Environmental Regulatory Advisor

Ergon Inc. seeks a full-time Environmental Regulatory Advisor to join our Operational Excellence Department.

The Environmental Regulatory Advisor serves as Ergon's subject-matter expert on environmental laws, regulations, and permitting requirements across all business units. This role ensures company-wide compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations while providing strategic guidance to leadership on regulatory risk, enforcement trends, and operational impacts.

In addition, this position oversees environmental remediation activities at legacy and active sites, coordinating technical, legal, and regulatory efforts to manage risk, control costs, and drive timely site closure or regulatory sign-off.

Educations and Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Geology, or a related field is required.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in environmental management or compliance within an industrial, manufacturing, or energy-related environment.
• Working knowledge of environmental regulations related to air, water, waste, and spill prevention.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies and managing inspections.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Environmental Regulatory Compliance

• Monitor, interpret, and advise on environmental regulations (e.g., Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, CERCLA, state equivalents) affecting Ergon operations.
• Provide regulatory guidance to business units on permitting, reporting, audits, inspections, and enforcement actions.
• Serve as a liaison with environmental regulatory agencies at the federal, state, and local levels on large scale environmental incidents
• Support internal environmental audits and compliance assessments; track and drive corrective actions.
• Advise leadership on emerging regulatory trends and potential business impacts.
• Promote environmental awareness and accountability across the organization

Remediation Oversight

• Oversee environmental remediation projects at legacy, inactive, and active sites, including soil, groundwater, surface water, and waste-related issues.
• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, legal counsel, and regulators to develop and execute remediation strategies.
• Review and approve remediation plans, risk assessments, consent orders, and closure documentation.
• Manage remediation timelines, budgets, and reporting obligations.
• Support site acquisition and divestiture activities through environmental due diligence and remediation planning.

Risk Management & Strategic Support

• Evaluate environmental liabilities and risks associated with operations, acquisitions, and legacy assets.
• Support environmental aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and property transactions.
• Assist with the development of company policies, standards, and training related to environmental compliance and remediation.
• Prepare briefings and recommendations for senior leadership on complex regulatory or remediation matters.

Key Competencies:

• Regulatory knowledge and compliance focus
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Ability to influence people and drive change
• Attention to detail with a continuous improvement mindset

Why Ergon Inc.?

At Ergon, we are a relationship-driven, family-owned company that values each employee's growth and contributions. Headquartered in Flowood, Mississippi, we take pride in maintaining a close-knit, small-company atmosphere while offering exceptional career opportunities. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) matching & profit sharing
• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Plans
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
• Tuition assistance

At Ergon Inc., we live by our core values:

• Empowered Service: Together, we're committed to delivering unparalleled service. We do what's right, provide solutions, and foster stronger relationships with our teams and customers. Employee safety is our top priority and the first consideration in all aspects of our service. That's empowered service.
• Selfless Leadership: We lead with compassion and put those around us before ourselves. We don't say we're experts; we demonstrate it through technical expertise, category innovation and care for what we do. We call this selfless leadership.
• Purposeful Growth: We believe employee growth and company growth go hand in hand. We build our legacy together to ensure future success through purposeful growth. The company has always reinvested tremendously in the business, not just for the sake of growing, but in a careful and strategic way.
• Respectful Relationships: And together, we foster a culture of respect, acceptance and diversity of ideas and of people. Our differences make us stronger. And we're united by our shared values, always forging respectful relationships.

Come and join the Ergon team!

We are an EEO/AAP employer.

Job Role: Environmental Regulatory Advisor

Location: Flowood, MS