Project-level Environmental Specialist

Position: Project-level Environmental Specialist 

Office Location: Los Angeles (Glendale), Long Beach or Orange County (Irvine) 

Degree: Bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences, Geology, or Engineering, or relevant experience  

Relevant Licenses and Certificates: 40-hour HAZWOPER

Salary/Compensation: Based on Experience- Mid-Management- Exempt-Range: $90,000.00 to $120,000.00

Job Description:

Citadel EHS seeks a full-time Project-level environmental specialist to help the senior leadership team manage high-profile Environmental Compliance related projects and grow the Environmental Compliance (EC) department. The successful candidate is expected to work in Citadel’s Long Beach location, but will be considered for our Glendale, Irvine, or Valencia offices. Limited travel throughout California or Western US should be anticipated. 

The Project Environmental Specialist engages with clients and prospects directly to understand their challenges and develop customized solutions. The Project Environmental Specialist maintains and expands relationships with clients, prospects, subconsultants, vendors, and potential recruits.  

The successful candidate will have a strong history of managing projects, servicing clients, and selling environmental compliance consulting services. Work tasks will be split between providing technical consulting to clients and assisting in developing business through sales activities. This position reports to the Principal of Environmental Compliance.

Major Duties/Responsibilities:

• Meets with prospects and existing clients to discover their needs and develop customized proposals to help solve their challenges.

• Manages projects and/or programs of varying size, scope, and duration.

• Effectively builds and maintains positive working relationships with clients, co-workers, vendors, and peers.

• Produces high quality, well-written reports and work products.

• Is responsible for achieving a personal utilization goal.

• Mentors and manages some staff to help them achieve their goals.

• Consults with Citadel clients to achieve compliance with environmental regulations, reduce risk, and achieve other desirable outcomes. Consulting support may include the following:

o Knowledge of regulations related to EPA, DTSC, Regional Water Quality Control Boards, and Air Quality Management Districts.

o Preparing and managing a variety of reports and plans including Sampling Reports, Work Plans, Management Plans, Health and Safety Plans, and other similar documents.

o Conduct compliance audits, assessments including due diligence, investigations, surveys and inspections and help execute on the recommended corrective actions.

o Familiarity with regulations related to hazardous materials/wastes, air emissions, industrial wastewater, groundwater, and industrial and construction stormwater practices (preferred);

o Develops and delivers applicable training.

• Collaborates with the Principal of Environmental Compliance and Citadel’s business development team to identify new business prospects.

Experience and Qualifications: 

1. BA or BS in Environmental Sciences/Studies, Geology, Engineering, or related disciplines and/or 7-10 years of work experience in environmental consulting;

2. 40-Hour HAZWOPER Certification;

3. Limited work from home flexibility

4. Working knowledge of construction management, reading, and working from blueprints (desired); MS Office, Word, and Excel and excellent written and verbal communication skills are required;

5. Experience in developing air, wastewater, groundwater and material sampling strategies and performing sampling to ensure compliance with environmental regulations.

6. Experience in developing and supporting environmental compliance programs and conducting training.

7. Experience in complying with EPA, DTSC, Regional Water Quality Control Boards, Air Quality Management Districts and/or other environmental regulations and working with these regulatory agencies.

8. Experience in project management and managing client relationships.

Skills: 

1. Strong oral and written communication skills. 

2. Should possess good organizational skills and time management practices.

3. Ability to provide consulting support in multiple environmental compliance subject matter areas (e.g., hazardous materials/wastes, industrial wastewater, groundwater, air quality, etc.).

4. Ability to understand practical application of regulations and methods to achieve compliance.

5. Ability to lead and manage projects from start to completion. 

6. Ability to work successfully in team-orientated environments.

7. Self-Starter and responsiveness is a must. 

8. Ability to sell environmental compliance consulting services is a plus.

HR Requirement: 

• Willingness to travel, work limited nights and weekends, as projects require

• Possess a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to be able to drive throughout SoCal

• Pass a background check to obtain security clearance to client sites

• Climb ladders, carry equipment, manage, and oversee construction sites; and be able to wear required Personal Protective Equipment, including respirators

About Citadel EHS

Citadel EHS is an employee-owned, Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability consulting firm, with offices throughout California. We offer a wide range of services including engineering and environmental services, industrial hygiene services (IH assessments, indoor air quality assessments and microbial growth investigations), asbestos and lead surveys and monitoring, safety/training, IR thermography, environmental compliance, air emissions, sustainable practices, energy audits, staff outsourcing, and litigation support. We provide services to large institutional clients including the largest companies in the world.  

Citadel EHS is an equal-opportunity, family-oriented firm that takes pride in listening to our clients and partnering with them to provide practical solutions that reduce risk and protect employees. We recently celebrated 27 years of helping clients solve their toughest EHS challenges. Citadel has been recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of the Best Businesses to work for in Los Angeles County. 

What makes Citadel special is that we believe strongly in the concept of being both “Smart” and “Healthy”. There are a lot of smart companies in that they have defined strategies and metrics, but there aren’t a lot of healthy ones (high degree of morale, minimal politics, values driven). Patrick Lencioni does a great job in one minute summarizing “smart and healthy” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qPRR4y5zL4

Citadel EHS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. 

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

If you are interested in this job posting, or any job posting you see on our website's career postings please send your resume to: Shannon Mateik at smateik@citadelehs.com and cc: George Smith gsmith@citadelehs.com.