Job Description
WGL - Manager Greenhouse Gas & Air Quality Compliance
Washington Gas has an immediate opening for a Manager Greenhouse Gas & Air Quality Compliance. This role is responsible for ensuring that the organization complies with all applicable emissions regulations and standards, as well as developing and implementing strategies to minimize GHG emissions and improve air quality. This position will be a key member of the Environmental Compliance and Affairs Department at Washington Gas Light Company and will support environmental compliance, project permitting activities, data collection/analysis, and reporting of Air and Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
Tasks and Responsibilities
• Provides leadership to a team of environmental compliance professionals, including mentoring, evaluating, training, performance management, motivating, and coaching to achieve project and organizational goals;
• Leads multi-departmental discussions around emerging air and GHG trends to ensure there is alignment with company goals and current and emerging regulatory requirements;
• Conducts environmental compliance visits to sites to enhance communications and maintain compliance;
• Supports the development and maintenance of metrics for tracking and analysis;
• Prepares and delivers reports to all levels of management and stakeholders to measure and explain environmental performance results;
• Supports activities and management of assigned responsibilities, coordination of consultants, monitors project schedules, budgets, and evaluates the work of third-party contractors;
• Participates in regulatory review, industry committees, and stakeholder meetings to help support environmental initiatives;
• Researches and evaluates Air and GHG regulations and standards applicable to company operations and advises management on future potential concerns and issues;
• Monitors and develops strategy, including policy and procedures to navigate changes to federal, state, and local regulatory air and GHG emissions requirements;
• Collects data, calculates emissions, completes recordkeeping, and submits GHG and Air Inventories in accordance with federal, state, local and corporate requirements;
• Develop workflows and processes to enhance data collection, promote consistency, improve data quality, and increase transparency;
• Manages data acquisition, calculation, reporting and assurance/verification of the businesses Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions information;
• Develops and maintains schedules for all data collection and reporting processes to ensure tasks are performed on time (monthly, quarterly, and annually);
• Serves as the subject-matter expert on issues related to the company GHG emissions inventory, including analysis related to GHG mitigation in support of emission reduction goals;
• Supports voluntary GHG reporting commitments;
• Develops and maintains a working knowledge of internal corporate emission reporting standards and associated reporting requirements;
• Provides environmental guidance to operations and engineering personnel in support of their job functions;
• Supports a team that obtains, tracks, and maintains permits, develops technical documentation, files government reports, and maintains compliance records;
• Supports/performs the organization of Company documents related to environmental compliance and creates written comprehensive compliance Program documents;
• Supports the development and implementation of training to improve employee and/or customer knowledge;
• Implements operating procedures regarding environmental compliance requirements and best management practices;
• Supports internal audits, improved internal controls, policies, and procedures to maximize effectiveness and efficiency;
• Contributes and maintains various departmental dashboards, key performance indicators, and incident reporting;
• Produces and communicates reports/presentations that track environmental milestones;
• Assists in development of Environmental Management System programs; and,
• Supports the Company in ESG matters, related to GHG reporting, targets, goals, and emerging ecosystems.
Qualifications, Skills and Abilities
• Bachelor's Degree Engineering, Environmental Science or a related technical, or scientific discipline preferred
• 7+ Years of related Air, GHG reporting experience required
• 2+ Years supervisory experience required
• Experience in developing of Corporate GHG inventories (Scope 1, 2 and 3) and decarbonization prioritization planning;
• Demonstrated working knowledge of federal and state environmental regulations, regulatory analytical methods, and industry standards;
• Able to manage environmental documentation in accordance with record retention requirements
• Knowledge of natural gas utility industry operations is an asset;
• Demonstrated ability to identify, measure and analyze environmental risks and develop appropriate programs, procedures, and training to manage those risks;
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret data, and to identify relevant issues in solving business problems;
• Demonstrated experience evaluating leading, lagging indicators, and applying the findings to program improvement initiatives;
• Proven ability to use computer software and applications, including Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, GIS, Bluebeam, Adobe, and other business software for reporting purposes;
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license, 40-hour Hazwoper trained, and professional certifications as available; and,
• Able to travel out of town, occasionally overnight, for meetings, audits, conferences, etc.
The Company values diversity in its workforce and encourages United States military veterans and service members who meet the qualifications to apply
Why work at AltaGas?
AltaGas is a North American energy infrastructure company with a focus on owning and operating assets that provide clean and affordable energy to our customers. AltaGas assets include Washington Gas/WGL, SEMCO, and Petrogas. Our talented team, nearly 3,000 strong, leverages the strength of our assets and expertise along the energy value chain to connect customers with premier energy solutions – from the well sites of upstream producers to the doorsteps of homes and businesses to new markets around the world.
We deliver clean and affordable natural gas to approximately 1.7 million customers’ homes and businesses through regulated natural gas distribution utilities across four jurisdictions in the United States and two regulated natural gas storage utilities in the United States. Learn more about our team, vision, and strategy.
To learn more about our mission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvYAAg21IuU
For Canadian hires: AltaGas hires personnel on the basis of job-related qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to a person's ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
For U.S. hires: U.S. affiliates of AltaGas are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical or mental disabilities, political affiliation, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
What We Do
We are a leading North American infrastructure company connecting customers and markets to affordable and reliable sources of energy.
Every day, we leverage the strength of our people and our assets to connect our customers with premier energy solutions – from the well sites of upstream producers, to the doorsteps of homes and businesses, to markets around the world.
With a strong portfolio of assets in some of the fastest growing energy markets, including a prominent position in the Montney basin and Utilities in key U.S. jurisdictions, we are developing an integrated footprint capable of delivering sustained value to shareholders and customers for many years to come.
