Environmental Director

Ergon Flowood MS currently has an opening for an Environmental Director. Ergon is a family-owned oil and gas company based in the Jackson MS area with facilities across the US. We are a great company with great pay and great benefits. Ergon Inc. is a relationship-driven company that values each employees willingness to learn and contribute to the team. We are family owned with locations throughout the world but we pride ourselves on maintaining a small company feel. The Environmental Director will provide enterprise-wide leadership and technical direction for environmental engineering programs across Ergons operating companies. This role ensures regulatory compliance drives environmental excellence and supports sustainable growth by integrating environmental engineering best practices into capital projects operations and long-term strategy. The Director serves as the technical authority on environmental engineering matters partnering closely with operations legal capital projects and Sr. leadership to manage risk and advance Ergons stewardship objectives.

Environmental Director Job Duties:

Key Competencies

• Strategic and systems-level thinking
• Strong technical judgment and problem-solving
• Effective communication with technical and executive audiences
• Results-driven with a continuous improvement mindset

Environmental Engineering Leadership

• Lead and standardize environmental engineering practices across all Ergon business units and facilities.
• Provide technical oversight for environmental aspects of capital projects expansions and process changes.
• Establish engineering standards design guidelines and best practices related to environmental controls and systems.
• Lead mentor and develop environmental engineering staff and dotted-line resources across the organization.
• Partner with Operations Maintenance Capital Projects EHS and Supply Chain teams to integrate environmental considerations into decision-making.

Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with federal state and local environmental regulations (e.g. air permits water discharge permits waste management remediation).
• Proactively identify environmental risks and develop engineering-based mitigation strategies.
• Support regulatory agency interactions inspections audits and enforcement actions as needed.

Strategic Planning

• Evaluate emerging technologies and engineering solutions to reduce emissions waste water usage and environmental footprint.

Education and Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Environmental Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering or a related engineering or science discipline
• 10 years of progressive experience in environmental engineering within industrial manufacturing energy refining chemical or related sectors
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. environmental regulations
• Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale operations/projects

Why Ergon Inc.

At Ergon we are a relationship-driven family-owned company that values each employees growth and contributions. Headquartered in Flowood Mississippi we take pride in maintaining a close-knit small-company atmosphere while offering exceptional career opportunities. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) matching & profit sharing
• Health Dental Vision and Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Plans
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Paid holidays vacation and sick leave
• Tuition assistance

At Ergon Inc. we live by our core values:

• Empowered Service: Together were committed to delivering unparalleled service. We do whats right provide solutions and foster stronger relationships with our teams and customers. Employee safety is our top priority and the first consideration in all aspects of our service. Thats empowered service.
• Selfless Leadership: We lead with compassion and put those around us before ourselves. We dont say were experts; we demonstrate it through technical expertise category innovation and care for what we do. We call this selfless leadership.
• Purposeful Growth: We believe employee and company growth go hand in hand. We build our legacy together to ensure future success through purposeful growth. The company has continually reinvested tremendously back into the business not just growing for the sake of growing but growing carefully and strategically.
• Respectful Relationships: Together we foster a culture of respect acceptance and diversity of ideas and people. Our differences make us stronger. Were united by our shared values constantly forging respectful relationships.

Come and join the Ergon team!

We are an EEO/AAP employer.

Job Role: Environmental Director

Location: Flowood MS

Employment offer contingent upon pre-employment drug test background check and MVR.

Required Experience:

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