Regional Environmental Engineer - Water

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is in search of a Regional Environmental Engineer to join our regional environmental team to strengthen the water compliance & stewardship capability at our Consumer Products operations located in Palatka, FL; Pennington, AL; Hattiesburg, MS; Port Hudson, LA; and Crossett, AR.

This role can be home-based within driving distance to our GP Palatka Mill in Palatka, FL, with travel to the Palatka Mill and the other regional facilities as necessary.

The Regional Environmental Engineer will be a key strategic player, providing leadership and technical support of the water compliance programs and ongoing transformation efforts.

To be successful, this team member will need to have strong leadership, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate and partner with others.

Our candidate will be self-motivated, with strong analytical skills, exhibit sound decision-making, and have proficient organizational/strategic thinking skills to efficiently balance multiple priorities.

This position will report to the Retail Regional Water Manager and will work closely with other environmental team members to help us deliver superior results.

Our Team

The Palatka mill and its products are a critical part of GP's Consumer Products portfolio, including high-profile Angel Soft®, Quilted Northern®, Brawny®, and Sparkle® brands.

GP has invested heavily at Palatka in recent years to deliver competitive tissue and towel products including a new towel paper machine.

The mill also features two Kraft paper machines and recent investments in a state-of-the-art Daily Operations Center (DOC) - a singular control hub for our asset monitoring.

With more than 950 team members, the mill is highly strategic operation for GP and a foundational part of the local community and economy.

Located 45 minutes west of the beautiful beaches of St.

Augustine, the mill is nestled in outskirts of the growing city of Palatka.

Jacksonville, Daytona Beach and Gainesville are approximately one hour away, and Orlando is only two hours! In an area ideal for many different people, interests, and lifestyles, the Palatka mill is a rare find!

What You Will Do


* Leverage technology enablers and best practices to systematically drive the water programs to be more resilient, consistent, verifiable, efficient and effective.


* Build solid working relationships with the Retail Environmental team, internal and external stakeholders including regulatory agencies.

Effectively partner with operations leadership and team members to meet their environmental obligations.


* Develop knowledge of mill, permitting, processes and their impact on environmental performance.


* Maintain and refine water compliance programs to meet requirements with requirements of various air regulations, including NPDES, Cluster Rule BMP, SPCC, FRP, industrial and construction storm water permitting, and wetlands.


* Assist with meeting water regulat...