Senior Environmental Engineer

Continental Resources; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Continental Resources is seeking a Senior HSE Engineer to lead environmental, health, and safety initiatives for upstream oil and gas operations. The role emphasizes air emissions quantification, waste assessment, and subsurface remediation within regulatory frameworks.

You will provide technical leadership, model emissions, oversee compliance projects, and support regulatory interactions while collaborating with operations and facility teams to maintain HSE excellence.

Qualifications

• The candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering.
• The candidate is a Registered Professional Environmental Engineer.
• The candidate has at least five years of environmental engineering experience.
• Experience in E&P and multi-site environmental compliance is preferred.
• Familiarity with data management tools such as Spotfire and SQL is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and implement tools to model air emissions and train staff.
• Provide on-call analysis of environmental risks and compliance status.
• Provide technical justification of emission calculations for regulatory inquiries and permit negotiations.
• Lead groundwater/subsurface remediation risk analyses.
• Lead waste stream characterization, treatment, and compliance options.
• Support HSE and PHMSA compliance staff as needed.
• Attend operations meetings and coordinate with site staff and facility engineering.
• Maintain knowledge of local, state, and federal Air Emission Control and Remediation regulations.
• Manage air permit applications and regulator communications for assigned regions.
• Assist in state/federal agency meetings regarding HSE issues.
• Coordinate emissions testing and oil & gas sampling projects.
• Deliver environmental compliance training to company personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Process chemistry

Oil & gas equipment

Excel modeling

Communication

Collaboration

Planning & prioritizing

HSE compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering

Registered Professional Environmental Engineer

5+ years environmental engineering experience

Tools

Spotfire

SQL

Process simulation software

Job description

Job Summary

The Senior HSE Engineer supports the Health, Safety, & Environmental Team with the primary focus on ensuring upstream oil and gas processes operate in a safe and environmentally responsible manner, in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. This role provides engineering technical leadership and compliance project oversight for various aspects of safety and environmental risks including air emissions quantification and control; waste and wastewater characterization and treatment; subsurface contamination analysis and remediation; HSE risk quantification and advisement for malfunctions/upset conditions; and various pipeline and process risk controls. In support of these duties the Senior HSE Engineer performs and/or coordinates detailed and complex testing, monitoring, and modelling to determine composition of hazardous chemicals in air emissions and wastes; applies engineering analysis to determine applicability of and compliance with HSE regulations; provides quality review/assurance for major HSE projects; and supports legal counsel as a technical expert on matters involving HSE risk quantification and control.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and implement tools and processes to model air emissions and provide Staff training on emission calculation techniques. Provide QA/QC review for Staff emission calculations.
• Provide on-call analysis of environmental risks and compliance status related to equipment/process malfunctions and provide technical assistance with development of necessary corrective actions.
• Develop/provide technical justification of emission calculations as needed to respond to regulatory agency inquiries. Represent the Company during permit limitation negotiations.
• Provide engineering analysis and technical leadership regarding groundwater/subsurface remediation risks.
• Provide engineering analysis and technical leadership regarding waste stream characterization, treatment, and compliance options.
• Provide engineering analysis and technical leadership as needed to support Health & Safety, as well as PHMSA compliance Staff.
• Attend operations meetings and build strong relationships with both operations staff in the corporate office and field-based leadership. Collaborate with Facility Engineering/Operations during the design and installation phase of facilities to ensure equipment and operating conditions will satisfy HSE compliance regulations.
• Maintain a current working knowledge of applicable rules and regulations for the oil & gas industry at local, state, and federal levels - particularly state and federal Air Emission Control Requirements; Waste and Wastewater Management; Remediation Requirements; and Emergency Release Reporting.
• Manage preparation of air permit applications and serve as primary point of contact for related correspondence with regulatory agencies, for assigned Region(s).
• Support efforts to respond to and meet with state and federal agencies about alleged HSE violations and other issues.
• Coordinate and oversee emissions performance testing projects, and oil & gas sampling projects.
• Develop and deliver environmental compliance training to company personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Competencies

• Effective project management skills
• Advanced mathematical, process chemistry, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Advanced knowledge of oil and gas production and processing equipment.
• Advanced working knowledge and experience with complex Excel functions, process simulations, and Agency specified models.
• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Ensures accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Instills trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Demonstrates self-awareness - Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Plans and aligns - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Drives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Environmental, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering.
• Registered Professional Environmental Engineer.
• Minimum of five (5) years of environmental engineering experience.
• E&P and multi-site environmental compliance support experience.
• Experience with additional data management and analysis systems (i.e. Spotfire, SQL, etc.)
• An acceptable pre-employment background and drug test.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with process simulation software (ProMax).
• Experience with dehydration unit simulation software (GlyCalc).
• Experience with air dispersion modeling software.
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