Simplot Company

Senior Environmental Engineering Manager, Air Programs

Simplot Company  •  Boise, ID (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

The Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture.

Summary

The Senior Air Program/Engineering Environmental Manager is responsible for leading company-wide Clean Air Act (CAA) permitting and compliance programs across Simplot's diverse operations. This position serves as the Company's primary technical expert for air quality permitting, regulatory strategy, agency engagement, and air compliance assurance. The role partners closely with facility environmental teams, operations leadership, engineering and legal personnel to identify permitting obligations, manage regulatory risks, and support strategic business initiatives. Success in this role requires extensive technical expertise in stationary source air permitting and compliance programs, strong project management capabilities, the ability to assess and effectively communicate regulatory risk and permitting obligations to all levels within the organization.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead company-wide Clean Air Act permitting and support compliance programs across diverse operations, including permitting strategies, permit applications, regulatory analyses, consultant management, and compliance assurance activities.
  • Serve as the technical and regulatory expert on air quality matters with agencies, including permit negotiations, public comment responses, and public hearings. Responsibilities may also include support with enforcement matters, and resolution of complex regulatory issues.
  • Provide strategic regulatory guidance and technical expertise to facility environmental teams, operations, engineering, and leadership to ensure consistent interpretation and implementation of air quality requirements.
  • Partner with engineering, operations, and project development teams to identify environmental permitting requirements, evaluate regulatory risks, and incorporate compliance obligations into project planning and business decisions.
  • Provide oversight and technical leadership for emissions monitoring, source testing, greenhouse gas reporting, and environmental data management programs.
  • Develop organizational capability through mentoring, training, and technical development of environmental professionals.
  • Support broader environmental auditing, permitting and compliance initiatives as needed, including CWA, RCRA, EPCRA and other environmental regulatory programs.

Typical Education

B.S. Environmental, Biological or Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, Physics, or related degree programs

Relevant Experience

Required

  • At least 10 years of work experience with Clean Air Act permitting and compliance programs.
  • Advanced knowledge of NSR, PSD, and NNSR CAA permitting programs.
  • Demonstrated experience managing complex permitting projects, regulatory negotiations, agency interactions, and consultant oversight.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred, but not required

  • General knowledge of the CAA Risk Management Program (RMP)
  • General knowledge of other key environmental programs including RCRA and EPCRA

Other Information

This role reports onsite full-time at the Simplot Headquarters in Boise, ID. Travel is required up to 30%.

Job Requisition ID: 27554

Travel Required:

Location(s): Simplot Headquarters - Boise

Country: United States

**The Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status.

If the Simplot Company decides to offer you this position, such offer will be conditioned on your satisfactory completion of a post-offer criminal background check. For Washington Job Applicants, see the Washington State Attorney General’s Washington Fair Chance Act Guide and RCW 49.94.010 for more information.**

Simplot Company

About Simplot Company

Founded in 1929, the Simplot Company is a dynamic global food and agriculture leader with operations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, Argentina, India and China. Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, the privately held and family-owned Company employs more than 15,000 employees worldwide. The Company's integrated portfolio includes food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture. The Simplot Brand and our values still align with the qualities you find in farmers: independence, fairness, resilience and resourcefulness. We imagine a better future, build innovative solutions to help feed a growing global population and share an unwavering commitment to the communities where we operate. Simplot’s success is strengthened by our history, driven by our employees, and ensured by our commitment to our Purpose, Mission and Core Values. Many things have changed at Simplot over the years, but J.R.’s bedrock vision carries forward: work hard, give honest value, be good partners and – today more than ever – treat the Earth and its bounty as a resource to be respected and protected.

Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Boise, ID
Year Founded
Unknown
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