Environmental & Sustainability Manager

Company Description

Coated Products North America (CPNA) is a leading manufacturer of steel construction products including residential metal roofing, architectural metal siding, and structural steel deck. We serve the construction industry through the trusted brands of Steelscape, AEP Span, ASC Steel Deck, and ASC Building Products. We employ more than 600 and are united in our focus on building beauty and strength in our communities through committed customer partnerships, innovative products, and responsive support.

Coated Products North America is part of the BlueScope family of businesses. BlueScope is a global steel company that manufactures and supplies some of the most essential and enduring structures in the world. With a history of over 100 years, BlueScope operates in 15 countries, employs over 16,500, and focuses on building a sustainable future with resilient and innovative solutions. 

Learn more at bluescope.com.

Job Description

This position leads CPNA’s Environmental, Sustainability, and Greenhouse Gasses (GHG) programs to ensure compliance and progress towards applicable regulations/standards/initiatives/goals. The Environmental & Sustainability Manager role encompasses leading CPNA’s ESG initiatives; around customer education, government carbon legislation awareness and education, and sustainability programs, coordinating efforts to support the global BlueScope sustainability practices and initiatives. This position also supports the VP HSE through continual improvement of sites environmental programs, policies, and procedures around land, air, water, waste, noise, and energy.

The Environmental & Sustainability Manager is responsible for the coordination of Environmental planning, training, data management, and recordkeeping. The role is also responsible for accurate and timely reporting of environmental performance to regulatory, internal, and other required stakeholders as well as for supporting CPNA’s decarbonization roadmap to the 2030 target, in concert with Manufacturing and Engineering, supporting CPNA’s increased focus on ESG, sustainability, and GHG reduction. This role supports these initiatives across all 8 CPNA locations in AK, CA, OR, and WA and the incumbent will be required to travel up to 25% of the time. 

Primary duties & responsibilities:- 

• Procure and maintain all environmental permits and authorizations required for facility operations. Coordinate environment compliance activities within manufacturing team to reduce environmental impact and liabilities.
• Manage external Environmental compliance reporting. Maintain all Environmental internal and regulatory reporting responsibilities, including data collection and submittal of timely and accurate reports.
• Facilitate roll-out of Waste reduction programs at CPNA. Identify internal Land, Air, Water, Waste, Noise, and Energy programs and implement them in concert with Manufacturing. Assist operations management with sustainability and waste reduction strategies.
• Facilitate CPNA’s roadmap to GHG reduction through advising, sponsoring, and coordinating the CPNA GHG Reduction roadmap to meet GHJG reduction targets.
• Conduct Environmental Incident Investigation / Reporting / Learning and corrective action implementation.
• Develop, implement and maintain effective employee Environmental training programs.
• Conduct Environmental Risk Control Auditing (Monitoring Against Standards / Expectations).

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science or equivalent.
• 10 years of experience as an Environmental professional, preferably in heavy industrial environment.
• Demonstrated experience in building effective Environmental program(s).
• Experience in preparing and delivering senior level presentations.
• Experience working across multi-site; preferably Multi-State operations.

Preferred:

• 2 years of managerial/supervisory experience of Environmental Specialists or consultants.
• CHMM, CSP, and CIH certifications.
• CPR and First Aid certifications.
• 24 Hour HAZWOPER certification.
• Preferred operating in AK, CA, OR, and/or WA.
• Experience in global organizations.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Ability to maximize utilization of software applications to drive Environmental improvement
• Ability to mine accumulated data for trends and adjust Environmental strategy accordingly
• Coaching and developing others
• Dealing with ambiguity
• Effectively leading and developing engaged teams
• Follow 14 BlueScope Standards, Codes of Practice and HSE SOP’s
• Influencing skills
• Negotiating skills
• Organization and time management
• Organizational agility
• PC competent (including Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Strong leadership, analytical and diplomacy skills
• Subject matter expert in OSHA / EPA compliance and technical standards and how to research them
• Understanding of leading and lagging indicators
• Stay abreast of state requirements

Additional Information

Additional information

Pay Range: $117,486- $176,229 annually.

Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, as well as a deferred compensation plan.

The preceding job responsibilities and tasks were designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates in this job. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job duties and responsibilities required of associates assigned to this job. Associates may be required to perform other duties as assigned. Additional job competencies, individual goals, and performance measurements are set at the department level.

The benefits are just as rewarding as the work at BlueScope. To support our goal, we offer a total compensation plan and an outstanding benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement. 

EEO Employer/M/F/Disabled/Protected Veteran

BlueScope is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status, as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.