Environmental Specialist - NS - United States Jobs Opening

September 20, 2024

Hilcorp Energy Company

Deadhorse

FULL TIME

Environmental Specialist - NS

Coordinates a variety of environmental and regulatory activities in the field including spill response and cleanup, land use permits, air, water, waste and wildlife compliance. Facilitates relationships with Drilling, Operations and Projects staff in the field. Helps develop and promote environmental management systems, policies, procedures, and programs. Promotes Environmental Stewardship throughout the company.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

The Field Environmental Specialist is responsible for providing direct environmental support to operations, drilling and projects. This is a North Slope, Alaska-based position (2 weeks on/2 weeks off rotation), reporting to the Environmental Team Manager.

The role focuses on providing support and training to operations, functional groups, third parties and projects for waste management, air and water permit compliance, land use requirements, spill prevention, clean-up and reporting, and wildlife management. The Field Environmental Specialist works closely with field personnel to assure they understand their compliance obligations and requirements for environmentally sound operations. The specialist interfaces frequently with field teams through training, compliance briefings, site visits and meetings. In addition, the Field Environmental Specialist conducts formal and informal assessments and inspections, participate in investigations and conduct inspections of field, facilities, and project work in progress. This role helps to identify and support various continuous improvement objectives around environmental management and compliance challenges.

This role includes liaison and supporting regulatory agencies on compliance matters and accompanying agency personnel during inspections. The Field Environmental Specialist frequently interacts with Anchorage-based personnel for regulatory interpretations, analysis, and permitting support.

Specific responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

Interface directly with the Anchorage-based Environmental Team.
Provide operational control development, review and verification; task system updates; procedure review, etc.
Provide oversight to / assist with environmental records documentation control.
Conduct environmental review and approval for field permit-to-work activities.
Work with field personnel to build consistency of environmental related programs and procedures.
Provide training and awareness support regarding changes and enhancement of environmental components to field.
Provide support to development and tracking of annual targets, objectives and environmental management programs.
Work with projects personnel through Authorization To Proceed and other related procedures to identify and mitigate potential environment hazards.
Conduct / coordinate onsite project inspections or monitoring for effective waste management and spill prevention practices.
Interface with Drilling and Projects as necessary to coordinate proper waste disposal and environmental review.
Coordinate and implement environmental improvement projects as necessary.
Provide assurance for tracking and reporting of wildlife sightings.
Provide assurance for deceased wildlife tracking, disposal and reporting.
Assists the environmental and safety departments perform internal and regulatory agencies audits and inspections.
Coordinates and conducts training programs at field level meetings.
Assists, with and participates in, the company’s emergency response situations and spill management program.
Assists the EHS staff with due diligence and environmental remediation projects by tracking all essential documentation associated with projects.
Assists EHS department with tracking of air, water, and waste permits, and modifications and documentation of permits.
Assists in maintaining the company’s environmental files and programs. Implements and maintains company signage program for regulatory compliance.
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:

100% North Slope, Alaska-based, 2 weeks on/2 weeks off rotational position.
Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college AND five (5) to eight (8) years minimum regulatory and environmental oil and gas experience, OR,
Associate’s degree from an accredited university or college AND eight (8) to twelve (12) years minimum regulatory and environmental oil and gas experience, OR,
On the job training with twelve (12) to fifteen (15) 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.

Education Requirements: