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Environmental Affairs Engineer

Darling Ingredients Inc.

Cold Spring, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$7.25/hr
Location
Cold Spring, KY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Environmental Affairs Engineer supports wastewater facility operations and environmental compliance across field operations. The role provides technical guidance on treatment systems, permits, regulatory requirements, and compliance issues, and supports capital projects and operational improvements. It works with corporate departments, facility personnel, consultants, contractors, service providers, and regulatory agencies. The position is based in an office environment and requires 30%–50% travel to manufacturing facilities.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Water and Wastewater Treatment EngineeringWater and Wastewater PermittingWastewater Treatment OperationsLand ApplicationRemediation TechnologiesSoil and Groundwater MonitoringWastewater Laboratory AnalysisVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationIndependent WorkMultitaskingAutocad

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Engineering2+ Years Relevant ExperienceMaster's DegreeProfessional Engineer Certification or Within Four Years5-10 Years Wastewater Treatment Design ExperienceFood Processing Industry Experience

Full job description

Experience Required

2 - 20 years

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor's Degree

Compensation

$7.25 / hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Work Schedule and Shift Requirements

First (Day)

Job Description

We're one of the world's leading practitioners of circularity, transforming materials from the animal agriculture and food industries into valuable ingredients. Ingredients that nourish people, feed animals and crops, and fuel the world with renewable energy.

Responsible for handling internal and external environmental affairs related to wastewater facility operations in a manner which promotes regulatory compliance, limits regulatory burdens, maximizes operational flexibility, and strives for economical environmental solutions.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Provide environmental engineering, technical, and administrative support to the field operations related to the process control, management, and troubleshooting of wastewater treatment facilities.

Provide regulatory guidance and support to the field operations with respect to Federal, State and Local environmental laws and regulations. This includes a proactive effort to track regulatory developments which could have an impact on the corporation.

Provide environmental engineering, technical, and administrative support to the field in an effort to assure regulatory compliance, resolve compliance related issues, and find technological improvements which provide an economic benefit to the corporation.

Provide environmental engineering, technical, and administrative support to the field operations related to acquiring, maintaining, and renewing environmental permits and plans.

Provide capital project development and management support, as needed, in the areas of wastewater treatment, and other related projects working closely with, and in support of, Corporate Engineering Department.

Communications -- Interact and communicate with other Environmental Affairs Department personnel on an as needed basis; communications with field management is frequent and on an as needed basis. The position acts primarily as a support function to the field, providing wastewater operations regulatory guidance and technical support. Certain decisions are made independent of the Director of Wastewater Engineering.

Business Environment - Position requires managing information and tasks of a very technical and complex nature, demanding the incumbent have or develop a strong familiarity with all processing facets of the business. Also required to manage and work across all the functional areas of the corporation; decisions and guidance from the function can have very significant economic impacts on operating budgets and operational goals and objectives. Very visible both internally and externally adding to the significance of the incumbent's role in the corporation.

Internal and External Relationships - Interact internally and communicate with corporate management and their respective departments, and with Field VP's, General Managers, Plant Managers, Wastewater Operators, etc. Externally will interact and communicate with Environmental and Engineering Consultants and Contractors, Service Providers, and Regulatory Agencies.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering.

Minimum of 2+ years of relevant experience, to include some or all of the following:

Water and wastewater treatment engineering and design;

Water and wastewater permitting;

Wastewater treatment system operation;

Land application of treated waste streams, remediation technologies, soil & ground water monitoring, wastewater laboratory analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

Graduate work/Master's degree preferred.

Professional Engineer certification or the ability to obtain within four years.

Five to ten years of experience in wastewater treatment design.

Operations and work experience in the food processing industry.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Self-starter with the ability to act independently.

Ability to manage multiple tasks and disciplines simultaneously.

Work well with all levels of the corporation.

AutoCad experience.

Physical Demands/ Work Environment

Frequently required to walk, stand, sit, climb, balance, stoop, bend, and kneel

Frequently lifts up to 10 lbs.

Long periods spent sitting at desk in front of computer screen.

Regularly required to reach with hands and arms.

Job functions will be carried out in an office environment. Position requires 30% - 50% travel, visiting our manufacturing facilities.

Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to r ace, color, creed, r eligion, age, pregnancy, s ex, s exual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military service, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Know Your Rights: If you would like more information, please click on the link and paste into your browser: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster of this job.

Job Type

Full time

Benefits Offered

Not specified

Veteran Preference

No

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

1571

How this job compares

Set against the 1,549 open Environmental Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$7.25/hr
  • US median$34–42/hr77 hourly ranges

This rate, $7.25/hr, is 81% below the US median midpoint ($38/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Environmental Engineer hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 21 open Environmental Engineer jobs in Kentucky and 1,549 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Kentucky
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Environmental Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 1,328 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 987 of the 1,549 open Environmental Engineer jobs (64%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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