EHS Specialist - Safety

Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation; New Philadelphia (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation (DGOC) seeks an EH&S Specialist - Safety to support field operations across the Appalachian Basin, including Ohio. The role emphasizes safety, environmental stewardship, and growth through broader EHS responsibilities.

You will lead training, participate in incident investigations, and collaborate with operations to ensure regulatory compliance, spill response, and continuous improvement across assets.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of oil and gas safety and environmental experience.
• Proficient with Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint; BI dashboards.
• Ability to present EHS topics engagingly to large groups.
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Health, Safety or related field desired.
• ASP, CSP, CHSO or safety certification or willingness to pursue is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide EH&S support to assets and lead enterprise programs.
• Deliver engaging EHS training to field personnel.
• Assist operations in incident investigations and corrective actions.
• Apply SPCC, erosion control, and emergency response procedures.
• Collaborate with teams to address safety and regulatory needs.

Skills

Oil & Gas experience

Safety & Environment

Presenting to large groups

Project management

Leadership

Education

Bachelors in EHS or related

Tools

Outlook

Teams

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Co-Pilot

BI Dashboards

Job description

COMPANY PROFILE

Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation (“DGOC”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diversified Energy Company PLC, a US-based company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and London Stock Exchange (LSE) under the ticker symbol “DEC”. Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation (DGOC) is an established owner and operator of producing conventional and unconventional natural gas & oil wells and midstream pipelines and compression stations concentrated in the Appalachian Basin in the United States. Headquartered in Birmingham, AL, our field operations are located throughout the Appalachian Basin in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. In 2021, Diversified announced our expansion into our Central Regional Focus Area, which includes producing areas within Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

POSITION SUMMARY & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The EH&S Specialist - Safety will report to the Regional EHS Manager.

This is a safety focused role with additional responsibilities to provide environmental support on a periodic basis. Growth opportunities are heavily influenced by a willingness to become proficient in broad Environmental, Health and Safety roles. Special focus will initially be placed on:

• Maintains a strong bias for action and field presence. Seeks to understand the safety challenges of operations and works collaboratively to develop solutions.
• Provide EH&S support to assigned assets, participate and lead selected enterprise-wide strategic programs and projects.
• Serves as a conduit for all incidents, near miss, Good Catch, and Stop Work Expectations within area of responsibility, moving incidents from response to corrective action and closure using the Novara system
• Perform engaging field visits, assessments, inspections, training, and project management. Provides effective training that engages the audience.
• Provide guidance and assistance to field operations and operations leaders.
• Assess the safety needs of supported areas and systematically address the issues identified.
• Collaborate to solve problems with creative solutions to produce significant results. Performs primarily self-directed in area of responsibility.
• Contribute to and influences team priorities as a strong team member or leader.
• Seeks the ideas and opinions of others. Encourages and motivates teams to accomplish results.
• Fosters trust by building relationships first and then successfully provide mentorship to operations in safety and environmental matters.
• Apply knowledge of SPCC, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, and Emergency Response procedures and plans as necessary to comply with regulatory requirements.
• Make recommendations after anticipating work/project requirements and considering business impact and risks.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• 3 to 5 years of oil and gas experience with safety and environmental responsibilities is required.
• Strong working knowledge of all computer tools including Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Co-Pilot, Business Intelligence Dashboards and metrics is required. Experience with AI tools is a plus.
• Must be able to present EHS training topics in an engaging manner, based on experience presenting in front of large groups
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Health, Safety, or related discipline is desired.
• Safety-focused coursework is preferred.
• Good working knowledge of spill clean-up regulations, policies and procedures with the ability to respond in a timely manner to help operations evaluate, mitigate, and remediate spills.
• Willingness to learn broad environmental and regulatory topics through immersion.
• Basic understanding of oil and gas operations and implications for compliance with environmental, health and safety laws.
• Effective project management, business writing, presentation, training and leadership capabilities.
• Having both environmental and safety experience is strongly preferred.
• Be an ASP, CSP, CHSO or have a safety certification, or be in the process of becoming certified. At a minimum, must be willing to seek safety credentials, preferably a CSP.
• Have direct experience with incident investigations and corrective action development.
• Spill management and cleanup experience.
• Have proven versatility and ability to adapt rapidly to business conditions

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Prolonged periods working at a desk in front of a computer.

Additional Requirements:

• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time.