Environmental Senior Engineer - HSAGP Energy

HSAGP(Hyundai-SK America Green power) Energy LLC. is Hyundai Motor Group and SK On' s joint venture company to produce batteries for electric vehicle batteries. The joint venture plans to invest $5 billion to build an EV battery cell plant in Bartow County, Georgia. Hyundai Motor Group and SK On will each hold a 50 percent stake in the joint venture. The new plant created by the two companies is expected to start manufacturing battery cells in the first half of 2026 with an annual production capacity of 35 GWh, enough to support the production of 300,000 EVs a year. The future Bartow County plant in northwest Georgia is strategically located near Hyundai Motor Group’s existing and planned U.S. facilities. Hyundai Motor Group broke ground last year on the new Hyundai Motor Group Meta plant America in southeast Georgia to make future Hyundai, Genesis and Kia EVs. For more information visit our website HSAGP ENERGY LLC

Join us on the journey of two companies' massive electric vehicle project in Bartow County!

Summary

Environmental Engineer in EH&S is responsible for minimizing environment pollution (air, water, soil, waste, chemical substances, noise and vibration) and monitoring laws and regulations related with battery manufacturing. Its primary job is to assess the status of work environment; establish and implement work environment guidelines. This position also needs to interact with utility engineers and operators, equipment engineers, control engineers, production engineers and manager, customers, vendors, and local community to solve urgent complex problems by identifying and evaluating alternatives or reporting EH&S related issues. This position requires some on-call support.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Environmental Pollution Assessment and Compliance

• Assess and reduce environmental pollution cause by manufacturing process and equipment (design, construction, operations, maintenance, and disposal)
• Monitor and report whether (pollution causing substances) emission facilities and disasters prevention facilities meet authorities/permission regulations

Environmental Management

• Establish and implement environment management standards,, procedures, and guidelines (air, water quality, waste, soil marine environment greenhouse gases)
• Establish management strategy and implement it to maintain environment emission prevention facilities (air, waste, wastewater, chemicals)
• Research air/water quality monitoring companies and draw up contracts
• Develop and track waste reduction and recycling program
• Establish management criteria for waste storage, transportation and treatment
• Monitor waste disposal vendors to treat waste through the guideline

Chemical Material Management

• Manage SDS and comply with the guidelines
• Review authorization and permission regulating when changing quantity and concentration of chemical substances

Cell Discharge Room Management

• Train operators on cell discharge room operation
• List up and purchase necessary equipment

Communications

• Report work environment status to government agencies and take follow measures
• Liaises effectively with status authorities; customers and local communities through constant communications and provide environments information if requires

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in environmental or equivalent
• 5 years of relevant experience in EV battery, auto parts, automobile industry, or similar to high volume manufacturing
• Battery manufacturing experiences (preferred)
• PE (professional engineer) for the environment (preferred)
• Proficiency with AutoCAD or similar programs (preferred)