Lead Environmental Engineer

Position Overview

Novelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of shaping a sustainable world together, we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, automotive, beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Novelis has approximately 13,000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

The Novelis Environmental Health and Safety team, located in Bay Minette, AL is seeking an Environmental Water Engineer. This role is responsible for managing water systems with a focus on environmental stewardship and regulatory compliance in an aluminum recycling plant. This role ensures that water usage, treatment, and discharge align with environmental standards and sustainability goals, while supporting operational efficiency and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure facility compliance with water-related environmental regulations (NPDES, Clean Water Act, ADEM and NBU discharge permits)
• Prepare and submit environmental reports, including water quality data, discharge monitoring reports (DMRs), and permit renewals.
• Lead environmental audits and inspections related to water systems.
• Monitor and manage water treatment process and control contaminants such as oils, suspended solids, heavy metals, and pH levels.
• Oversee sampling, testing, and analysis of influent, effluent, and stormwater.
• Maintain and calibrate water monitoring equipment and ensure accurate data collection.
• Develop and implement water conservation strategies, including reuse and recycling of process water.
• Support corporate sustainability initiatives by tracking water usage and identifying reduction opportunities.
• Collaborate with operations and EHS teams to integrate water stewardship into daily practices.
• Identify and mitigate environmental risks related to water systems including spills and unauthorized discharges.
• Develop and maintain spill prevention and response plans.
• Train staff on water-related environmental procedures and emergency protocols.
• Lead water-related environmental projects, such as system upgrades or new treatment technologies.
• Coordinate with internal partners, consultants, and regulatory agencies.
• Provide technical guidance during facility expansions or process changes impacting water systems.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• Strong understanding of water treatment technologies and environmental regulations.
• Experience with environmental reporting tools and SCADA systems.

Preferred qualifications

• 3-5+ years experience in industrial water systems and environmental compliance, preferably in metals or recycling industries.

What We Offer:

Novelis' benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, driven by the marketplace, and affordable. In addition to core benefits, we provide these unique to the industry benefits:

• Family Growth Programs: Paid parental Leave, Adoption Assistance, Fertility Treatment, Childcare Discount and Nursing Mom Support
• Employee Assistance Programs: free resources available 24/7 to you and your family in the areas of mental health, family life, and career and financial guidance
• Wellness Programs: incentives for wellness activities, wellness spending account, programs for building healthy habits, virtual physical therapy for joint, back, and pelvic health, health management programs and more.
• Diabetes Management Program
• Pet insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• PerkSpot Discount Program
• Tuition assistance and career development programs

Location Profile

Novelis' newly announced Bay Minette facility will be located 35 miles northeast of Mobile AL and 45 miles west of Pensacola FL and is expected to create approximately 1000 high-paying advanced careers in modern manufacturing. This highly advanced rolling and recycling facility will be the first of its kind. It will primarily serve our customers in the beverage can and automotive markets. Novelis is committed to the community and will actively build partnerships in Baldwin County focused on recycling STEM education and workforce development. At Novelis we believe our culture of collaboration is our competitive advantage and we would love for you to consider building a career with us.

Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.

Disclaimer

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