Environmental Representative

Western Midstream; Midland (TX); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Midstream seeks an Environmental Representative for the Delaware Basin assets, based in Midland, TX. The role supports environmental compliance activities within the Delaware Basin operations, collaborating with operations, engineering and regulatory agencies.

Requires a bachelor’s degree in science/engineering and at least five years of environmental experience, with strong communication skills and proficiency in MS Office and incident management systems.

Qualifications

• At least five (5) years of environmental experience required.
• Experience with midstream oil & gas operations including gas processing, water treatment, pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of Federal/State environmental regulations (TX/NM) and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with operations to ensure compliance with Environmental Programs in Delaware Basin.
• Data tracking, recordkeeping and reporting for Environmental Programs.
• Develop and deliver environmental trainings for internal staff and partners.
• Oversee remediation activities, contractor management and budgeting.
• Use incident system to manage environmental incidents and drive corrective actions.
• Support regulatory changes and advocacy with trade groups as needed.

Skills

Environmental compliance knowledge

Regulatory communication

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in science/engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Incident management system

Job description

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Our core assets provide services for customers in the Delaware Basin in West Texas and New Mexico, and the DJ Basin in northeastern Colorado, and the Powder River Basin in Northeast Wyoming. Additional assets and investments are located in South Texas, Utah, and Southwest Wyoming.

We’re engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing and transporting condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and crude oil; and gathering, transporting, recycling, treating and disposing of produced water for our customers. In our capacity as a natural gas processor, we also buy and sell natural gas, NGLs, and condensate on our behalf and our customers under certain gas processing contracts.

Western Midstream (WES) is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, WES.

Job Summary:

The open position is for an Environmental Representative for Western Midstream’s Delaware Basin Assets as a member of the Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Team. This position is located in the Midland, TX office. The position will support environmental compliance activities within our Delaware Basin (WTX) operations.

Qualifications:

• At least five (5) years of Environmental experience required
• Specific knowledge and experience working with midstream oil and gas operations including gas processing plants, compressor stations, water treatment sites and oil treatment sites, gathering pipelines, or equivalent exploration and production experience
• Knowledge and understanding of Federal and State (TX and NM) environmental regulations including SARA Title III-Tier II, Endangered Species Act, SPCC, RCRA, NORM, TENORM and TRI Reporting
• Understanding of environmental requirements associated with crude oil and produced water remediation activities
• Ability to communicate effectively with operations, engineering, technical staff, management, and regulatory agency personnel
• Broad knowledge and understanding of Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental, procedures, and regulations as they apply to oil and natural gas operations
• Proficient technical and computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite and internal incident management systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with operations staff to ensure compliance with the Company’s Environmental Programs including SPCC, Waste, Wildlife, NORM, Stormwater, Remediation and Reclamation Management in the Delaware Basin asset area
• Data tracking, recordkeeping and reporting as required by each Environmental Program
• Develop and deliver environmental trainings to the relevant internal employees and external contractual partners
• Oversight and project management experience to support remediation activities including contractor selection and management, cost tracking, environmental sampling oversight and federal and state agency liaison
• Utilize internal incident management system to manage and track environmental incidents, lead root cause investigations and support asset teams with corrective action plans.
• Support review and implementation of changes to environmental regulations and participate in advocacy efforts with trade organizations as required
• Ability to work independently with strong organizational and computer skills are required

Education:

• Requires a bachelor’s degree, preferably in a science, engineering, or industry-related field.

Licenses:

• Valid driver's license with no restriction that would prohibit driving a company vehicle.

Travel Requirements:

• Regular travel to field locations, 25-35% time traveling to Midland and Kermit, TX to support WTX operations

Work Schedule:

• This position follows a hybrid schedule working in office Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and working remote Wednesday and Friday. Monday-Thursday are 9 hours and Fridays are 4 hours.

Western Midstream does not offer sponsorship of employment-based nonimmigrant visa petitions for this role.

Western Midstream is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in recruiting, hiring, developing, compensating and promoting applicants and employees. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employee's and applicant's disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.