Senior Director, Environmental Compliance

About the Position

We are seeking a Senior Director, Environmental Compliance to lead and ensure adherence to all environmental regulations for Veolia Water New Jersey.

Responsibilities

• Lead, empower, and mentor a direct team of environmental professionals, driving cohesive collaboration and operational alignment across all functional disciplines within the position's scope (including Operations, Engineering, Legal, and Finance).
• Serve as a strategic leader with external regulatory agencies, effectively interpreting complex regulations and guidelines to advocate for approaches that balance strict regulatory compliance with exceptional customer service and operational/business realities.
• Provide environmental compliance leadership for VWNJ. Ensure alignment with corporate objectives and operational priorities.
• Provide strategic oversight of compliance programs related to all applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations, including requirements administered by the EPA and applicable state environmental agencies.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and communicate impacts to business leadership. Lead development of comments for submission during public comment period for draft regulatory requirements. Interpret emerging regulatory requirements and develop implementation strategies to ensure organizational readiness.
• Support development of policies related to water treatment operations, laboratory quality assurance, and regulatory reporting.
• Lead the design, implementation, and continual improvement of VWNJ’s environmental compliance management systems.
• Lead environmental due diligence activities supporting capital projects and new business initiatives.
• Evaluate environmental impacts associated with operational activities and infrastructure investments.
• Direct internal environmental assessments and support external regulatory inspections. Oversee development, implementation, and closure of corrective action plans.
• Lead VWNJ environmental auditing and compliance assurance programs.
• Monitor environmental performance trends and ensure timely resolution of compliance issues.
• Oversee environmental permitting activities across all operations.
• Ensure timely submission of required regulatory reports and environmental compliance documentation.
• Ensure maintenance of systems supporting environmental permits, compliance obligations, inspections, reporting, and regulatory commitments.
• Provide oversight of environmental emergency preparedness and response programs.
• Direct environmental incident investigations, including spill response and root cause analyses.
• Serve as liaison with environmental regulatory agencies.
• Build productive relationships with regulators, industry associations, and external stakeholders.
• Represent the organization during inspections, audits, enforcement actions, and compliance negotiations.
• Establish departmental goals, performance expectations, succession planning, and employee development initiatives.
• Allocate resources to support business priorities and regulatory obligations.
• Foster collaboration across Operations, Engineering, Legal, Finance, and Corporate leadership.
• Develop departmental strategic plans, budgets, and resource forecasts.
• Establish and monitor environmental performance objectives, key performance indicators (KPIs), and reporting metrics.
• Recommend process improvements that enhance compliance, operational reliability, sustainability, and financial performance.
• Support corporate sustainability and environmental stewardship initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or a related technical discipline.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 12 years of progressively responsible environmental compliance experience within a regulated utility, environmental services, industrial, manufacturing, or infrastructure organization.
• Minimum of 7 years of leadership experience managing environmental professionals and cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated experience leading environmental compliance programs across multiple operating locations.
• Experience interacting with federal and state regulatory agencies.
• Experience developing and implementing environmental compliance management systems.
• Experience supporting environmental due diligence, capital projects, and business development preferred.

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $180,000 to $200,000 per year.
• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off policies, health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering, and more.
• Participation in an employer-sponsored 401(k) plan.
• Sick leave – 56 hours; Observed Holidays – 11 days; Vacation – Flexible Time Off.
• Eligible for up to 20% Annual Performance Bonus.

About the Company

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting, and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.