25-047.B - Environmental Specialist

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Administers and maintains environmental permits
• Evaluates environmental permit compliance status
• Prepares new or improved methodologies for compliance
• Strategically prepares environmental permit applications independently, including evaluating equipment and control options, limits on operations or throughput, and stack parameters. Works with operations to complete applications that are fit-for-purpose
• Negotiates permit terms with relevant agencies
• Prepares compliance reports, including but not limited to emissions inventories, greenhouse gas reports, deviation reports, compliance certifications, remediation reports, Tier II reports, and waste generation reports
• Creates and implements new or improved measures for permit compliance and reporting
• Conducts site environmental compliance assessments at gas processing plants, storage sites, and compressor stations
• Provides environmental technical support and guidance to operations on new and existing regulations and permit requirements
• Interprets new regulations and identifies options for compliance
• Oversees environmental contractors
• Reviews Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR), spill cleanup, and waste handling reports
• Ensures compliance of laboratory testing results
• Creates and supports environmental systems, policies, and procedures
• Represents company in regulatory compliance audits and negotiates with agencies on Notices of Violation
• Adheres to the company's values - integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment and innovation
• Supports company vision and mission
• Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings

Other Job Responsibilities:

• Ability to be available 24 hours per day (on call for questions, emergencies, etc.)
• Maintains employee confidence and protects company assets, including intellectual property, by keeping information confidential
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional associations.
• Other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications:

• Ten (10+) years minimum regulatory and environmental oil and gas experience.
• Ability to accurately solve problems and exceptional proficiency in data management.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other departments, officials, and the public.
• Ability to complete multiple, diverse tasks of differing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with specific ability to translate complex information into an organized and presentable manner.
• Outstanding administrative and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in the use and application of the following software:
  • Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and Outlook)
  • State and Federal online reporting portals

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year university or college