Principal Environmental Specialist - North Haven, CT

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 26 Oct 2026 Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life In this exciting role your primary objective will be to develop and implement environmental programs and systems required to comply with federal, state and local environmental regulations, company policies, strategies, initiatives and goals. The Principal Environmental Specialist position is part of the diverse North Haven EHS Team that ensures our employees have a safe work environment, our manufacturing processes and products minimize environment impacts, and compliance with regulatory and company requirements is maintained. This position reports to the Senior EHS Manager for Medtronic’s North Haven campus. The North Haven campus has approximately 2,800 employees and includes a diverse work force focused on Manufacturing Excellence, Research & Development, Surgical Robotics and Administrative functions. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. The Principal Environmental Specialist will develop, administer, and implement Medtronic North Haven’s environmental programs in accordance with government and company requirements. Responsibilities include the following: Manage compliance to environmental regulatory programs including wastewater, stormwater, air emissions, oil spill prevention (SPCC), spill prevention and control (SPCP), solvent management (SMP), underground storage tanks, EPCRA reporting, and ozone depleting substances (greenhouse gas and refrigerant management). Provide/promote employee awareness on environmental regulatory and company requirements including preparing and presenting training materials, EHS Tips and Alerts. Maintain all documentation required by regulatory / company requirements including preparing and submitting regulatory required reports (examples include annual air emissions summary and compliance certification, EPCRA 312 and 313, quarterly and semi-annual ethylene oxide sterilization CEMs reporting, stack tests, DMRs and SMRs) and completing/overseeing the necessary inspections and/or sampling. Evaluate new construction projects, new processes, and process changes to determine the regulatory impact including the need for permit changes. Communicate and develop the process for implementing applicable regulations / company requirements. Co-lead the implementation of the site’s Environmental Action Group. Review and analyze proposed and promulgated regulations; determine and effectively communicate impact to site leadership. Work with site management to ensure compliance to requirements, resolve compliance issues and set strategy. Work with cross functional team to investigate environmental incidents and ensure root cause is identified and corrective / preventative actions are implemented. Monitor pollution prevention activities, supports efforts to reduce environmental impact from waste generation, energy usage and water usage. Prepare and submit company required reporting including the usage of chemicals with global warming potential. Required Qualifications: High School Diploma (or equivalent) AND 10+ years experience OR Associate’s Degree AND 8+ years experience OR Bachelor’s Degree AND 6+ years experience Preferred Qualifications: Experience with managing industrial Wastewater, Stormwater and Air Permitting compliance programs Master's degree in Environmental Engineering or similar subject matter Experience reviewing and interpreting EPA and CT DEEP regulations Experience complying with a NESHAP Experience preparing and submitting environmental regulatory reports (examples include EPCRA reporting, Annual Air Emissions Summary, DMRs, SMRs) Experience working with Governmental Agencies Experience sampling Wastewater and Stormwater Experience complying with regulatory requirements for Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Experience with Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS) For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required. Physical Job Requirements The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. 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