Environmental Specialist

Groot / Waste Connections is currently looking for an Environmental Specialist candidate to join our landfill team in Rockford, IL. This can be a full-time position or an internship.

Responsibilities include:

• Review and understand all permits governing the landfill and work with Region Engineer and Landfill Managers to ensure compliance.

• Review and approve industrial and special waste profiles against applicable rules and regulations to protect the landfill and facility personnel.

• Maintain relationships with landfill employees as well as consultants, vendors, customers generating industrial waste.

• Be primary point of contact with the waste screening protection program.

• Support the outside sales team with customer service.

• Review all monitoring reports and environmental plans (eg SPCC, SWPPP, GHG, Groundwater & Title V).

• Assist in landfill environmental reviews/audits.

• Other duties as assigned

The ideal candidate will have:

• Ability to follow established procedures with minimal amount of direct supervision.

• Understanding of landfill gas systems and/or well field technology.

• Ability to interpret documents such as safety rules, contracts, federal, state and local regulations, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

• Ability to prepare reports at the state or local levels.

• Ability to define problems, collect data, interpret data and draw valid conclusions.

• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Environmental Sciences, or related field.

• CHMM, CHMP or CHP certifications preferred.

• Some direct work experience in two or more of the following areas:

  • waste/materials characterization

  • environmental site assessments and remediation

  • environmental audits

Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.