Senior Principal Environmental Engineer

Northrop Grumman

Senior Principal Environmental Engineer responsible for developing and managing environmental compliance programs at Northrop Grumman. Leading strategic initiatives across multiple sites to ensure regulatory adherence and environmental stewardship.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeRoy • Alabama, Utah, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $111,700 - $193,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop, implement, and maintain corporate-wide standards, policies, and best practices for environmental compliance in alignment with federal and state regulations.
Provide subject matter expertise and strategic guidance to our network of facilities on complex environmental matters.
Lead the EHS audit program, conducting compliance assessments at various sites and developing corrective action plans to address findings and mitigate risk.
Provide expert oversight for air permitting (Title V, NSR) and compliance across multiple facilities.
Standardize methodologies for emission inventories and ensure the timely and accurate submittal of compliance certifications and reports.
Oversee compliance with wastewater and stormwater (NPDES/VPDES) permits across the enterprise.
Manage the corporate hazardous waste management program.
Provide governance for SPCC plans and manage the enterprise-wide data aggregation and submission process for annual Tier II and Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reports.
Support facilities during significant regulatory inspections and lead interactions with agencies (e.g., EPA, state environmental departments) on matters of enterprise-wide significance.
Actively track proposed and final environmental regulations, analyze their potential impact on the business, and develop strategic plans for compliance.
Advise senior management and legal counsel on environmental risks, compliance status, and strategic EHS initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8 Years of experience with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline is required or 6 Years of experience with a Master degree in Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or closely related technical discipline.
A minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in environmental compliance, with a demonstrated history of managing programs across multiple sites.
Experience in a corporate or regional EHS role.
Authoritative knowledge and practical application of key environmental regulations including CAA, CWA, RCRA, NPDES, SPCC, and EPCRA across various jurisdictions.
Proven ability to present complex technical and regulatory information clearly to senior leadership, site teams, and agency representatives.
High proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Deep experience with EHS management information systems (EMIS) or other environmental databases is highly desirable.
A strategic thinker with exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills.
Must be able to travel up to 25%

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

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Hard Skills & Tools

environmental complianceair permittingemission inventorieswastewater managementstormwater managementhazardous waste managementenvironmental regulationsEHS auditcompliance assessmentsstrategic planning

Soft Skills

strategic thinkingproblem-solvinganalytical skillscommunicationleadership