Job Description
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 Specialist Remediation manages a portfolio of sites within CPKC’s Environmental Remediation (Environmental Accrual) Program, identifying, assessing, and reporting environmental risks. This role designs and implements remedial strategies in alignment with regulatory requirements and CPKC’s 10‑year strategic plan, while supporting remediation and risk evaluations tied to negotiations, litigation, and land transactions. The Specialist also contributes to the growth of CPKC’s remediation programs and services and is accountable for safety, environmental performance, productivity, and financial stewardship.
This position may be based in Kansas City or in the Southern United States where CPKC has offices.
**POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:**
* Manage a portfolio of sites within the Environmental Remediation Program, leading remedial strategy design and implementation aligned with the 10‑year strategic plan
* Identify, assess, and report environmental risks and liabilities associated with contaminated and legacy sites
* Lead environmental risk evaluations and develop remediation strategies to support land transactions, negotiations, litigation, and land monetization initiatives
* Provide environmental expertise and guidance to internal stakeholders, senior leadership, legal teams, and real estate functions
* Manage environmental consultants and contractors, including selection, direction, performance oversight, and contract administration in collaboration with cross‑functional partners
* Oversee remediation budgets, environmental accruals, cost forecasts, and contractor expenditures to ensure financial discipline
* Implement and administer the Environmental Accrual Accounting Policy to ensure Finance and SOX compliance, including accrual recommendations, annual remediation planning, monthly reserve reporting, and environmental data analysis
* Develop and maintain reporting frameworks and key environmental metrics to communicate risk, performance, and program status to senior leadership and stakeholders
* Serve as the primary point of contact and representative for CPKC with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies, exercising sound judgment in regulatory discussions and negotiations
**POSITION REQUIREMENTS:**
* Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Geology, Chemistry, or related discipline
* Minimum 3 years of related experience in environmental science or engineering
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