Environmental Compliance Specialist @ VOL

Position Title: Environmental Compliance Specialist

Location: HOUSTON, TX

FLSA Class: EXEMPT

Responsible to: Sr Director Environmental

Position Summary

VoltaGrid is seeking an Environmental Compliance Specialist for its Propell manufacturing facility in Granbury, Texas. This environmental generalist supports equipment manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, painting, blasting, maintenance, and refurbishment. Responsibilities include waste tracking, spill prevention, stormwater management, inspections, air compliance, and regulatory recordkeeping.

The specialist works on site with production and shop supervisors, Maintenance, Engineering, and the Environmental team to implement environmental procedures. Duties include field inspections, training, data tracking, corrective actions, and environmental review of production changes and facility growth.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Fabrication Assembly and Equipment Support
• Support environmental controls and records for welding, cutting, grinding, parts cleaning, and associated dust, scrap, and waste streams where these activities occur.
• Coordinate proper handling and storage of lubricants, hydraulic fluids, coolants, batteries, and assembly chemicals, including fluid filling, draining, and preparation of equipment for shipment.
• Work with service personnel to identify and manage residual fluids and materials in returned equipment before refurbishment, repair, storage, or disposal.

Waste Management and Tracking

• Track hazardous and nonhazardous industrial waste, used oil, universal waste, and recyclable materials from generation through shipment and final disposition; maintain waste inventories and evaluate changes in generator status.
• Coordinate characterization, sampling, waste profiles, and classification of paint waste, solvents, spent blast media, used filters, drained oils and coolants, oily absorbents, batteries, and other manufacturing or service waste streams.
• Inspect waste accumulation areas for proper labeling, container condition, segregation, storage practices, accumulation dates, and applicable storage limits; resolve deficiencies with responsible personnel.
• Coordinate approved waste vendors and pickups; maintain manifests, shipping records, disposal documentation, and applicable registrations and reports. Support recycling of metal scrap and other recoverable materials.

Paint Booths and Abrasive Blasting

• Track coatings, solvents, and blast media used on equipment, chassis, enclosures, and components; maintain safety data sheets and product data for emissions calculations and compliance records.
• Maintain volatile organic compound, hazardous air pollutant, and particulate emissions calculations, operating records, and rolling totals as required by applicable air authorizations.
• Inspect paint booths, blasting enclosures, filters, dust collectors, and exhaust systems; coordinate maintenance and document filter changes, inspections, operating conditions, and corrective actions.
• Work with operators to maintain compliant surface preparation, coating, parts cleaning, material storage, overspray control, dust containment, and spent media handling practices.

Engine and Generator Testing

• Where engines or generator packages are operated or load-tested on site, track equipment identification, test hours, fuel use, emissions, and records required by applicable air authorizations.
• Coordinate environmental review of proposed testing with Engineering and the Environmental team before testing begins or changes; communicate applicable operating limits to test personnel.
• Spill Prevention and Oil Management
• Maintain and implement Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans with the Environmental team; coordinate technical reviews and updates when oil storage or facility operations change.
• Maintain oil storage and oil-filled equipment inventories, including lubricating and hydraulic oils used in assembly and service; inspect tanks, drums, fluid transfer areas, containment, and spill supplies, and track findings to closure.
• Support spill prevention training, release response, cleanup, incident documentation, and evaluation of reporting obligations; promptly escalate releases and coordinate notifications with Environmental leadership.

Stormwater and Water Management

• Maintain and implement the facility Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3/SWPPP), including site maps, drainage information, pollutant source inventories, and best management practices.
• Conduct required stormwater inspections and visual assessments; coordinate sampling and laboratory services, review results, maintain records, and support applicable reporting.
• Protect drains and outfalls; control rainfall exposure and runoff from outdoor equipment, parts, scrap, loading, and waste areas. Coordinate housekeeping and corrective actions with Operations.
• Support management of equipment wash water, parts cleaning liquids, process wastewater, and other discharges; coordinate disposal or discharge reviews before new activities begin.
• Compliance Reporting and Facility Changes
• Maintain a compliance calendar for permits, inspections, monitoring, training, renewals, and reports; track completion and promptly elevate overdue items or potential noncompliance.
• Review new production lines, paint booths, blasting equipment, test activities, storage areas, and changes in chemicals or production rates with Engineering and Operations. Coordinate required environmental authorizations and plan updates before implementation.
• Maintain chemical inventories and support applicable Tier II, emissions inventory, waste, and other environmental reporting; reconcile purchasing, production, service, and shipment records.
• Conduct facility walkthroughs and internal audits; document findings, assign corrective actions with responsible supervisors, and verify completion.
• Train employees on waste handling, paint booth and blasting requirements, fluid handling, spill prevention, and stormwater controls; maintain training records and accessible work instructions.
• Support agency inspections and information requests, coordinate environmental consultants and contractors, and maintain organized records in company compliance systems, spreadsheets, and facility files.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, environmental management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and practical experience.
• At least five years of environmental compliance experience in manufacturing, fabrication, equipment assembly, maintenance, or another industrial setting.
• Working knowledge of waste management, SPCC, and industrial stormwater programs, basic air compliance including applicable Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requirements.
• Experience conducting inspections, maintaining compliance records, tracking material usage or waste quantities, and coordinating corrective actions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and electronic recordkeeping; ability to review data, perform routine calculations, and manage recurring deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work independently while building effective relationships with shop personnel, supervisors, and technical staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with paint booths, abrasive blasting, dust collection, parts cleaning, and waste or fluid management during equipment assembly, service, or refurbishment.
• Experience preparing waste profiles and manifests, maintaining SPCC plans and SWP3s, reviewing air permit conditions, and supporting Texas environmental reporting.
• Experience with environmental compliance software, TCEQ electronic reporting systems, contractor coordination, and employee training; experience supporting environmental compliance for engine or generator testing is a plus.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

VoltaGrid is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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