Environmental Engineer, Senior

*** This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.  *** 

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!

Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.

Position Overview:

As the  Environmental Engineer, Senior, you’re a key member of  Environmental, Health & Safety team for Beverage Packaging North & Central America (BPNCA), reporting to a Manager, Environmental.  You will contribute to Ball’s success by providing technical environmental support with the goal of maintaining continual compliance, determining cost-effective compliance solutions and developing long-term compliance strategies.  

Your Key Areas of Responsibilities Include: 

• Initiate, prepare and review for approval prior to submittal to environmental regulatory agencies the  following:  permit applications, reports, compliance plans, emission information, questionnaires, variance requests, and general correspondence concerning plant operations.
• Provide technical support to plants, licensees, joint ventures, and internal engineering groups.  
• Negotiate with regulatory agencies on environmental matters directly affecting the business and coordinate comments to regulatory agencies on proposed environmental regulations.
• Prepare for and testify at hearings of regulatory boards, agencies, and cases for judicial review and other court ordered actions.
• Track federal, state, and local environmental regulations that potentially impact the company and advise BPNCA  and plant management of compliance requirements.
• Participate in efforts to establish and maintain liaison with government agencies.
• Initiate and investigate plant environmental, health and safety issues, research alternative solutions, conceive and implement solutions.
• Prepare and effectively deliver environmental, health and safety presentations as required to internal and external customers.
• Coordinate and effectively delivers environmental, health and safety training courses and assist in the development of such courses, as required.
• Conduct environmental, health and safety assessments to evaluate plant compliance with regulatory and company programs, and identify operations, work practices, or materials which may present an unacceptable health or environmental risk.
• Evaluate results of assessment reports and provides recommendations to decrease incident/accident rates improve compliance position, increase operations or department efficiency or reduce costs.
• Establish environmental management systems based on principles contained in the ISO 14001,  45001, ANSI Z-10 standards, U.S. 40-CFR regulations and permits (not all inclusive). 
• Assist in the collection of industrial hygiene samplings as directed by Industrial Hygiene personnel.
• Accompany state and federal regulatory inspectors on environmental related plant inspections following established inspection procedures. 
• Complete routine visits to plants and assist as required/requested on matters of EHS compliance. 
• Must be able to work overtime on a regular basis and/or be on call as directed by leadership.  

Required Experience and Skills:

• Broad training in a related field usually acquired through college or work-related experience
• 4 year(s) minimum job -related experience in environmental plant support for environmental compliance & permitting (air, water, waste, stormwater).
  • Demonstrated ability to interpret regulations and apply independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation of standard environmental procedures and criteria.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing and Lean principles and procedures.

Preferred Experience and Skills: 

• Professional Engineer (P.E. ) license.
• Extensive experience with Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Title V permitting and RTO source testing/stack testing. 
• Experience building and maintaining strong professional relationships with government agency personnel.

Compensation & Benefits: 

• Hybrid On-Site Work Environment: Based in Colorado, this position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site for three (3) or more days per work week (with core collaboration days of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday). Travel (30-40%)  and local commute between Ball locations and other possible non-Ball locations will be required.
• Hiring Salary Range: $85,100 - $118,760 (Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
• This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
• Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure, please visit  our career site and click "Total Rewards" to learn more.

When submitting your application to Ball, we encourage you to emphasize your skills, experience, and qualifications that align with the role. Under Colorado, California, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania law, you have the right to exclude or redact age-related details—such as your date of birth, school attendance dates, or graduation dates—from your resume, cover letter, CV, or other supporting documents (e.g., transcripts, certificates).

Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic.

When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminum cans, cups to aerosol bottles that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.

Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging.

Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.
*** No agencies please. *** 

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