Senior Chemical Engineer

Boston, Massachusetts

$100,000–$140,000
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Job Description

Pennoni is hiring a Chemical Engineer to join our team in Boston, Massachusetts. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys solving complex environmental and regulatory challenges for industrial and manufacturing clients.

In this role, you'll work across environmental compliance, air quality, wastewater, process safety, hazardous materials, and pollution prevention. You'll have the opportunity to combine your technical engineering background with client consulting, regulatory interaction, project management, and business development.

TARGET SALARY RANGE: $100K - $140k (per year)
Job Responsibilities

Conduct engineering evaluations of chemical and industrial processes to assess environmental regulatory compliance, process safety, and pollution prevention, including material and energy balance calculations, chemical hazard reviews, process controls, and emergency preparedness.
Perform environmental compliance audits, identify potential compliance gaps, and develop recommendations and tracking tools to support corrective actions.
Assist clients with responses to regulatory inspections, information requests, and enforcement actions.
Prepare air permit applications, including minor source, Title V, and Permit by Rule documentation.
Evaluate and recommend air pollution control technologies and associated operating requirements.
Develop tools and processes for calculating and tracking actual air emissions.
Prepare sewer discharge permit applications, slug control plans, and Operations & Maintenance Manuals.
Prepare Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) and Notices of Intent for applicable general permits.
Prepare and oversee environmental regulatory reporting, including air emissions and greenhouse gas reports, Tier II, TRI, Toxics Use Reduction (TUR), and RCRA biennial reporting, as well as Toxics Use Reduction Plans.
Develop contingency and emergency response plans designed to prevent and mitigate chemical releases, including SPCC plans and hazardous waste contingency plans.
Facilitate Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) for facilities subject to Process Safety Management requirements and Massachusetts hazardous materials requirements.
Oversee industrial hygiene monitoring and provide recommendations to reduce employee exposure.
Monitor state and federal environmental rulemaking and evaluate potential impacts to clients' facilities and operations.
Collaborate with clients, regulators, technical specialists, and other Pennoni professionals to develop practical solutions to complex environmental challenges.
Support Pennoni's continued growth through client relationships, networking, professional organizations, client meetings, and marketing and business development activities.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
Professional Engineer (PE) licensure or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification is a plus.
Completion of OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER training.
Experience with environmental regulatory compliance, permitting, process safety, industrial environmental programs, or a related area.
Previous experience with an engineering or environmental consulting firm is a plus.
Familiarity with environmental reporting and permitting systems, including MassDEP eDEP, MassDEP ePlace, and EPA Central Data Exchange (CDX).
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate technically complex processes and regulatory requirements.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate technical and regulatory concepts to clients.
Strong attention to detail and a demonstrated ability to produce accurate, high-quality technical work.
Proficiency with standard Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments while working both independently and collaboratively.
Self-motivated, organized, and comfortable operating with limited supervision.

Why Pennoni?

At Pennoni, you'll have the opportunity to work on challenging projects that sit at the intersection of engineering, environmental compliance, process safety, and

Numbers & Facts

Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Salary	$100,000–$140,000

Skills

Air Qualityunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Auditingunmatched
Business Developmentunmatched
Chemical Engineeringunmatched
Chemical Processesunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Consultingunmatched
Contingency Plansunmatched
Corrective Actionunmatched
Customer Relationsunmatched
Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Emergency Planningunmatched
Emergency Responseunmatched
Engineer in Training (EIT)unmatched
Environmental Complianceunmatched
Environmental Engineeringunmatched
Environmental Impactunmatched
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)unmatched
Environmental Regulationsunmatched
Environmental Workunmatched
Establish Prioritiesunmatched
Hazardous Materials/Substancesunmatched
Industrial Hygieneunmatched
Maintain Complianceunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
Marketingunmatched
Microsoft Exchange Serverunmatched
Microsoft Officeunmatched
OSHAunmatched
Operations Planningunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Pollution Preventionunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Process Control Engineeringunmatched
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)unmatched
Process Safety Managementunmatched
Professional Engineerunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Regulationsunmatched
Regulatory Complianceunmatched
Regulatory Reportsunmatched
Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)unmatched
Safety Processunmatched
Safety Trainingunmatched
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC)unmatched
Stormwater Managementunmatched
Technical Analysisunmatched
Technical Recruitingunmatched
User Documentationunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched

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