Environmental Compliance Specialist jobs in Bangor, ME

Are you searching for a new opportunity to join a growing 100% employee-owned company that offers professional development opportunities, values an excellent work life balance and giving back to your community? Are you looking for a team environment that collaborates well together, works hard, and has fun while doing so? If so, check out this opportunity to become an employee-owner of Haley Ward, one of the Best Places to Work in Maine™ & one of the Best Firms to Work For™ in the country! AND, as an added benefit, we are currently offering a $2,500 signing bonus!

About Our Company

At Haley Ward, our team of over 200 employee-owners value accountability and collaboration. These values drive us to provide every client with a quality service that meets, and often exceeds, their expectations, and is one of the reasons clients routinely return to us for help. Haley Ward’s work philosophy is to take advantage of the benefits of collaboration, mentoring, and face-to-face communication in order to optimize our operations and performance for our clients.

Join our team and Haley Ward will provide you:

• $2,500 signing bonus!!
• Culture that promotes work-life balance, professional development and volunteerism
• Competitive salary
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Competitive Health, Dental, and Vision insurance plans or a paid monthly stipend if you have insurance elsewhere)
• 401(k) plan with Generous company matching and Roth provision
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Eleven (11) paid holidays
• Life insurance (company paid)
• Short and long-term disability insurance (company paid)
• Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Savings Accounts
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement
• And much more

What you can expect to be doing:

Haley Ward is looking for an Environmental Compliance Specialist to be in our Bangor, Maine office. The successful candidate will help provide support and consultation to our municipal, commercial, industrial, and institutional clients with environmental regulatory compliance programs and environmental investigations. Assigned tasks will typically be associated with Air Emission Licenses, Hazardous Waste Management, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plans, as well as other requirements associated with the CAA, CWA, RCRA, EPCRA, and CERCLA regulatory programs. Other assigned tasks may include Stormwater program related compliance or Environmental Site Assessments.

• Assisting clients in applying for and obtaining licenses and permits (air, waste, water)
• Assisting in Regulatory research and the interpretation of rules to facilitate compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Preparing and submitting written environmental plans and reports for compliance with Federal and State regulatory programs
• Submittal of data and reports through various regulatory web portals
• Conducting on-site inspections and evaluations to assess and document field conditions.
• On-site collection of field samples, maintain appropriate chain-of-custody, interpret analytical lab reports, and prepare reports based on data.

What you will need to succeed:

• BS in Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering or similar field. Equivalent work experience will be considered.
• Minimum of five years of relevant experience preferred.
• Strong technical report writing skills and attention to detail.
• Familiarity with CAA, CWA, RCRA, SPCC Plans, CERCLA and contaminated property investigations preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a focus on client needs.
• Strategic/critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to advance our client’s goals.
• 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training preferred.
• Microsoft Office skills including MS Word, Outlook, and advanced functions of Excel.
• Must be able to prioritize and perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Valid driver's license & reliable transportation required.

A criminal background check and driving record check will be conducted.

Haley Ward is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other federally protected class established by law.

Location: Bangor, ME – Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)