston, MA, Parsippany, NJ or Princeton, NJ. This individual will serve a key function in managing industrial wastewater permitting and compliance projects as well as supporting multi-media efforts related to

wastewater issues, including stormwater, regulated waste management, spill prevention and contingency planning, and EPCRA reporting. In this role, you will have the opportunity to guide and review the work of staff, communicate with clients and their legal teams, and interface with regulators.

This role will be focused on the permitting and regulatory aspects of wastewater, however, a deep understanding of industrial processes, specifically manufacturing facilities is preferred. This individual will interface internally with multidisciplinary teams (both internal and external) to solve complex client issues, and will be a liaison between the compliance and system design teams to provide a seamless client experience.

Job Responsibilities:

• Prepare permit applications (new, renewals, and modifications) for industrial wastewater discharges, both direct and indirect discharges;
• Support client non-compliances including interfacing with regulators, citizens groups, attorneys, and client representatives at all levels;
• Lead teams in investigating the causes of non-compliances with permit terms/effluent limitations as well as treatment system issues, develop thorough investigation plans and reports, and develop and implement corrective actions;
• Understand and consider multimedia impacts to wastewater issues (e.g. identifying other regulatory applicability such as spill planning, air permitting, or waste implications/exclusions), and engage other subject matter experts as necessary to provide holistic compliance solutions to our clients;
• Perform audits focused on industrial wastewater and stormwater issues, including permitting and reporting, and system components and overall operations;
• Develop operation and maintenance plans and provide site-specific operator training;
• Develop and implement sampling plans and programs for compliance investigations and system studies; Closely interface with internal and external wastewater treatment experts and design teams to facilitate system upgrades, troubleshooting, treatability studies, bench-scale and pilot studies, and other related engineering tasks;
• Review draft permits, support strategy for compliance with new permit terms or limitations with the client team, and prepare comments to the issuing agency;
• Understand and advise on permit limitation calculations and how site-specific para eters or conditions can influence calculations;
• Review industrial processes for specific regulatory applicability, requiring a deep understating of manufacturing operations and other industrial processes;
• Provide direct oversight and management of junior staff for specific project assignments, and overall training and mentoring of junior staff on the team;
• Lead and/or assist in the preparation of proposals including development of scope and costs; Manage project budgets and assist in invoicing as project or task manager;
• Interacts with and builds relationships with clients, contractors/subcontractors, and internal practice leaders.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to customer service and responsiveness to client needs;
• Manage and deliver on multiple projects and tasks within specific budgets, schedules, and deadlines; Prepare technical documents including reports, plans/programs, permit applications, and other written deliverables;
• Travel to client sites as needed to support project and client needs; and Perform other duties as requested.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Environmental or Chemical Engineering or closely related field. Masters degree preferred;

8+ years of experience working in the environmental compliance field, with a minimum of 5 years focused on wastewater projects;

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