Environmental Specialist

Job Objective:
This position is an experienced level position that manages environmental compliance from conception to completion and requires strong communication skills. Coordinate and provide environmental technical support to field operations, engineering, & regulatory personnel. Perform job functions independently and able to manage task assignment and completion with limited supervision.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with all applicable environmental regulations, permits, authorizations, and agreements.
• Interface with regulatory and jurisdictional stakeholders particular to the asset team (SUIT, Jicarilla, COGCC, NMED, OCD, EPA)
• Provide knowledge and expertise across all environmental media and programs, including Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and applicable waste management requirements.
• Participate in the project planning and development through all stages to facilitate communication of project impacts between all stakeholders.
• Experience with state and federal air compliance permitting/programs (Title V, MACT, NESHAP, etc.)
• Experience with state and federal reporting requirements (OCD "Rule 28", NMED Ozone Precursors Rule, Greenhouse Gas, Annual and Semi-Annual Emissions Inventory, Tier II)
• Manages consultants as required in the development of specialized permitting (air, water, waste)
• Coordinates routine compliance inspections with operations for air permits and participates in external audits as required
• Maintains files for air permits and compliance reporting
• Serves as a member of the company's emergency response team and be involved in the spill management program.
• Serves as team lead or SME in company Root Cause Analyses in efforts to identify actionable recommendations to improve system safety, integrity and 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Ability to advise the company on scalable air compliance or EMIS systems
• Develop and manage tools and templates to manage the collection of environmental compliance information
• Ability to be available outside of normal working hours (on call questions, emergencies, etc)
• Familiar with SPCC plans and implement SPCC program at regional level
• Other duties as assigned by management

• 7+ years in an environmental or engineering field preferred, but highly experienced applicants who do not meet this requirement may still be considered
• Experience in use and function of office equipment including computers and applicable software
• Experience interacting, advising, negotiating, and communicating effectively
• Extensive knowledge of state and federal environmental regulations and standards and their applicability to operations
• Ability to analyze, research, compile, and prepare permit applications, logs, reports, and correspondence and company responses to agency requests
• Ability to evaluate, research, and interpret governmental regulations, equipment performance manuals, regulatory agency guidance and instructions, reports, correspondence, and company policies and procedures
• Ability to apply math, algebraic formulas, calculus, and statistics
• Ability to communicate and/or exchange information
• Ability to communicate effectively through the development of written communication that applies (fundamental technical writing skills)

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in an environmental science/engineering and/or related technical discipline or equivalent combination of formal education and job-related experience

• REM, CEM or other environmental or technical certification preferred