Specialist Environmental and Remediation

Join CPKC, North America’s first transnational railroad connecting U.S. Canada and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you’re not just building a career—you’re part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change. Your future starts here. **PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:** The Environment and Remediation Specialist oversees environmental compliance, risk management, and remediation activities supporting CPKC operations across the Southern United States. This role combines day\-to\-day compliance support with strategic oversight of remediation sites and programs to ensure regulatory compliance, risk reduction, and property restoration. The Specialist partners closely with internal teams, regulators, contractors, and senior leadership to support operations, emergency response, capital projects, and long\-term remediation planning. This position can be based in Kansas City orin the Southern United States where CPKC has offices, with accountability for safety, environmental performance, and financial stewardship. **POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:** * Manage day\-to\-day environmental compliance for CPKC operations across the Southern U.S., including administration of stormwater, Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC), waste management, Tier II reporting, and related programs * Support the Environmental Assurance Program through inspections, audits, corrective actions, and compliance reporting * Provide environmental support for capital projects, including planning, permitting, implementation, and project close\-out * Coordinate and manage third\-party environmental contractors and consultants * Lead environmental emergency response efforts, including derailments, spills, and releases, working with internal teams, regulators, and emergency responders to ensure compliance and site restoration * Serve as the primary liaison with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies during routine operations, incidents, and follow\-up actions * Manage a portfolio of remediation sites, including environmental risk assessment, liability reporting, remedial investigations, and remediation activities aligned with regulatory requirements and long\-term strategy * Support environmental due diligence, remediation strategy, and technical review for land transactions, negotiations, and litigation matters * Manage remediation budgets, accruals, forecasts, and performance metrics while contributing to continuous improvement of environmental systems and programs **POSITION REQUIREMENTS:** * Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Geology, Chemistry, or a related discipline * Minimum 3 years of related experience in environmental science or engineering * P...