Environmental Specialist

Danos; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Danos is seeking an Environmental Specialist to support Shale & Tight operations in the Permian Basin (TX and NM). The role focuses on securing approvals, reducing compliance risk, and translating environmental requirements into actionable tasks for field teams.

The ideal candidate has prior oil and gas experience, a relevant bachelor’s degree, and strong knowledge of TX/NM environmental regulations. You will work closely with field operations to meet permit conditions and ensure safe, compliant

Qualifications

• Prior oil and gas experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in health, environment, or safety.
• Knowledge of Texas and New Mexico environmental requirements (BLM, NMOCD, TXRRC, APDs, COA, permits, EAs).
• Detail-oriented; coordinate with field agents to gather permits and protect wildlife.
• High accountability; be self-motivated with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Identify constraints, surveys, mitigation needs, and regulatory triggers early.
• Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements to protect license to operate.
• Ensure permit conditions and agency commitments are executed.
• Convert complex requirements into clear field direction for operations.

Skills

Oil & Gas experience

Environmental regs knowledge

Attention to detail

Schedule-driven

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's degree in health/environment/safety

Job description

Overview

The Shale & Tight Environmental Specialist protects company execution by securing approvals, reducing compliance and schedule risk, and converting environmental requirements into clear actions that support safe, responsible operations in the Permian Basin for TX and NM.

Responsibilities

• Identify constraints, surveys, mitigation needs, and regulatory triggers early.
• Protects license to operate by maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Ensures permit conditions, agency commitments, and conservation obligations are executed.
• Converts complex requirements into clear direction for field operations and acquisition.
• Reduces schedule risk, rework, and avoidable cost.
• Strengthens agency credibility through accurate submittals, timely responses, and defensible records.
• Supports responsible operations by protecting resources, reducing unnecessary field exposure, and maintaining controls.
• Manage permits, agency coordination, APD support, conservation reviews, floodplain approvals, pit registrations, and conditions of approval tracking for pits.
• Address biological, cultural, WOTUS, karst, threatened and endangered habitats, construction, and compliance requirements before field activity.
• Complete Clear-to-Construct reviews, constraint maps, permit conditions, seasonal restrictions, and field guidance.
• Maintain inspections, agency reporting, and environmental commitment verification.

Qualifications

• Prior Oil and Gas experience required.
• Bachelors Degree in Health, Environment, or safety related field required.
• Working knowledge of Texas and New Mexico environmental requirements specific to onshore oil and gas planning, drilling, completions, and construction, including the government agencies (BLM, NMOCD, TXRRC), APDs, Conditions of Approval, Environmental Assessments, floodplain permits, pit registrations, conservation agreements, and operational compliance.
• Attention to detail- working with agents in the field, gathering necessary permits, ensuring wildlife is not negatively affect
• Extrememly schedule-driven - construction delays are costly - should be self-motivated and need little hand-holding
• Must meet conditional job offer requirements.