Environmental Specialist I

Job Description

At Alliant Energy, our purpose is to serve customers and build stronger communities. We are passionate about powering beyond the market challenges of today, while powering what's next in energy. When our employees say "I am energy", it means they take pride in the work we do when disaster strikes, as well as all the days in between. We want you to be safe, happy and healthy. That's why we prioritize safety, offer volunteer opportunities and provide competitive pay, comprehensive health and retirement benefits, tuition reimbursement and paid time off.

Launch your environmental career with Alliant Energy as an Environmental Specialist I, where you'll play a hands-on role ensuring regulatory compliance and driving environmental performance at a generation facility. This opportunity offers exposure to key programs such as landfill inspections, waste management, air and water permitting (Title V, NPDES), and RCRA compliance. This opportunity is ideal for early-career professionals with environmental or engineering backgrounds. Relocation assistance is available to support your move into this opportunity.

Job Summary

Generation Environmental Specialist I provides coordination of environmental programs and training activities to meet business goals and regulatory compliance. Provides support in the communication of environmental initiatives and risk impacts. Reviews environmental metrics, providing performance information for the development of additional environmental plans. Administers facility documentation processes, assists in compliance program development, and assesses compliance with environmental regulations.

What you will do

• Supports environmental programs for the assigned facility to meet applicable corporate policies, business goals, and regulatory compliance. Supports the communication of environmental initiatives and risk impacts to facility personnel through audio, audiovisual, printed material, and other communication media.
• Coordinates, provides, and/or conducts environmental training and education. Organizes the selection of environmental information to assist various audiences in accepting, understanding, and applying knowledge to their respective activities, duties, and responsibilities. The audiences may include employees, supervisors, managers, technical staff, and contractors.
• Provides technical support for environmental management system program modifications and the implementation of improvements to the system. Recommends improvements in plant activities including the integration of new environmental management programs to enhance performance.
• Works with local authorities to review and assess emergency response procedures and capabilities.
• Coordinates with facility Safety Specialists and other facility Environmental Specialists to proactively address environmental issues and concerns.
• Works in conjunction with internal customers to analyze improvements to environmental work flow, policies, and procedures.
• Tracks, analyzes, and interprets environmental performance measures. Provides periodic updates and reports to facility management and implements performance plans utilizing data gathered.
• Supports the facility environmental filing system and all relevant records to keep the facility in compliance with permitting, monitoring, and record keeping requirements of environmental rules and regulations.
• Responsible for completing, submitting, and filing Clean Air Act Title V operating permits and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits, and coordinating compliance with the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
• Assesses facility compliance with environmental rules and regulations, and ensures existing policies, practices, procedures, and quality assurance/quality control plans are being followed. Conducts onsite investigations and provides analysis on outcome of investigations. Participates in various environmental inspections and compliance audits. Investigates environmental incidents and assists facility management in implementation of improvement plans.
• Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energy's Values and helps deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Emphasis in civil, environmental or chemical engineering, environmental studies or physical or natural sciences, or related areas.

Preferred Experience

• Previous technical and/or professional experience.
• An internship or co-op engineering, science, compliance planning work or environmental resource management with an electric utility, consulting firm or government agency.

Other Requirements

• Must possess a valid driver's license.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated effective analytical skills and ability to perform basic analysis on performance measures.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs (e.g., e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, database, and project management) preferred.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Key Skills

• Auditing
• Change Management
• Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Risk Management
• Health, Safety, and Environmental Management
• Incident Management
• Internal Controls
• Regulatory Compliance
• Stakeholder Management

Our people are passionate about what they do, the product they sell, and the customers they serve. If you're looking for an opportunity to be a part of a work family that values collaboration, innovation and dedication, we're the right company for you.

Alliant Energy offers a comprehensive total rewards package including competitive compensation and benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

Pay Range:

$60,000-$70,000This position is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.

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Alliant Energy and its subsidiaries are committed to creating a culture of belonging and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law.

All candidates selected for employment with Alliant Energy will be required to successfully complete a background check, and a drug screen where applicable.

Disclaimer:

The above information on this description has been crafted to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not crafted to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Applicants in need of a reasonable accommodation for any part of the hiring process, please email [email protected].