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Form of workAirswift has been tasked by a major Oil and Gas client to seek an Environmental Permitting Professional to work on an initial 1-year contract in Houston (hybrid schedule).
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing environmental permitting support to comply with federal, state, and local regulations. The candidate will work closely with management, operations, and other HES professionals to support the preconstruction program and environmental assessments of operational locations.
This position will report to the Environmental Supervisor and will be responsible for environmental pre-construction permitting support in the development of the Permian, Oklahoma, and Eagle Ford Assets.
Primary responsibilities:
• Execute all environmental assessments & site characterization for new pads, expansion of existing pads and flowline installations.
* Attend all company’s preconstruction and pad development meetings via Microsoft Teams unless a specific meeting in person is required.
* Maintain constant communications with the Facilities & Construction and Subsurface teams to ensure that preconstruction terms are accurate and timely, and conditions are achievable.
* Perform desktop reviews for floodplains, jurisdictional waters, endangered species, and archaeological sites.
* Obtain appropriate permits, determinations, and/or approval for pad construction/expansions, which may also include Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting.
* Coordinate with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (COE), and the Local County Floodplain Administrator as needed to ensure proper approvals.
* When necessary, attend on-site meetings with government agencies.
Other Responsibilities
• Responsible for project management, including the development of requests for bid proposals, work orders and supervision of contractors.
• Optimize the permit application and preconstruction process.
• Promotes sustainable environmental practices within the company, including impacts on sensitive species and habitats.
• Availability to travel to stakeholder meetings and act as company representative.
• Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards, and is punctual to work and meetings.
• Must be solution oriented.
Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science/engineering and/or technical discipline.
• 3+ years of relevant upstream oil & gas experience
• 3+ years of relevant environmental permitting and/or compliance experience
• Environmental permitting, program implementation, risk identification, and project management skills
• Excellent oral and written communications, teamwork, planning & organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, and various Environmental databases
• Project management skills with minimal oversight required.
Requirements:
• 3+ years in an environmental role at an upstream oil/gas operator.
