Environmental Specialist
Date: Sep 29, 2025
Location: Portland, TN, US, 37148
Company: Nucor
Job Details
Division: Kirby Building Systems LLC
Location: PortlandLocation: ocation: , TN, United States
Other Available Locations: N/A
Welcome to Nucor, where our unique culture sets us apart. Joining Nucor means becoming part of North America's largest steel and steel products manufacturer, offering unmatched career opportunities and stability. We are known for our innovative sustainability practices and are the continent's largest recycler. Our vibrant culture, built on personal connections and teamwork, empowers every team member with the freedom to innovate and contribute to our collective success. Experience a workplace where safety, efficiency, and meaningful personal connections define every day, enriching both our teammates and the communities we serve.
Nucor supports its teammates with top-tier benefits like Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance, 401K and Roth accounts, Profit sharing, Pay-for-performance bonuses, Paid parental leave, Tuition reimbursement, Stock program, Scholarships and more.
Basic Job Functions:
- Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.
- Lead the division in maintaining compliance with air, water, and waste regulations, tank management, emergency plans, and environmental management system (EMS) and training.
- Prepare and submit required environmental compliance-related reports to agencies, including but not limited to: Air Emissions Inventory, Annual Waste Summary, Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), discharge monitoring reports (DMRs).
- Interact with Federal, State, and Local regulatory agencies on permitting, compliance, facility inspections, and outreach.
- Represent Kirby at Corporate and NBG Environmental meetings, training sessions, and plant audits. Moderate travel required.
- Track and submit division metrics as related to corporate requirements/President’s Environmental Award Statistics.
- Ability to work in a team setting or independently on projects.
Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or Equivalent.
- One year of environmental compliance experience with a focus on regulatory permitting.
- Strong organizational skills and written and verbal communication skills.
- Knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Outlook.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US (Nucor will not sponsor the need for a visa now or in the future).
Preferred Qualifications:
- 4-year degree in environmental, health, safety, or related technical field.
- 3+ years of environmental compliance experience in a manufacturing field
- Ability and desire to promote into a senior-level environmental role at other Nucor divisions.
About Us:
Nucor Buildings Group (NBG), a proud Nucor product group, is one of North America’s largest and most experienced manufacturers of metal building systems. With multiple locations throughout the United States, NBG is proud to design world-class building solutions tailored to meet the needs of any market including commercial, industrial, agricultural, and institutional. Our brands include American Buildings, CBC Steel Buildings, Kirby Building Systems, and Nucor Building Systems.
Why Nucor?
When you join Nucor, America’s largest steel manufacturer and recycler, you’ll help create a variety of steel products that become so much more, for so many people. And you won’t do it alone. Our supportive culture builds each other up, values family, relationships, and puts safety above anything else. With the freedom to take your ideas to the next level, there’s no end to what you can achieve. This is your chance to build lifelong career, give back to your community, make the world a better place – and BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER.
Job Security – Benefits – Bonus Programs
With performance-based compensation, profit sharing, and a no-layoff practice, we take care of our teammates who design, engineer, fabricate, and support the products that define our company.
Nucor is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/Disabled/Vets – and a drug – free workplace
Nearest Major Market: Nashville