Regional Environmental Manager

Regional Environmental Manager (Rochester NY)

Arxada is a global leader in innovative solutions that protect our world. Our groundbreaking technologies in-depth regulatory know-how manufacturing and process development help our customers to safeguard nutrition health and infrastructure efficiently through chemistry and biotechnology that enhance sustainability. We offer a broad portfolio of ingredients and services for multiple end-markets that include Human Health & Nutrition Home & Personal Care Professional Hygiene Paints & Coatings and Wood Protection.

With customers in more than 100 countries the company achieved sales of CHF 2 billion in 2024. Headquartered in Basel (Switzerland) Arxada employs 3200 associates across 24 production sites and 14 R&D centers all committed to our customers success.

Care about the environment and ready for an exciting career in 2026

The Regional Environmental Manager is a senior environmental leadership role responsible for ensuring full regulatory compliance and driving continuous environmental performance improvement across multiple manufacturing sites.

This position requires deep technical expertise in environmental regulations wastewater treatment systems and air permitting along with proven experience managing complex environmental programs in regulated industrial environments. The successful candidate will serve as the environmental authority for the region working closely with plant leadership regulators and corporate stakeholders to protect human health the environment and the companys operational integrity.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide technical leadership and oversight for environmental compliance programs across multiple facilities.
• Serve as the regional subject matter expert (SME) for environmental regulations affecting chemical and manufacturing operations.
• Mentor and support site environmental coordinators plant supervisors and operations teams to ensure consistent regulatory compliance.
• Act as the primary liaison with EPA state (e.g. DEC) and local agencies including inspections audits permitting and enforcement resolution.
• Oversee industrial wastewater treatment systems ensuring compliance with NPDES/SPDES pretreatment and local sewer requirements and drive water efficiency and pollutant reduction initiatives.
• Manage air permitting and compliance programs.
• Develop and maintain hazardous and non-hazardous waste management programs in compliance with RCRA and state requirements.
• Support environmental emergency planning and spill prevention programs including SPCC and response training.
• Oversee groundwater remediation systems environmental sampling data management and regulatory reporting.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors degree (required) in Environmental Science Environmental Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemistry or a closely related field.
• Minimum 57 years of progressive environmental compliance experience in the chemical manufacturing or industrial sector.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with wastewater treatment systems and permitting is required.
• Direct experience managing air permitting and air compliance programs is required.
• Strong working knowledge of federal and state environmental regulations including EPA and state agencies (e.g. DEC).
• Proven ability to manage multi-site environmental programs with varying regulatory requirements.
• Experience with ISO 14001 Responsible Care or similar environmental management systems.
• Strong technical expertise in environmental regulations wastewater treatment and air compliance
• Ability to lead without direct authority and influence site leadership
• Excellent communication organizational and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable interfacing with regulatory agencies and managing inspections
• Ability to travel regionally up to 30%

The expected salary range for this role is $116000 - $136000 USD annually but specific employee compensation may vary depending on factors including experience education training licensure certification location and other job-related non-discriminatory factors permitted by law.

This role is also eligible to earn a short-term incentive bonus and the following benefits: 401(k) plan medical dental vision life and disability insurance paid time off paid holidays and paid sick leave.

This role is also eligible to earn a bonus and benefits as defined in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Arxada has world class offering in two distinct areas:

Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats posed by microorganisms to people and planet through five distinct business lines including Professional Hygiene Home & Personal Care Wood Protection Paints & Coatings and Material Protection.

Nutrition Care & Environmental (NCE) meanwhile provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics aerospace and other markets as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients chemicals and performance intermediates and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.

Arxada 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 qualified individual with disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.