Environmental Manager
📍 Location: Mapleton, IL
🏭 Industry: Manufacturing / Heavy Industrial Operations
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available
✈️ Interview Travel: Reimbursed
💰 Compensation: Competitive Base Salary + Bonus Eligible
Overview
A leading industrial manufacturing organization is seeking an Environmental Manager to provide strategic leadership and oversight of environmental compliance programs at a large-scale manufacturing facility.
This role will be responsible for managing environmental programs, ensuring regulatory compliance, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and partnering with operational leaders to maintain safe, compliant, and sustainable operations.
The successful candidate will serve as the site's environmental subject matter expert while mentoring personnel across all levels of the organization and helping drive environmental performance excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Environmental Compliance & Regulatory Management
Lead environmental compliance programs across the facility.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
Interpret and apply environmental regulations and permit requirements.
Support regulatory inspections, audits, and agency interactions.
Maintain environmental permits and compliance documentation.
Air, Water & Waste Programs
Manage air compliance programs and permit requirements.
Oversee drinking water and wastewater compliance activities.
Ensure proper hazardous waste management and disposal practices.
Monitor environmental performance and identify potential risks.
Develop corrective actions and improvement initiatives.
EHS Leadership
Provide leadership, mentoring, and guidance to hourly, salaried, and management personnel.
Promote a strong environmental and safety culture throughout the facility.
Partner with operations leaders to drive compliance and risk reduction.
Support site-wide EHS objectives and business initiatives.
Auditing & Risk Management
Conduct environmental audits and compliance assessments.
Evaluate program effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.
Monitor environmental performance trends and key metrics.
Recommend and implement corrective and preventative actions.
Training & Development
Ensure environmental training programs meet regulatory requirements.
Support employee awareness and compliance initiatives.
Provide environmental expertise and coaching to facility leadership teams.
Required Qualifications
Education
✔ Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, EHS, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline.
Experience
✔ 5+ years of environmental compliance, environmental engineering, or EHS experience.
✔ Experience managing environmental programs within industrial or manufacturing environments.
✔ Strong knowledge of environmental regulations and compliance requirements.
✔ Previous leadership or management experience.
Highly Preferred Experience
Environmental Compliance
Air Compliance Programs
Air Permit Management
Title V Permitting
Environmental Reporting
Regulatory Agency Interaction
Water Programs
Drinking Water Compliance
Wastewater Treatment
Water Permitting
Environmental Monitoring
Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Waste Regulations
Waste Management Programs
Environmental Risk Assessments
Preferred Industry Backgrounds
Candidates from the following industries are strongly preferred:
Foundry Operations
Oil & Gas
Paper Mills
Heavy Manufacturing
Industrial Processing
Chemical Manufacturing
Metals Processing
Core Competencies
Environmental Health & Safety (EHS)
Environmental Compliance
Regulatory Interpretation
Environmental Auditing
Environmental Program Management
Risk Management
Risk Assessment
Regulatory Risk Mitigation
Compliance Monitoring
Incident Prevention
Leadership
Team Development
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Change Management
Stakeholder Engagement
Continuous Improvement
Problem Solving
Process Improvement
Sustainability Initiatives
Operational Excellence
Screening Questions
Do you hold a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, EHS, Chemistry, or a related technical field?
How many years of environmental compliance or EHS experience do you have?
Do you have direct experience managing air compliance programs and environmental permits?
Have you worked with drinking water and wastewater compliance programs?
Do you have experience managing hazardous waste programs and regulations?
Have you worked within a manufacturing, foundry, oil & gas, paper mill, or similar industrial environment?
Do you have previous leadership or management experience?
Are you comfortable relocating to Mapleton, Illinois?
Have you interacted directly with regulatory agencies and environmental auditors?
What environmental permits and compliance programs have you personally managed?
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will be an experienced environmental leader who combines strong technical compliance expertise with the ability to influence and develop teams.
They will possess:
Deep knowledge of environmental regulations and permitting.
Significant experience with air compliance and air permitting.
Strong understanding of wastewater, drinking water, and hazardous waste programs.
Previous leadership experience within industrial manufacturing environments.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
A proactive approach to risk reduction and continuous improvement.
The ability to work collaboratively across operations, engineering, maintenance, and leadership teams.
Candidate Snapshot
Requirement
Details
Experience
5+ Years Environmental Compliance/EHS
Education
Bachelor's Degree Required
Leadership
Management Experience Required
Compliance Expertise
Air, Water & Waste Programs
Industry
Manufacturing / Industrial Operations
Preferred Industries
Foundry, Oil & Gas, Paper Mill
Location
Mapleton, IL
Travel
Occasional
Relocation
Available
Bonus
Eligible
What Makes Someone Successful in This Role?
Strong environmental compliance and permitting expertise.
Proven success managing environmental programs in industrial settings.
Ability to lead and influence teams across all organizational levels.
Experience navigating complex regulatory environments.
Strong problem-solving and risk management capabilities.
Passion for environmental stewardship and operational excellence.
Ability to balance compliance, sustainability, and business objectives.
Why This Opportunity?
✅ Lead environmental strategy at a large-scale industrial facility.
✅ Significant ownership and visibility within plant leadership.
✅ Opportunity to drive meaningful environmental improvements and sustainability initiatives.
✅ Relocation assistance and bonus eligibility available.
✅ Work within a highly respected manufacturing organization committed to safety, compliance, and operational excellence.