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Position:Environmental/Regulatory Specialist

Primary Location:Hahnville (LA, USA), Louisiana, United States of America

Schedule:Full time

Date Posted:10/20/2025

Job Number:R2062858

Position Type:Regular

Workplace Type:Onsite

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

About you and this role

As the Environmental/Regulatory Specialist, you lead regional environmental compliance performance improvements by implementing the management system, environmental system or new regulations across the entire region. Your efforts add value, support business, site, and hub objectives, and help maintain the license to operate. You provide support across a regional leveraged organization and handle more complex tasks and projects. This role requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines.

Responsibilities

+ Develop region wide implementation plans and lead implementation of new and/or complex global environmental standards, requirements and improvement initiatives, and tracks success. Ensure effective execution of new or improved environmental compliance or management systems utilizing the Management of Change (MOC) work process, standards and procedures throughout the region.

+ Lead performance improvement of regional environmental compliance performance. Identify opportunities to streamline delivery environmental or resources and work processes.

+ Have accountability to ensure external regulatory requirements are implemented across the region.

+ Provide coaching and mentoring to local delivery: on the implementation of environmental compliance and plans; and to help them successfully provide oversight for environmental compliance.

+ Perform compliance audits, targeted field assessments and site or plant gap assessments around environmental compliance and assists the site or plants to develop gap closure plans. Participate in and provide data for environmental and special focus audits and assessments.

+ Participate in incident investigations and the corrective action process for environmental issues and opportunities.

+ Act as a Reviewer for local MOC’s initiated at small sites lacking local leveraged environmental resources to perform a second set of eyes review of the change.

+ Keep current with local, area and regional environmental compliance requirements that are not supported by global regulatory affairs. Interpret, implement and ensure full sustainable compliance with those external requirements.

+ Fulfill governmentally required environmental roles such as Certified Environmental Professional. Act as Agency visit protocol owner and implementer.

+ Work closely with personnel responsible for startup and commissioning of new facilities and assist in the development and administration of new environmental programs ensuring compliance with safety standards and applicable laws, regulations, and requirements.

+ Develop, review, monitor, create and deliver training, as appropriate, on environmental compliance related material and ensure tasks are updated/created in the Compliance Task Tool. Train trainers on delivering a forementioned training.

Qualifications

+ A minimum of a bachelor's degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 ranking or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant required.

+ At least 6 years of EH&S, manufacturing or related experience required. Environmental permitting and reporting experience preferred.

+ Must possess a TWIC cardorbe eligible to obtain a TWIC card. For information on TWIC eligibility requirements, please see: https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic (If unable to access link, copy and paste in your browser).

+ A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Your Skills

+ Strategic Implementation:Ability to develop and lead region-wide execution plans for complex health & safety (H&S) or environmental standards using systems like Management of Change (MOC).

+ Compliance Expertise:Deep understanding of regulatory requirements and the ability to interpret and ensure sustainable compliance with local, regional, and global environmental laws/regulations.

+ Performance Improvement Leadership:Skill in identifying and driving performance improvements across environmental compliance, including streamlining processes and resource delivery.

+ Coaching & Mentoring:Capability to guide and support local teams in implementing strategies and closing compliance gaps through audits, assessments, and training.

+ Incident & Risk Management:Proficiency in conducting investigations, managing corrective actions, and supporting startup and commissioning activities to ensure regulatory alignment.

Additional Notes

+ This position does not offer relocation assistance.

Benefits – What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

+ Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.

+ Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.

+ Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.

+ Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).

+ Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).

+ Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.

+ Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.

+ Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.

+ Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.

+ Competitive yearly vacation allowance.

+ Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).

+ Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.

+ Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.

+ Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.

+ On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).

+ Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.

+ Additionally, some of our locations might offer:

+ Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)

+ Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)

+ Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to inclusion, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available onwww.dow.com.

Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.