Environmental Engineer SHE Specialist

Ecolab is seeking a SHE Specialist - Environmental & Waste to support the SH&E team at our Nalco Water manufacturing facility in Fresno, Texas. This hands-on, field-based role provides Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) support with a primary focus on environmental compliance and waste management while serving as an integrated member of the site's broader SHE function. The successful candidate will maintain a strong presence in operating areas, work closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, contractors, and plant leadership, and help drive compliance, risk reduction, and continuous improvement across the facility.

What's in it For You:

• Starting on Day 1: Access to our comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), company-paid pension, stock purchase plan, paid parental leave, select discounted childcare resources, and more.

• The opportunity to take on meaningful challenges while helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, and healthy environments.

• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth.

• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best.

What You Will Do:

• Own and support the facility's hazardous and non-hazardous waste management programs, including waste characterization, profiling, labeling, accumulation requirements, inspections, manifests, shipment documentation, vendor coordination, and recordkeeping.

• Maintain a strong field presence in waste accumulation and storage areas to verify compliance requirements are effectively implemented.
• Partner with Operations and other functional teams to identify and correct waste-management deficiencies and environmental compliance gaps.

• Support compliance with applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations, including EPA, RCRA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) requirements.

• Support environmental monitoring, sampling, testing, inspections, recordkeeping, and reporting activities.

• Assist with preparation and submission of environmental reports, including Tier II, Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), Annual Waste Summary, Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs), air emissions reporting, and other regulatory requirements.

• Support air, waste, wastewater, stormwater, spill prevention, and pollution prevention programs, including SWPPP and SPCC implementation activities.

• Participate in environmental audits, regulatory inspections, corrective actions, and agency interactions.

• Identify opportunities for waste minimization, pollution prevention, and environmental performance improvements.

• Maintain a visible and consistent field presence throughout the facility to support site SHE objectives.

• Conduct routine SHE inspections, audits, observations, and hazard identification activities.

• Engage employees and contractors on safe work practices and SHE expectations.

• Support plant safety programs including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), hot work, confined space entry, PPE, contractor safety, and other applicable programs.

• Participate in Management of Change (MOC) reviews, Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs), incident investigations, near-miss reviews, and corrective action follow-up activities.

• Support maintenance activities, projects, startups, shutdowns, outages, turnarounds, and other operational initiatives requiring SHE support.

• Assist with SHE training, employee awareness initiatives, occupational health, and industrial hygiene activities as needed.

• Collaborate with the broader SHE team to address emerging site priorities, support continuous improvement efforts, and share ownership of overall site SHE performance.

• Support Responsible Care initiatives, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) objectives, and additional site SHE priorities as assigned.

Position Details (Location & Work Schedule):

• Location: Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company - Fresno, Texas

• Work Environment: On-site, field-focused position supporting an active chemical manufacturing facility.

• Regular work in manufacturing and operating areas is required.

• Frequent interaction with employees, contractors, and site leadership.

• Position requires maintaining a significant presence in the field and supporting day-to-day operational activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field.

• Relevant SHE, environmental, or regulatory compliance experience in a manufacturing, chemical, industrial, or related environment.

• Working knowledge of environmental compliance requirements applicable to industrial facilities.

• Experience or working knowledge of hazardous and non-hazardous waste management practices.

• Ability and willingness to maintain a strong field presence in an operating manufacturing environment.

• Ability to effectively collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, contractors, and other site personnel.

• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Ability to balance environmental compliance responsibilities with broader SHE support requirements.
• No Immigration Sponsorship available for this position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting SHE programs within a chemical, industrial, or manufacturing facility.

• Experience with hazardous and non-hazardous waste management and RCRA compliance requirements.

• Experience working with TCEQ and EPA regulations and compliance programs.

• Experience supporting SWPPP, wastewater, SPCC, stormwater, air compliance, environmental reporting, and waste minimization initiatives.

• Experience conducting SHE inspections, audits, and field observations.

• Experience supporting incident investigations, corrective action programs, employee training, MOC processes, and PSSR activities.

• Experience with industrial safety programs including LOTO, hot work, confined space entry, PPE, and contractor safety.

• Professional certifications or specialized training such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), RCRA waste-management training, Industrial Hygiene (IH) training, or similar credentials.

• Strong organizational, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience using SAP or similar enterprise systems.

Annual or Hourly Compensation Range

The pay range for this position is $101,400.00 - $152,100.00. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.

Benefits 

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Click here to see our benefits. 

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Potential Customer Requirements Notice

To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations, applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:

- Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 

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