Staff Environmental Specialist Jobs

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Southwestern Energy is hiring a Staff Environmental Specialist for our Morgantown office.

As a Staff Environmental Specialist you will provide environmental compliance support for Southwestern Energy’s SW Appalachia division assets in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania. You will prepare and maintain Environmental Plans for the well pads, be a SME for the Operations team for everything related to compliance. This position will report to the Environmental Supervisor and be located at our Morgantown, WV office. This position does require minimal travel to the well pads.

To Be Successful In This Role You

• Monitor status of regulatory submittals and follow up with regulatory agencies
• Have created SPCC Plans, Emergency Response Plans, environmental permitting with regulatory agencies.
• Operate as a Subject Matter Expert for aboveground Storage Tank compliance, registration, closure, etc. in West Virginia and work with State officials
• Are a steward for threatened and endangered species and proactively work with US Fish and Wildlife Service and state regulatory agencies to coordinate agency consultation on all projects as required.
• Proactively understand the impacts of current regulations and track proposed regulations
• Work closely with land, drilling, completions, production, and construction
• Are inquisitive with a need to know the “why” not just the “how” of the role
• Strive to be organized, proficient and personable and create relationships, across multiple disciplines, with internal stakeholders and external state agencies to resolve compliance issues.

Your Background Includes

• Working knowledge of WV DEP, WV DNR, ODNR, OEPA, PA DEP, and USACE regulations
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental science or a related field
• Computer Proficiencies: Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Adobe Acrobat
• Seven (7) or more years of Environmental compliance.
• Experience with horizontal wells, shale plays, drilling, completions and producing assets in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania
• Experience with sub-surface oil and gas environmental compliance and a general knowledge of upstream oil and gas operations

Benefits

And in return, we understand the importance of offering our employees competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits plan including

We need the Right People to drive our formula for continued success.

• Matching gift program
• Paid vacation, holidays and benefit hours
• Educational assistance
• Family medical, dental and vision insurance
• An attractive 401(k) plan

We are energy. For more than 90 years, Southwestern Energy has thrived because of a deep commitment to providing the energy that powers our world. Our success continues to be dependent upon the dedication of our employees to the company and to the communities in which we operate.

Currently, SWN is among the largest natural gas and natural gas liquids producers in the United States. SWN is a growing independent energy company primarily engaged in the production and development of natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil within the nation’s most prolific shale gas basins.

The company is headquartered in Spring, Texas, with offices, assets and operations in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and Louisiana.

Southwestern Energy Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, present military status or veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.

Primary Location

West Virginia-Morgantown

Job

Health, Safety & Environmental