Water and Waste Engineer

SABIC

Engineer, EHSS Water/Waste at SABIC responsible for regulatory compliance and site leadership in Environmental Health and Safety. Manage hazardous waste and maintain compliance with multiple environmental standards.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeOttawa • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $93,910 - $108,273 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide site leadership for assigned regulatory programs in Water, Waste, Land, & Hazardous Materials.
Familiar with Wastewater Treatment Processes, Potable water requirements, Boilerhouse Treatment Processes, Hazardous & Non-Hazardous Waste Management, SARA 311/312 Tier II, SARA 313 TRI, CDR and Responsible Care 14001.
Act as point of contact for Environmental compliance issues within manufacturing operations for assigned areas/medias.
Preparation and submission of Regulatory Permit applications (NPDES), monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reporting for wastewater.
Additional reporting requirements are: Tier II inventory report, RCRA annual report, TRI reports, antimony report, and USGS Well inventory report.
Need to be hazardous waste certified annually.
Manage all waste from working with waste shipments, signing manifests, weekly inspections at the Ottawa site.
Completion of the annual Hazardous Waste report for both sites.
Collect potable water samples and send to certified lab.
Submit analytical analysis to state agency.
Work with area operations and sustainability leader to meet environmental requirements and improve operating metrics by reducing emissions and/or energy consumption.
Implement programs that achieve both regulatory requirements and operational flexibility.
Manage and lead RC 14001 and Operation Clean Sweep programs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A minimum of 3 years relevant experience in a chemical or industrial setting or a BS degree in Environmental Management, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences, or Chemical Engineering.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to transfer relevant information efficiently and effectively using Microsoft Office applications and other IT applications.
Ability to collect relevant data, history trends, process information, and study results to evaluate issues.
Provide technical direction and execution of critical environmental programs.
Experience with process programs including TRI, Tier II, EPCRA, RC 14001, NPDES, BMP, RCRA, Hazardous Materials, DOT/FRA, EPA, CERCLA, TSCA, CWA, Potable water and other standards related to various Federal and State agencies.
Organizational skills to balance priorities between immediate work and longer-term strategical efforts.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Excellent health and well-being benefits
Comprehensive learning programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

Waste ManagementWater Treatment ProcessesRegulatory ReportingData Collection and AnalysisEnvironmental Program Execution

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsOrganizational Skills

Certifications

Hazardous Waste Certification