Regional Environmental Advisor

The Regional Environmental Advisor supports the respective Regional Environmental Manager to deliver environmental compliance, continuous improvement, and operational excellence through regulatory guidance, technical expertise, and cross-functional collaboration. This role serves as a key link between the Environmental Management System (EMS), operational teams, and regulatory expectations, ensuring the effective implementation of environmental policies, training, incident response, and improvement initiatives across divisions.

What you will do:

• Advise divisions on environmental work prioritization using technical expertise, regulatory requirements, and company policies to guide decision-making.
• Interpret and communicate environmental regulations and policy changes, ensuring consistent understanding and compliance across divisions.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of environmental reports, acting as the indirect responsible party for follow-up and issue resolution.
• Coordinate incident management activities, including investigation, documentation, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and shared learnings.
• Provide support and assistance for permitting and approvals.
• Monitor regulatory compliance and legal risks, maintaining proactive communication with divisions to identify, escalate, and resolve issues.
• Deliver training and onboarding for new environmental staff. Support development of environmental acumen across divisions.
• Track and follow up on audit findings, mill visit deficiencies, and compliance gaps to ensure completion and continual improvement.
• Promote consistency in EMS application and compliance practices across divisions to ensure enterprise-wide alignment.
• Enable a culture of environmental responsibility by fostering awareness, best practices, and continuous improvement across all operational levels.

Areas of Responsibility:

• Air emissions, stormwater protection, wastewater discharge, spill prevention, source testing, waste and chemical handling compliance.
• Environmental reporting, permitting, and corrective actions.
• Internal environmental audits and mill visits.
• Cross-divisional support and training.
• EMS tracking, documentation, and improvement.
• Operational alignment with sustainability and compliance objectives.

What you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of environmental program management experience in the industrial or manufacturing sector.
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
• Experience in environmental compliance related to air, water, and waste in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of Environmental Management Systems (e.g., ISO 14001) and audit frameworks.
• Familiarity with wood products manufacturing (e.g., lumber, engineered wood products) is preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.
• Strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
• Previous experience with the following programs would be considered an asset: Historian, Data Logger, MS Suite, Intelex

Our highly competitive compensation package and outstanding benefits include:

• Benefits starting Day 1
• Competitive starting pay
• On-the-job training and
• A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k with company matching & retirement contribution
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid vacations and holidays

Apply:

If you are ready to build your career in a company that thrives on growth, a safe work environment, rewarding work, challenge, and opportunity, come build your career with us at West Fraser: www.westfraser.com

West Fraser is a diversified North American wood products company producing southern yellow pine lumber and wood chips across the Southern US and Western Canada. We are the largest lumber producer in North America!

Our employees operate in a culture that values safety first and rewards hard work. We recognize and support our team culture and focus on growing our team by promoting from within – many of our employees have built their careers with us. West Fraser is a growing company that believes strongly in promoting from within and prides ourselves on providing a challenging environment with continuous development. The successful candidate should be interested in future growth opportunities within the company.

We thank all candidates for their interest. Please apply through our online application process as resumes will not be accepted at the site. No phone inquiries, please.

West Fraser believes inclusive, diverse teams build a more vibrant workforce, safer operations, and a stronger company overall. We strive to create workplaces and leadership teams that are reflective of the diverse communities we are a part of. We will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, gender, national origin, or any other protected legal characteristic.

West Fraser is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D & Drug-Free Workplace