Sr. Environmental Specialist

Responsible for leading and supporting environmental compliance programs across PSG operations, ensuring adherence to federal, state, and local regulations while supporting real estate, permitting, and operational risk management activities. In addition, the position is accountable to provide guidance and other assistance to Corporate, Division Operations and Real Estate, and customers in the areas of air, water, solid and hazardous waste management and sustainability to help ensure compliance with environmental laws and regulation and to protect human health, the environment, and communities around Sherwin-Williams sites.

This position is not hybrid/remote and will sit out of Cleveland OH, Richardson TX, Philadelphia PA, or Atlanta GA.

Environmental Compliance & Program Management

• Manage environmental compliance across retail store portfolio.
• Interpret and apply regulations and internal standards to business operations.
• Drive continuous improvement of environmental programs.
• Partner with operations, legal, real estate, and EHS stakeholders.
• Act as a resource on existing environmental laws and regulations and develop impact assessments on pending/newly enacted legislation to provide guidance to affected operations on how to comply.
• Assist/lead PSG in preparing permit applications for various environmental requirements (e.g. hazardous materials, fire, etc.). Ensure permit conditions are communicated to relevant site and project teams and are effectively implemented. Monitor permit compliance and escalate issues that may create regulatory or operational risk.
• Collect and maintain environmental database(s) information to assist with environmental compliance at retail locations.
• Provide support during regulatory inspections, agency inquiries, and compliance audits. Help prepare stores and stakeholders for inspections through documentation reviews, training, and corrective action follow-up.
• Provide appropriate guidance in response to environmental emergencies and outside customer inquiries.
• Assist in developing or improving training on various environmental topics (e.g., hazardous waste, new regulations, etc.) and conduct such training at Company locations.
• Develop written guidance to effectively communicate with PSG Management and Divisions, regarding pending and existing regulations. Provide support to all parties as needed.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of U.S. state and Canadian provincial environmental reporting obligations to ensure timely and accurate submissions.

Hazardous Waste Management & Right-to-Know (RTK)

• Oversee a standardized hazardous waste/Right-to-Know reporting program for PSG locations.
• Ensure accurate generator status for stores and maintain regulatory compliance.
• Prepare, review, and submit required hazardous waste/RTK reports.
• Monitor reporting deadlines and coordinate with stores and vendors to ensure timely and accurate submissions.
• Provide training on proper hazardous waste management practices, including waste handling, accumulation limits, labeling, etc.
• Interface with regulatory agencies and waste vendors to address reporting inquiries, discrepancies, or compliance issues.

Due Diligence and Transaction Support to PSG Real Estate

• Support environmental due diligence for new and relocated sites.
• Review environmental assessments, compliance histories, reports, and site conditions to identify environmental risks and approve/reject/request more information when properties demonstrate potential risks.
• Recommend mitigation and compliance strategies in coordination with Real Estate, Legal, and Corporate Remediation.

Emergency Response, and PSG Vendor/Consultant Management

• Coordinate with Corporate Environmental Affairs on vendor selection, performance monitoring, and overall vendor oversight strategies.
• Manage PSG industrial waste vendors and consultants supporting environmental services.
• Establish and manage annual blanket purchase orders to support ongoing contractor and consultant services, ensuring alignment with budget and operational needs.
• Oversee monthly invoice processing, including review, reconciliation, and approval, to ensure accuracy and timely payment in accordance with company procedures.
• Support environmental response activities for incidents and natural disasters.

Support All Other Duties as Assigned

This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H1-B visa.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships.

Travel: 15%

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or at least 7 years of work experience
• 3-8 years of general environmental experience with knowledge of environmental reporting, air permitting, hazardous waste regulations and right to know reporting
• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future for employment visa status

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental-related field
• 3-5 years of experience in the paint or chemical industry
• EHS experience in a large retail portfolio, or manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Knowledge of EPA and OSHA regulations.
• Registered Environmental Manager or Certified Hazardous Materials Manager certification.
• Basic knowledge of life critical procedures and other major safety standards.
• Previous experience using continuous improvement tools such as Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5-S or Six Sigma.
  

Technical/Skill Requirements:

• To maintain interest, awareness and results in safety and health from all levels of management.
• The volume and scope of regulations promulgated by various local, state, and federal agencies presents a constant challenge in assuring up-to-date compliance.
• Establish and maintain satisfactory communication and collaboration between EHS department and team members from other departments.
• Communicate with team members at all levels in a courteous, confident, and professional manner.
• Manage multiple priorities and a variety of tasks while coordinating with individuals both inside and outside of the Department.
• Ensure work is conducted at a fast pace despite interruptions and quick changes in priorities.
• Troubleshoot and problem-solve, communicate and create action at various levels of the organization.
• Participate in special projects while maintaining current job standards of service.
• Gain additional knowledge and experience within the Environmental, Health and Safety functional areas.