Environmental Regulatory Advisor

Ergon Inc. seeks a full-time Environmental Regulatory Advisor to join our Operational Excellence Department.

The Environmental Regulatory Advisor serves as Ergons subject-matter expert on environmental laws regulations and permitting requirements across all business units. This role ensures company-wide compliance with federal state and local environmental regulations while providing strategic guidance to leadership on regulatory risk enforcement trends and operational impacts.

In addition this position oversees environmental remediation activities at legacy and active sites coordinating technical legal and regulatory efforts to manage risk control costs and drive timely site closure or regulatory sign-off.

Educations and Qualifications:

• A bachelors degree in Environmental Engineering Environmental Science Chemistry Geology or a related field is required.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• 10 years of experience in environmental management or compliance within an industrial manufacturing or energy-related environment.
• Working knowledge of environmental regulations related to air water waste and spill prevention.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies and managing inspections.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Environmental Regulatory Compliance

• Monitor interpret and advise on environmental regulations (e.g. Clean Air Act Clean Water Act RCRA CERCLA state equivalents) affecting Ergon operations.
• Provide regulatory guidance to business units on permitting reporting audits inspections and enforcement actions.
• Serve as a liaison with environmental regulatory agencies at the federal state and local levels on large scale environmental incidents
• Support internal environmental audits and compliance assessments; track and drive corrective actions.
• Advise leadership on emerging regulatory trends and potential business impacts.
• Promote environmental awareness and accountability across the organization

Remediation Oversight

• Oversee environmental remediation projects at legacy inactive and active sites including soil groundwater surface water and waste-related issues.
• Coordinate with consultants contractors legal counsel and regulators to develop and execute remediation strategies.
• Review and approve remediation plans risk assessments consent orders and closure documentation.
• Manage remediation timelines budgets and reporting obligations.
• Support site acquisition and divestiture activities through environmental due diligence and remediation planning.

Risk Management & Strategic Support

• Evaluate environmental liabilities and risks associated with operations acquisitions and legacy assets.
• Support environmental aspects of mergers acquisitions and property transactions.
• Assist with the development of company policies standards and training related to environmental compliance and remediation.
• Prepare briefings and recommendations for senior leadership on complex regulatory or remediation matters.

Key Competencies:

• Regulatory knowledge and compliance focus
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Ability to influence people and drive change
• Attention to detail with a continuous improvement mindset

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 growth and company growth go hand in hand. We build our legacy together to ensure future success through purposeful growth. The company has always reinvested tremendously in the business not just for the sake of growing but in a careful and strategic way.
• Respectful Relationships: And together we foster a culture of respect acceptance and diversity of ideas and of people. Our differences make us stronger. And were united by our shared values always forging respectful relationships.

Come and join the Ergon team!

We are an EEO/AAP employer.

Job Role: Environmental Regulatory Advisor

Location: Flowood MS

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority