Environmental Program Leader – Hazardous Waste, Dangerous Goods Compliance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Direct the enterprise strategy for compliance with hazardous waste and dangerous goods regulations.

• Create and implement both short-term and long-term Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) goals and objectives.

• Develop, sustain, and continually enhance enterprise standard procedures for waste characterization, container management, labeling, storage, inspection, manifesting, and vendor qualification.

• Offer technical environmental assistance, practical guidance, and compliance solutions to GE Aerospace facilities.

• Oversee environmental programs to ensure adherence to federal, state, and local regulations.

• Suggest business-level environmental policies, programs, and initiatives for improvement.

• Act as a representative of GE Aerospace with governmental environmental agencies and industry associations.

• Monitor environmental performance metrics and initiate actions to enhance compliance and operational performance.

• Draft comments on proposed environmental regulations and evaluate potential impacts on business operations.

• Assist sites with waste determinations, documentation, analytical methods, and compliance implementation.

• Engage in internal and external compliance audits, and support audit readiness, inspection responses, corrective action plan (CAPA) development, and closure verification.

• Provide oversight for dangerous goods and hazardous material transportation, including classification, packaging, marking, labeling, shipping documentation, modal requirements, training controls, and shipment readiness evaluations.

• Analyze trends from incidents, near misses, shipment errors, permitting events, and vendor performance to identify risks and prioritize preventive measures.

• Lead practical training sessions and coaching for site EHS operations.

• Collaborate with site EHS, legal, operations, quality, and logistics teams to interpret requirements and implement effective controls.

• Be willing to travel up to approximately 30% of the time.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

• At least 5 years of industry experience in environmental compliance, hazardous waste, dangerous goods, or related EHS fields.

• Familiarity with laws and regulations relevant to environmental operations in the regions where GE Aerospace conducts business.

• Experience dealing with complex regulations concerning dangerous goods and hazardous waste.

• Ability to collaborate across functional teams to achieve environmental compliance goals.

• Strong skills in problem-solving, project management, planning, organization, time management, and analysis.

• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey technical environmental risks and requirements to non-technical audiences.

• 15+ years of industry experience is preferred.

• A bachelor's degree in environmental science or engineering, an advanced technical degree, and/or a Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred.

• Experience with Hazardous Secondary Materials is preferred.

• A broad perspective with the ability to connect regulatory requirements to practical business implementation.

• Capability to distill complex technical topics into clear expectations and actionable steps.

• Leadership qualities: strong communicator, decisive, and collaborative.

• Problem solver: analytical thinker, challenges existing processes, and employs critical thinking.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

• Successful completion of a drug screening, if applicable.

• May be subject to random and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

• In-person attendance required for New Hire Orientation on Day 1.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of base salary/commission according to the plan.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.

• Access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace.

• Employee Assistance Program offering 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.

• GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan.

• 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and retirement contributions.

• Access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.

• Tuition assistance available.

• Adoption assistance provided.

• Paid parental leave offered.

• Disability insurance included.

• Life insurance coverage.

• Paid time off for vacation or illness.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Competitive salary and compensation package.