Environmental Engineer

Your Job

Koch Fertilizer is seeking an Environmental Engineer to join our environmental, health, and safety team and enhance the compliance and stewardship capabilities of our Anhydrous Ammonia production facility. This position is based on site at our Fort Dodge, Iowa plant. Successful candidates can expect to quickly assume expanded responsibilities and opportunities as they demonstrate their skills and grow within the company.

The Environmental Engineer will work alongside a team of environmental, health, and safety professionals to drive EHS excellence through efficient, effective, and sustainable management systems. We are looking for a proactive individual with strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, capable of collaborating effectively to help achieve our environmental goals. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, possess strong analytical abilities, demonstrate sound decision-making, and have excellent organizational skills to manage multiple priorities efficiently.

This role reports to the Environmental, Health, and Safety Leader and involves close collaboration with corporate environmental teams to deliver superior results. Compensation will be competitive and aligned with the candidate's experience.

Our Team

A subsidiary of Koch Industries Inc., one of the world's largest private companies, Koch Fertilizer's global operations leverage Principle-Based Management to create long-term value for customers and society. By focusing on long-term value creation, we promote a challenging and rewarding environment for our professional and highly respected employees.

Our Benefits Package Includes:

• Bonus eligible!
• Automatic 401K company contribution along with competitive matching program
• Excellent Health benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement

This role works a flexible day schedule and is eligible for relocation.

What You Will Do

• Maintain and improve environmental management systems to ensure regulatory compliance across areas such as Air Permitting, CEMS, Stack Testing, NPDES, Stormwater, and more; specific duties vary by experience and plant needs.
• Use subject matter expertise and strong communication skills to support operations in meeting compliance, pursuing environmental stewardship, and promoting disciplined, sustainable practices.
• Leverage technology and best practices to systematically manage compliance obligations, enhancing program resilience, consistency, efficiency, and verifiability.
• Plan and lead assessments of environmental programs to identify gaps and drive opportunities for performance improvement.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders, including regulatory agencies.
• Develop an understanding of plant processes, associated risks, and their impact on environmental performance.
• Participate in periodic "on call" rotations, providing environmental support and reviewing compliance outside regular business hours.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in Chemical, Environmental, or related engineering or science.
• Demonstrated proficiency in environmental regulatory compliance within a manufacturing or industrial setting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams or similar).
• Experience with environmental regulations, regulatory compliance, and conducting training.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in the chemical or oil & gas industry
• Experience in environmental programs in a chemical manufacturing environment
• Experience with air regulations (such as Title V, Greenhouse Gas) and experience with air program implementation and permitting.
• Experience managing industrial wastewater treatment facilities and NPDES Programs
• Ammonia process and regulatory knowledge
• Experience analyzing process or environmental data trends
• Experience leading environmental projects, teams, or programs in a manufacturing environment
• Skilled in conducting incident investigations and performing root cause analysis.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch Ag & Energy Solutions company, Koch Fertilizer delivers a full line of fertilizers designed to boost crop performance and help growers reach their yields. Our team also brings logistical expertise and a wide range of invaluable services, from delivered freight and logistics capabilities to online shipment tracking.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.