The Role

This role is an opportunity to apply your environmental expertise while partnering with highly skilled professionals on the Strategic Environmental Solutions (SES) Team. SES provides global leadership and direction for Environmental Compliance Programs & Systems, Environmental Permitting, Environmental Operational Support, Regulatory Development Initiatives, and Regulatory Reporting. In this technical position, you will support GM’s environmental community and drive sustainable solutions to complex environmental issues. You will focus on developing forward-looking strategies, building future capacity, and positioning GM and the SES team for long-term success. This role collaborates with stakeholders across all GM sectors and operations, both manufacturing and non-manufacturing, to support and enhance GM’s environmental compliance programs.

What You’ll Do

• Strategic Planning: Lead enterprise environmental compliance strategy across air, water, waste, and chemical materials management, building organizational capability for long-term success and tracking performance metrics to align with GM’s regulatory obligations and business objectives.
• Program Management: Partner with Global and Regional teams to support GM’s Global Enterprise Environmental Management System, serving as a Subject Matter Expert across regions; develop corporate guidance, protocols, and self-assessment/validation processes to ensure compliance; and lead development and renewal of environmental permits, including application preparation, permit review, and negotiation with regulatory agencies.
• Stakeholder Engagement:  Engage with stakeholders to ensure continual improvement and support of new program/project and regulatory implementation.
• Innovation and Change Management:  Develop creative solutions to complex environmental challenges and support innovation to meet GM goals and initiatives. Drive the team towards results in a manner that is truthful and demonstrates strength of character.
• Team Collaboration: Partner with environmental leaders, GM stakeholders, suppliers, and agencies to foster teamwork, drive solutions, and ensure regulatory compliance; collaborate with business partners (e.g., Legal, Public Policy, Staffs), mentor and develop environmental talent, support site teams in implementing permit and regulatory requirements, and provide technical input to shape and negotiate proposed rules and regulations.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications) ​​

• College degree with a major in engineering or related sciences with emphasis on environmental
• 5 years experience in environmental in a manufacturing or industrial related environment
• Understanding of the plant manufacturing systems including production processes, wastewater discharges, storm water management, air emissions impacts, sewer systems, chemical usage, and waste management/recycling programs, to ensure effective decision-making and regulatory compliance
• Experience and working knowledge of environmental permitting
• Proven experience leading, managing or overseeing small teams, projects and/or contracted service providers
• Must be able to travel regularly, to support plant operations, along with program and facility launch activities.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications) ​

• Commitment to on-going professional development, such as the pursuit of relevant advanced degrees, certificates or diplomas.