Environmental Permitting Engineer
CR/082086
Posted: 05/05/2026
- Competitive hourly rate and comprehensive benefits available
- United States, Texas, Deer Park
- Contract
JOB PURPOSE:
This position provides regulatory expertise, coaching and hands-on support to drive environmental compliance. The position delivers regulatory and company environmental training and applies requirements across multiple process units. Educates and partners with plant personnel, community members and regulators to create and implement innovative solutions to achieve extraordinary environmental performance.
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
• Supports the Environmental Engineers by coordinating air permit programs. This includes both new source review (NSR) and Title V programs.
• Supports the Environmental Engineers providing oversight to all site management of change (MOC) activities requiring environmental engagement.
• Coordinates project environmental support by acting as main contact point for department with the Projects organizations.
• Prepares permit applications and assists Environmental Engineers with preparing environmental NSR permits and obtains environmental authorizations for projects (includes both Head Office major projects and local projects) and ensures that authorizations are received in a timely fashion.
• Experience with obtaining or renewing operating permits (i.e. CAA, NPDES, PSD, NSR, Title V) - Accountable for ensuring applications are submitted on time.
• Provides air regulatory support for projects, such as any applicable NSPS, MACT, BACT, or state air regulatory standards. Does so either directly or through the other staff specialists.
• Coordinates regulatory support for project issues in other non-air media such as waste, water, or groundwater. Does so primarily through the other staff specialists.
• Provides an environmental MOC assessment, including the use of SAI360 (MOC) and OpsInfo (Emissions Database) as needed.
• Technical consultant for Texas and federal air NSR permitting plus Title V.
• Stays abreast of new regulatory and local air issues that may impact permitting; participates in regulatory development process to influence outcomes; develops strategies to maximize benefit resulting from these issues.
• Manages preparation of Title V permit revisions.
• Provide Site Awareness Education for air permitting issues
EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION:
▪ Extensive experience in Environmental within a petrochemical manufacturing facility – required
▪ Experience with interfacing with EMIS (Environmental Management Information Systems).
▪ Experience in directly interfacing with state or federal regulatory agencies.
▪ Proficient in air regulations (bonus for RCRA and TPDES regulations)
▪ Degree required: BS in Engineering or Sciences
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
This position provides regulatory expertise, coaching and hands-on support to drive environmental compliance. The position delivers regulatory and company environmental training and applies requirements across multiple process units. Educates and partners with plant personnel, community members and regulators to create and implement innovative solutions to achieve extraordinary environmental performance.
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
• Supports the Environmental Engineers by coordinating air permit programs. This includes both new source review (NSR) and Title V programs.
• Supports the Environmental Engineers providing oversight to all site management of change (MOC) activities requiring environmental engagement.
• Coordinates project environmental support by acting as main contact point for department with the Projects organizations.
• Prepares permit applications and assists Environmental Engineers with preparing environmental NSR permits and obtains environmental authorizations for projects (includes both Head Office major projects and local projects) and ensures that authorizations are received in a timely fashion.
• Experience with obtaining or renewing operating permits (i.e. CAA, NPDES, PSD, NSR, Title V) - Accountable for ensuring applications are submitted on time.
• Provides air regulatory support for projects, such as any applicable NSPS, MACT, BACT, or state air regulatory standards. Does so either directly or through the other staff specialists.
• Coordinates regulatory support for project issues in other non-air media such as waste, water, or groundwater. Does so primarily through the other staff specialists.
• Provides an environmental MOC assessment, including the use of SAI360 (MOC) and OpsInfo (Emissions Database) as needed.
• Technical consultant for Texas and federal air NSR permitting plus Title V.
• Stays abreast of new regulatory and local air issues that may impact permitting; participates in regulatory development process to influence outcomes; develops strategies to maximize benefit resulting from these issues.
• Manages preparation of Title V permit revisions.
• Provide Site Awareness Education for air permitting issues
EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION:
▪ Extensive experience in Environmental within a petrochemical manufacturing facility – required
▪ Experience with interfacing with EMIS (Environmental Management Information Systems).
▪ Experience in directly interfacing with state or federal regulatory agencies.
▪ Proficient in air regulations (bonus for RCRA and TPDES regulations)
▪ Degree required: BS in Engineering or Sciences
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
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