Senior Environmental Engineer

Altria

Richmond, VA

Pay: $91,500-$132,750/yr

Job Description

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Job Title: Senior Environmental Engineer

Req Id: 3659

Work Model: Hybrid

Company: Altria Client Services

State/Province: Virginia

Job Description:

**Are you energized by solving environmental challenges and helping a fast-moving business operate responsibly? Have Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering or Environmental Science with five years of experience in environmental compliance, consulting or manufacturing? If so, we want to speak with you!**

We are actively recruiting for a **Senior Environmental Engineer** to join our Safety, Health and Environmental team in Richmond, VA, with a hybrid work schedule. Relocation benefits will be provided.

This role offers the opportunity to support a broad portfolio of environmental compliance programs across facilities, operations, research, and product development. Key areas of focus include hazardous materials transportation, Safety Data Sheet development, environmental training, and facility environmental engineering, along with air, water, waste, chemical management, spill prevention, permitting, and environmental management systems.

**What you’ll be doing:**

• Lead and continuously improve hazardous materials transportation compliance, including material classification, shipment reviews, operational controls, training, and interpretation of applicable transportation requirements.
• Develop, review, and maintain Safety Data Sheets with a focus on hazardous materials transportation, including accurate hazard classification and communication information needed to support compliant material classification, shipment preparation, and transportation activities, as well as related product development, manufacturing, research, and business needs.
• Develop practical environmental training, procedures, job aids, and communications that translate regulatory and company requirements into clear actions for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Serve as a facility environmental engineer for Richmond-area locations by partnering with site leadership, operations, engineering, maintenance, research, logistics, and SHE teams to identify requirements, resolve issues, and support compliant operations.
• Support a broad range of environmental compliance programs, which may include air emissions and permitting, wastewater and stormwater, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, spill prevention and response, petroleum and chemical storage, emergency planning and reporting, and other applicable federal, state, and local requirements.

Evaluate environmental impacts associated with new or modified products, processes, equipment, construction projects, and facility operations; identify permitting, reporting, monitoring, and operational control needs.

**We want you to have:**

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in environmental compliance, consulting or manufacturing.
• Demonstrated experience supporting one or more environmental compliance programs, such as air, water, waste, spill prevention, chemical management, hazardous materials transportation, permitting, regulatory reporting, or environmental management systems.
• Experience with hazardous materials transportation is strongly desired, including familiarity with material classification, shipping documentation, operational controls, or applicable transportation requirements.
• Experience developing or reviewing Safety Data Sheets is strongly desired. Experience with hazardous materials classification and SDS authoring software such as 3E Generate is a plus.
• Experience supporting facility environmental compliance or facility engineering is strongly desired, including inspections, corrective actions, operational change reviews, project support, agency interactions, or engagement with site leadership.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across operations, engineering, maintenance, research, logistics, procurement, legal, and SHE teams.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%, conduct periodic site visits, and wear personal protective equipment as needed.

The starting salary is based on but not limited to experience, knowledge, and qualifications in determining compensation decisions. The Salary Range for this position is: $91,500.00 - $132,750.00.

**Why You’ll Love Building Your Career at Altria**

At Altria, we believe a great career starts with feeling supported — both at work and in life. Here’s what you’ll find here:

• **Own your time** — start with 15 days of paid time off, 13 paid holidays, 2 floating holiday days, and a 37.5-hour workweek so you can recharge and live fully.
• **A place where you belong** — where your ideas are welcomed, your growth is encouraged, and your impact is real.
• **Get recognized for your work** — annual merit increases and performance bonus.
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