Env Compliance Specialist – Field Ops & Spill

Chevron Corp.; Minot (ND); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Chevron Corp. is seeking an Environmental Compliance Specialist to serve as a key resource for field and office teams in North Dakota.

The role focuses on practical compliance guidance across the asset life cycle, with significant field interaction and stakeholder engagement, including contractors and regulatory agencies. The position emphasizes incident management, waste oversight, and data-driven improvement of environmental programs, with about 25% field travel and relocation flexibility

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, engineering, geology, natural resources, or a related discipline.
• Experience with spill reporting and remediation oversight, waste management programs, environmental inspections, audits, and compliance assurance activities.
• Familiarity with environmental data management, recordkeeping, and reporting systems.
• Experience supporting field operations in a regulated industrial environment, preferably within the oil and gas industry.

Responsibilities

• Provide field and technical support for environmental incidents, including response, reporting, documentation, corrective actions, remediation oversight, and closeout.
• Advise on waste management activities, including waste characterization, approved facility and vendor oversight, inspections, manifests, recordkeeping, and compliance assurance.
• Interpret federal, state, and local environmental requirements and translate them into practical guidance for Operations, Wells, and project teams.
• Conduct field assurance and compliance reviews, identify gaps, communicate findings, and support timely corrective actions.
• Review operational changes, projects, and work plans for environmental applicability, regulatory obligations, and required safeguards.
• Maintain accurate and organized environmental records, reports, inspection documentation, and supporting data.
• Manage contractors and coordinate multiple projects and activities while balancing business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve, standardize, and simplify environmental processes, procedures, tools, and reporting methods.
• Provide technical coaching and SME-level support to strengthen environmental capability and compliance performance across the organization.
• Support regulatory agency interactions and assist with inspections, audits, information requests, and compliance reporting.
• Approximately 25% field travel may be required based on business needs.

Skills

Environmental compliance

Regulatory liaison

Incident management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science, engineering, geology, natural resources, or related discipline

Job description

Chevron Corp. is seeking an Environmental Compliance Specialist to serve as a key resource for field and office teams in North Dakota.

The role focuses on practical compliance guidance across the asset life cycle, with significant field interaction and stakeholder engagement, including contractors and regulatory agencies. The position emphasizes incident management, waste oversight, and data-driven improvement of environmental programs, with about 25% field travel and relocation flexibility