Deputy Manager - Environment

About the role

Responsibilities

Environmental Compliance & Regulatory Management

• Ensure compliance with environmental laws, regulations, and consent conditions issued by CPCB, SPCB, MoEF&CC, and other statutory authorities.
• Monitor adherence to EC (Environmental Clearance), CTO (Consent to Operate), CTE (Consent to Establish), and other environmental permits.
• Coordinate with regulatory agencies during inspections, audits, and compliance reviews.
• Prepare and submit statutory environmental reports within defined timelines.

Environmental Monitoring

• Monitor stack emissions, ambient air quality, wastewater quality, noise levels, and other environmental parameters.
• Analyze monitoring data and recommend corrective actions to address deviations.
• Ensure effective operation and maintenance coordination for environmental control systems such as ESPs, ETPs, STPs, DM plants, and ash handling systems.

Ash & Waste Management

• Monitor fly ash utilization and ensure compliance with applicable fly ash notification requirements.
• Oversee hazardous and non-hazardous waste management activities.
• Maintain records related to waste generation, disposal, transportation, and utilization.

Sustainability & ESG Initiatives

• Support implementation of sustainability and ESG-related initiatives at the plant.
• Assist in preparing sustainability reports and environmental performance metrics.
• Identify opportunities for resource conservation, waste reduction, water conservation, and carbon footprint reduction.

Audits & Documentation

• Facilitate internal and external environmental audits.
• Maintain environmental records, permits, licenses, monitoring reports, and compliance documentation.
• Conduct gap assessments and implement corrective and preventive actions.

Stakeholder Management

• Liaise with corporate environment teams, plant operations, consultants, and regulatory authorities.
• Support environmental awareness programs and training sessions for employees and contractors.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in environmental engineering / environmental science / chemical engineering / civil engineering.
• Master's degree in environmental engineering or environmental management will be preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in Environmental Management within Thermal Power Plants, Power Generation, Energy, Cement, Steel, or Manufacturing industries.
• Experience in handling statutory environmental compliances and regulatory interactions.
• Knowledge of air pollution control, wastewater management, ash utilization, and environmental monitoring systems.