Environmental Liabilities and Remediation Manager

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.

We are currently looking for an Environmental Liabilities and Remediation Manager to provide technical guidance on environmental issues to support Syngenta activities. In this role, you will manage environmental remediation projects in the US/North America and provide technical expertise on other environmental liability management activities, including minimizing environmental risks and liabilities in business transactions such as divestments, decommissioning, acquisitions and construction projects.

Duties:

• Ensure environmental management activities are carried out in line with business objectives to comply with regulatory and Syngenta requirements, minimize liabilities and ensure company reputation is maintained.
• Manage environmental remediation projects in US and other NA locations in collaboration with the internal and external resources and maintain comprehensive technical oversight to deliver agreed objectives.
• Manage project budgets, annual spend and overall environmental provisions in North America.
• Ensure compliance of provisions program with IAS37 and manage associated external audits.
• Manage remediation governance processes in NA and provide updates on the status of remediation projects and provisions to Syngenta management, legal, finance, and other internal stakeholders.
• Develop strategies for site management, cost control and liability reduction, working with internal and external counsel and key stakeholders.
• Negotiate with regulatory agencies and other parties to implement overall site strategies and tactics.
• Be an active member of the Syngenta Global Environmental Centre of Expertise to drive continuous improvement in environmental management standards and ways of working.
• Provide technical expertise on other environmental management activities, as needed.

• Master’s degree in environmental engineering, environmental science, hydrogeology or related science.
• 15 years environmental management and / or environmental remediation experience in environmental consulting, chemical manufacturing, or similar.
• Extensive management of environmental liabilities and remediation projects.
• Independent work without close supervision and with limited guidance.
• Provision of technical expertise within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience managing financial aspects of large environmental projects and provisions programs.
• Influencing key stakeholders, regulatory authorities and other third-parties to achieve appropriate and proportionate management of environmental risks and liabilities.
• Technical expertise in soil and groundwater investigation, remediation and other key environment management subjects.
• Detailed knowledge of US environmental regulations.
• Able to quickly assimilate and apply new technical and regulatory knowledge.

What We Offer:

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs.
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution.
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits.

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal.
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Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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