Principal Environmental Specialist
Careers that Change Lives
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In this exciting role your primary objective will be to develop and implement environmental programs and systems required to comply with federal, state, and local environmental regulations, company policies, strategies, initiatives and goals.
The Principal Environmental Specialist position is part of the diverse North Haven EHS Team that ensures our employees have a safe work environment, our manufacturing processes and products minimize environment impacts, and compliance with regulatory and company requirements is maintained.
This position reports to the Senior EHS Manager for Medtronic’s North Haven campus. The North Haven campus has approximately 2,800 employees and includes a diverse work force focused on Manufacturing Excellence, Research & Development, Surgical Robotics and Administrative functions.
A Day in the Life
The Principal Environmental Specialist will develop, administer, and implement Medtronic North Haven’s environmental programs in accordance with government and company requirements.
Responsibilities include the following:
- Manage compliance to environmental regulatory programs including wastewater, stormwater, air emissions, oil spill prevention (SPCC), spill prevention and control (SPCP), solvent management (SMP), underground storage tanks, EPCRA reporting, and ozone depleting substances (greenhouse gas and refrigerant management).
- Provide/promote employee awareness on environmental regulatory and company requirements including preparing and presenting training materials, EHS Tips and Alerts.
- Maintain all documentation required by regulatory / company requirements including preparing and submitting regulatory required reports (examples include annual air emissions summary and compliance certification, EPCRA 312 and 313, quarterly and semi-annual ethylene oxide sterilization CEMs reporting, stack tests, DMRs and SMRs) and completing/overseeing the necessary inspections and/or sampling.
- Evaluate new construction projects, new processes, and process changes to determine the regulatory impact including the need for permit changes. Communicate and develop the process for implementing applicable regulations / company requirements.
- Work with a cross-functional teams to eliminate and/or identify substitutions for chemicals that contain Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS).
- Co-lead the implementation of the site’s EHS Management System.
- Review and analyze proposed and promulgated regulations; determine and effectively communicate impact to site leadership. Work with site management to ensure compliance to requirements, resolve compliance issues and set strategy.
- Work with cross functional team to investigate environmental incidents and ensure root cause is identified and corrective / preventative actions are implemented.
- Monitor pollution prevention activities, supports efforts to reduce environmental impact from waste generation, energy usage and water usage. Prepare and submit company required reporting including the usage of chemicals with global warming potential.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
- Bachelors degree required
- Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience
Nice to Have
- Masters degree in Environmental Engineering or similar subject matter
- Experience with Wastewater, Stormwater and Air Permitting, including sampling
- Experience reviewing and interpreting regulations
- Experience complying with a NESHAP
- Experience preparing and submitting environmental regulatory reports (examples include EPCRA reporting, Annual Air Emissions Summary, DMRs, SMRs)
- Experience working with Governmental Agencies
- Experience complying with regulatory requirements for Ethylene Oxide Sterilization
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. Learn more about our benefits here.
The provided base salary range is used nationally in the United States (except in Puerto Rico and certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.
Physical Job Requirements
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)
