Representative, Environmental Air Quality

PureWest Energy, LLC; Colorado; On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO based on experience

Medical/dental/vision benefits

Job summary

PureWest Energy, LLC is seeking an Environmental Representative II to support air quality permitting, emissions management, regulatory compliance, and data management for upstream oil and natural gas operations in Colorado.

The role involves evaluating permit applicability, preparing emissions inventories, maintaining accurate environmental data in asset-management systems, and coordinating with Operations, Engineering, and Facilities to ensure compliant project execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering, Atmospheric Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Approximately 8-10 years of progressively responsible environmental experience with a significant air-quality component.
• Demonstrated experience with air permitting, emissions calculations and inventories, and regulatory compliance.
• Working knowledge of the federal Clean Air Act and state air-quality permitting programs.
• Ability to independently manage permitting and compliance assignments with limited supervision; strong analytical, organizational, technical-writing, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with Operations and Engineering to resolve environmental issues and incorporate regulatory requirements into projects.
• Experience coordinating consultants and reviewing technical work products; ability to mentor junior personnel.

Responsibilities

• Prepare air permit applications, modifications, registrations, notifications, and supporting technical documentation.
• Evaluate new facilities, equipment, and operational or facility changes for air permitting and regulatory applicability under Wyoming and federal requirements (WAQSR, Clean Air Act, NSPS, NESHAP).
• Review proposed projects and Management of Change (MOC) activities to identify permitting and compliance requirements before construction or implementation.
• Obtain equipment specifications, operating parameters, production forecasts, and throughput assumptions from Engineering and Operations for permitting.
• Coordinate with regulatory agencies and consultants on applications, information requests, and inspections.
• Prepare and review criteria pollutant, VOC, HAP, and greenhouse-gas potential-to-emit and actual-emissions calculations for upstream oil and gas facilities.
• Calculate emissions from storage vessels, separators, dehydrators, compressors and engines, heaters, pneumatic devices and pumps, flares/combustors, loading, fugitives, venting, blowdowns, and other sources.
• Apply regulatory methodologies, emission factors, process simulation results, and vendor data; perform QA/QC and reconcile calculations against production, equipment, and asset records.
• Prepare state emissions inventories and other periodic emissions reports.
• Maintain accurate environmental, facility, equipment, permitting, and compliance data in company databases, including facility configurations and equipment inventories.
• Update databases for equipment installations, removals, replacements, modifications, and production changes so they reflect field conditions.
• Coordinate environmental data across asset-management, production, engineering, GIS, and other systems; perform routine QA/QC to identify missing, duplicate, or outdated data.
• Develop compliance tracking tools, reports, and dashboards, and identify opportunities to automate data-management and compliance workflows.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Technical writing

Communication

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or engineering

Tools

ProMax

E&P Tanks

GRI-GLYCalc

GIS

Power BI

SQL

Job description

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CO, US

7 days ago Requisition ID: 1116

Salary Range: $110,000.00 To $125,000.00 Annually

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JOB SUMMARY

The Environmental Representative - Air Quality supports the company's air quality permitting, emissions management, regulatory compliance, and environmental data-management programs for upstream oil and natural gas operations.

This position is responsible for evaluating air permitting and regulatory applicability, preparing emissions calculations and inventories, maintaining accurate facility and equipment information within environmental and asset-management systems, preparing regulatory submittals, and supporting ongoing compliance with state and federal air quality requirements.

The position works closely with Environmental, Operations, Engineering, Production, Facilities, and other business groups to integrate environmental requirements into facility design, construction, operation, and modification.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Air Quality Permitting & Regulatory Analysis

• Prepare air permit applications, modifications, registrations, notifications, and supporting technical documentation.
• Evaluate new facilities, equipment, and operational or facility changes for air permitting and regulatory applicability under Wyoming and federal requirements (WAQSR, Clean Air Act, NSPS, NESHAP).
• Review proposed projects and Management of Change (MOC) activities to identify permitting and compliance requirements before construction or implementation.
• Obtain equipment specifications, operating parameters, production forecasts, and throughput assumptions from Engineering and Operations for permitting.
• Coordinate with regulatory agencies and consultants on applications, information requests, and inspections.

Air Emissions Calculations & Inventories

• Prepare and review criteria pollutant, VOC, HAP, and greenhouse-gas potential-to-emit and actual-emissions calculations for upstream oil and gas facilities.
• Calculate emissions from storage vessels, separators, dehydrators, compressors and engines, heaters, pneumatic devices and pumps, flares/combustors, loading, fugitives, venting, blowdowns, and other sources.
• Apply regulatory methodologies, emission factors, process simulation results, and vendor data; perform QA/QC and reconcile calculations against production, equipment, and asset records.
• Prepare state emissions inventories and other periodic emissions reports.
• Maintain accurate environmental, facility, equipment, permitting, and compliance data in company databases, including facility configurations and equipment inventories.
• Update databases for equipment installations, removals, replacements, modifications, and production changes so they reflect field conditions.
• Coordinate environmental data across asset-management, production, engineering, GIS, and other systems; perform routine QA/QC to identify missing, duplicate, or outdated data.
• Develop compliance tracking tools, reports, and dashboards, and identify opportunities to automate data-management and compliance workflows.

Regulatory Compliance

• Evaluate facility compliance with air permits and state and federal requirements, including but not limited to NSPS, MACT, NESHAP, and GHG Reporting.
• Support fugitive emissions/LDAR programs, including inspection, monitoring, repair, recordkeeping, and reporting.
• Prepare regulatory reports, notifications, and submittals; maintain auditable records supporting compliance determinations.
• Support internal audits and agency inspections; monitor regulatory developments and assess impacts to operations.

Operations & Project Support

• Serve as an environmental resource to Operations, Engineering, Production, Facilities, and other stakeholders, communicating requirements to field and engineering personnel in a practical manner.
• Conduct field visits to verify equipment inventories, facility configurations, emissions controls, and compliance conditions.
• Assist in investigating compliance issues and developing corrective actions; coordinate consultants and third-party service providers.
• Support environmental compliance training for Operations and other personnel.

Other duties as assigned.

HIRING REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications – Environmental Representative II

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering, Atmospheric Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Approximately 8-10 years of progressively responsible environmental experience with a significant air-quality component.
• Demonstrated experience with air permitting, emissions calculations and inventories, and regulatory compliance.
• Working knowledge of the federal Clean Air Act and state air-quality permitting programs.
• Ability to independently manage permitting and compliance assignments with limited supervision; strong analytical, organizational, technical-writing, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with Operations and Engineering to resolve environmental issues and incorporate regulatory requirements into projects.
• Experience coordinating consultants and reviewing technical work products; ability to mentor junior personnel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Wyoming air-quality permitting and compliance and upstream oil and gas experience strongly preferred, including WYDEQ Air Quality Division requirements, WAQSR, and BACT.
• Experience with NSPS OOOO/OOOOa/OOOOb, NESHAP, greenhouse-gas reporting, LDAR/OGI, methane-management programs, continuous methane monitoring, and emerging methane regulations.
• Experience with ProMax, E&P Tanks, GRI-GLYCalc, or similar emissions tools.
• Experience with environmental management systems, asset-management and production databases, GIS, Power BI, SQL, or similar platforms, including automating compliance workflows.

BENEFITS

• Annual base salary range $110,000 - $125,000
• PTO based on level of experience
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plan