Senior Environmental Engineer
3M
- Location
- US, Alabama, Decatur
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- H-1B history
- 6 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- Sep 18, 2026
About this role
Job Description
Job Title Senior Environmental Engineer Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers. This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career. The Impact You’ll Make in this Role As a Senior Environmental Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by: Support environmental compliance program, including data collection, recordkeeping, testing and reporting for chemical and film manufacturing. Lead projects to ensure environmental compliance for the site, comprising a chemical plant, film manufacturing plant and WWT operations. Implement management systems, programs and processes to ensure durable compliance with local, state, federal and company standards. Develop and implement training programs to support compliance. Determine opportunities for environmental program improvements and develop strategic plans for improvement. Work with appropriate stakeholders to implement changes and track to completion. Support site by collaborating with engineers and leaders to ensure compliance requirements are incorporated into, and followed by operations, maintenance, and contractors. Support corporate initiatives to create, improve or implement programs driving environmental performance. Be on call for live support of emergency response events Your Skills and Expertise To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or science discipline (completed and verified prior to start) Five (5) years of environmental compliance and reporting experience in a private, public, government or military environment Five (5) years of working knowledge of federal and/or state environmental regulations, e.g., RCRA, CWA, CAA, and/or TSCA Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include: Seven (7) years of environmental compliance experience in a private, public, government or military environment Experience working in a manufacturing environment Experience with environmental regulatory reporting Experience with other EHS compliance programs, e.g. Hazardous Waste Management Wastewater Permitting (general or specific permitting) Storm Water Permit and Spill Control Plan preparation EPCRA reporting TSCA program support Process Safety Management Multimedia Compliance Auditing Work location: Work location: This role is a full-time on-site working model (5 days/week onsite). Decatur, AL Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/international Relocation: May be authorized Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status). Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws. U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum. To comply with these laws, 3M must help assess candidates' U.S. person