This role is hybrid (3) days a week on-site at our Northbrook, IL Corporate Office

This highly visible role is responsible for developing and leading the global environmental compliance functions for the corporation including air, water, waste, and DOT regulatory compliance. This role has the responsibility for integrating best practices in certifications, standards, guidance, procedures, compliance, and management systems. This includes developing and implementing policies, reporting, training, and auditing to ensure compliance to company requirements and regulations. Oversees the coordination of program activities within EHS. Organizes interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of the program initiatives on schedule and within budget constraints.

• Serve as an environmental expert with experience in air, water, and land-based compliance. This includes subject areas such as hazardous waste transportation and disposal, CFR Part 49, EPA regulations such as Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, SPCC, CERCLA, EPCRA, Tier II reporting, etc. Maintains up to date knowledge of laws and regulations that impact the organization and provide updates on new regulations and their implications.

• Collaborates with internal project teams in support of the development of new facilities providing environmental permitting and compliance guidance as well as external teams like environmental, engineering, project management and external legal counsel; and external stakeholders such as state/federal resource agencies and conservation organizations to support ULS needs.

• Manages the performance of direct reports by defining accountabilities, establishing performance objectives, providing feedback and guidance, assist in hiring and ensuring that all policies are understood and adhered to.

• Assess Environmental Programs to determine efficacy of the following: air quality, storm water, hazardous waste, universal waste, CAFO, hazardous materials, chemical spill prevention and response, and pesticide handling and management.

• Develops environmental programs to drive compliance with all environmental regulations.

• Develops policies to ensure the safe transportation of hazardous materials and waste to meet the company's requirements and regulatory compliance.

• Drives consistent implementation of environmental requirements per UL Solution’s expectations and in conformance with applicable laws and regulations and governmental guidelines (EPA, OSHA, DOT, etc.)

• Work with UL locations and EHS to support the completion of environmental reports, permit applications and renewals, environmental sampling requirements, etc.

• Partner with the Sustainability Council for Environmental compliance and reporting.

• Trains other EHS Specialists on environmental policies, practices, and new regulations.

• Effectively conduct instructor led environmental training for all levels of the organization.

• Effectively collaborate with COU leadership, finance, legal, facilities, EHS, sustainability and other internal partners to drive environmental compliance.

• Effectively communicate policy requirements to all levels of the organization.

• Travel globally approximately up to 15% of the time.

• Read and follow the UL Solutions Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices.

• Performs other duties as directed.

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• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in environmental engineering, hydrogeology, chemical engineering, environmental science, sustainability, geology, or other environmental related degree. NREP or other environmental certification as a Registered Environmental Manager strongly preferred.

• Minimum 8-10 years o f relevant experience in a broad range of environmental compliance functions including air, water, and waste regulations.

• Staff management experience preferred.

• Global experience preferred.

A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions transforms safety, security, and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 100 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth.

The UL Certification Marks serve as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflect an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission.

We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future.

From the adoption of electrification to the enablement of 5G and new mobility, we collectively look toward new frontiers, working for a safer world.​ Our science is your advantage.

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