Senior Environmental, Health and Safety Special

Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund; Durango (CO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Sick leave

401K match

Incentive pay

Flexible spending

Hybrid options

Job summary

Southern Ute Growth Fund is seeking an experienced Environmental Health & Safety leader in Durango, CO. This role promotes EHS awareness and ensures regulatory compliance across the Growth Fund and its operations, including oil, gas, and energy activities.

The position leads multiple programs, develops and trains EHS initiatives, and emphasizes environmental aspects while minimizing risk. Strong data management and regulatory interpretation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Must understand and interpret major regulatory programs and explain their purpose to operations.
• Excellent computer-based data management and analysis skills.
• Experience establishing EHS database systems for tracking environmental data, permits, documents, reports, audits.

Responsibilities

• Promote EHS awareness and regulatory compliance across the organization.
• Lead programs to ensure environmental and regulatory compliance for Growth Fund and its enterprises.
• Assist with processes to minimize environmental, worker safety, and regulatory risks.
• Develop, execute, and train EHS programs and initiatives with emphasis on environmental aspects.
• Serve as environmental program lead and coordinate related initiatives.

Skills

Regulatory interpretation

Data management

EHS program leadership

Education

Master's Degree in Environmental Science/related field

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science/related field

Associates in Science/related discipline

Job description

Summary

This position is responsible for promoting EHS awareness and compliance throughout the organization to all employees. This position will lead multiple programs to ensure environmental and regulatory compliance for the Growth Fund and its business enterprises including alignment with Clean Water Act (CWA); National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, etc. This position will assist with processes to minimize or eliminate worker safety, environmental, and regulatory risks and the development, execution, and training of EHS programs and initiatives with an emphasis on environmental aspects and will be an environmental program lead.

• Master’s Degree in Environmental Science, Biological Science, Physical Science, Engineering or related discipline and ten years work experience in environmental health and safety, five years of which must be in the oil, gas or energy industry, and five years of which environmental work has been performed.

OR

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Biological Science, Physical Science, Engineering or related discipline and twelve years work experience in environmental health and safety, six years of which must be in the oil, gas or energy industry, and six years of which environmental work has been performed.

OR

• Associates in Science or related discipline and fourteen years work experience in environmental health and safety, seven years in the oil, gas or energy industry, and seven years of which environmental work has been performed is required.
• Must be able to understand and interpret major regulatory programs, explain their purpose and impact to oil and gas operations.
• Must have excellent computer-based data management and analysis skills and experience with establishing EHS database systems for tracking environmental data, compliance related permits, documents, monitoring reports, audits.
• Must have an environmental compliance certification such as EPA’s Construction General Permit Site Inspector Training or pass the exam within three months of employment.
• Must have working knowledge of Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans.
• Must understand and interpret major EHS regulatory programs and explain their purpose (i.e. Clean Water Act, NEPA, SPCC, RCRA, ESA, etc.).
• Must have experience with managing SPCC programs, SWPP programs, and/or environmental remediation projects, to include plan preparation.

The position closes at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on September 25th, 2026.

The Southern Ute Growth Fund offers a competitive package of compensation and benefits, including:

- Annual and Sick Leave

- 401K with a match

- Incentive Pay

- Flexible Spending Plans

- Flexible Schedules and hybrid options are available

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