Description
Position Summary
The VP Environmental Compliance role exists to lead the strategy, development, execution, and management of programs, policies, and procedures with the goal to achieve 100% compliance with applicable existing and upcoming environmental laws and regulations for all Penske Transportation Solutions operations.
The main responsibilities of this position will be to build and continually develop a team of environmental professionals to develop and execute environmental compliance programs, policies, procedures and processes; build repeatable, reliable and scalable policies, programs, procedures and processes ensuring QA/QC and continuous improvement and integrating with business processes; developing strong and collaborative relationships with leadership at the internal and external departments level, and with providers/partners/vendors and regulators; select and implement an enterprise environmental information management system to manage the policies, programs, procedures and processes ensuring visibility and accountability with the goal of achieving 100% compliance and embedding environmental compliance into the culture of the organization.
Optimally qualified candidates for this role will have 15 years in environmental experience for a large, multi-site organization; at least 7 number of years of demonstrated experience leading teams. Extensive experience and complete grasp of air, water, waste, and storage tank laws and regulations with a proven track record of embedding compliance requirements into scalable programs is also required. This position will be based out of our corporate offices in Reading, PA.
Responsibilities:
• Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute the strategic vision for the environmental function, aligning with the company's goals and objectives. This will result in repeatable, reliable, documented and scalable policies, programs, procedures and processes ensuring QA/QC, continuous improvement, and accountability, with the goal of achieving 100% compliance.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Develop strong and collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders, external partners, vendors, providers, and regulators. The expected result will be environmental compliance programs embedded in our business processes and influencing of existing and upcoming environmental laws and regulations. Collaboration across organizational sustainability teams.
• Team Management: Build and lead a team with the requisite knowledge, experience, and skills and be accountable for environmental compliance.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal environmental regulations. Stay updated on regulatory changes and implement necessary adjustments.
• Risk Management: Lead the selection, implementation and continual improvement of an environmental information management system to manage the policies, programs, procedures and processes with connections to other PTS systems as needed. Identify and mitigate environmental risks associated with the company's operations. This will result in visibility and accountability through metrics and QA/QC processes and contribute to the goal of achieving 100% compliance.
• Reporting: Prepare and present regular reports on the company's environmental performance to the executive team and board of directors.
• Other projects as assigned
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree or other degree programs associated with environmental areas (e.g. Environmental Science, Civil or Petroleum Engineering, EHS, etc…) required. Experience in the environmental field can be substituted for a preferred degree program.
• Certifications in the following areas are preferred: Professional Engineer; Certified Environmental Professional; Certified Hazardous Materials Manager; Registered Environmental Manager.
• 15 of years of experience with environmental program management and improvement specifically around storage tanks, regulated and hazardous waste, air, and water regulations and management required.
• At least 5 years of specific experience with underground storage tank management and compliance, implementation of environmental information management systems; development and continual improvement of environmental compliance programs preferred.
• At least 7 years of progressive team leadership, optimally including a workforce across multiple sites and/or geographies.
• Must have advanced knowledge of environmental compliance related laws and regulations, environmental program management, and how to apply and embed compliance requirements into business processes.
• Must be able to navigate complex environmental compliance requirements, educate and influence to build consensus.
• Demonstrated knowledge of how to apply technology to environmental compliance solutions preferred.
• Must be able to develop & execute on environmental based strategies.
• Ability to relate and communicate complex environmental regulatory requirements to the audience as required.
Executive presence & presentation skills required, including company leadership and officers and external responsible authorities
• Ability to motivate and inspire teams required.
• Should have strong Engineering / Analytical / Mathematical skills.
• Must be decisive and motivated. Works with a sense of urgency.
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history), and drug screening are required.
Physical Requirements:
-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
-While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Category: Executive
Job Family: Common
Address: 100 Gundy Drive
Primary Location: US-PA-Reading
Employer: Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.
Req ID: 2413491
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