Sr Engineer, Environmental

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you'll love this job

• The Environmental Engineer supports environmental compliance, sustainability, and operational excellence across Company facilities and operations.
• This role provides technical expertise and environmental oversight specifically for the air permitting program in Tulsa, to help ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
• The Environmental Engineer partners with operational teams, regulatory agencies, consultants, and internal stakeholders to identify environmental risks, develop practical solutions, and advance safety, environmental stewardship, and continuous improvement.

What you'll do

As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced.  Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

• Support Company environmental policies, programs, and procedures to help ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and standards.
• Support the Company's air permitting program in Tulsa, including permit applications, compliance documentation, regulatory reporting, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage environmental compliance activities for Company operations, facilities, and projects, including permitting, assessments, inspections, audits, and compliance reviews.
• Investigate environmental incidents and support the identification, implementation, and verification of corrective actions.
• Provide technical guidance and support for environmental programs, including air quality, water quality, stormwater, wastewater, hazardous waste, spill prevention, remediation, chemical management, and sustainability, as applicable.
• Monitor and interpret environmental regulations; prepare technical reports and management briefings; and assess potential impacts to Company operations.
• Manage environmental projects, including planning, scheduling, execution, contractor oversight, and coordination with regulatory agencies, consultants, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Support environmental emergency preparedness, analyze environmental performance data, and recommend opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time.

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor's degree in environmental engineering, Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training.
• 3+ years of experience supporting environmental compliance, environmental engineering, sustainability, remediation, or related environmental programs.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Ability to evaluate environmental risks and develop practical compliance solutions.

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• 5+ years of experience in environmental compliance, environmental engineering, or related environmental programs.
• Experience with air permitting environmental inspections, audits, regulatory reporting, and collaboration with regulatory agencies or external stakeholders.
• Experience with environmental investigations, corrective action programs, remediation projects, or environmental programs in transportation, aviation, manufacturing, industrial, or other complex operational environments.
• Professional Engineer, Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, or another relevant environmental certification.

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Strong knowledge of environmental regulations, compliance requirements, permitting, and environmental management practices.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and sound decision-making abilities.
• Proven project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate, and build relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Proficiency in environmental data collection, analysis, reporting, Microsoft Office applications, and environmental data management systems.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer: 

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more. 
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

Feel free to be yourself at American

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Team Member Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.