Sr Specialist I, Environmental, Wood River Refinery

Phillips 66; Roxana (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

VCIP bonus

401k match

Pension

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Well‑being programs

Job summary

Phillips 66 Wood River Refinery in Roxana, Illinois seeks a Sr Environmental Specialist I to interpret regulatory requirements and guide air compliance for refinery operations, working with cross-functional teams and regulators. You will lead Title V permits, monitor emissions, and ensure timely reporting, while collaborating to improve compliance reliability and safety.

This role emphasizes problem-solving, partnership, and tangible environmental performance impact within a dynamic refinery

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years in air compliance, permitting, or related experience.
• Strong knowledge of Title V, NSR/PSD, NESHAP, NSPS, MACT, and other air requirements.
• Valid driver’s license and TWIC eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate air compliance support for refinery operations and ensure permits and standards are met.
• Interpret federal, state, and local air regulations and provide guidance to operations and maintenance teams.
• Lead Title V and construction permit activities and support air impact evaluations for projects.
• Monitor emissions, tracking, calculations, and reporting to identify trends and improvements.
• Support inspections, audits, and regulator interactions and resolve findings with corrective actions.
• Prepare and maintain air permits, reports, deviations, and supporting records.

Skills

Air compliance

Air permitting

Regulatory interpretation

Title V experience

EPA regulations knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

TWIC credential

Job description

Phillips 66 & You - Together we can fuel the future

As a Sr Environmental Specialist I, you will serve as a trusted resource for interpreting requirements, navigating regulatory expectations, and helping the business operate responsibly in a dynamic operating environment. You’ll work closely with cross‑functional teams and external stakeholders, applying technical expertise, sound judgment, and a practical mindset to real‑world challenges. This position is well‑suited for someone who enjoys problem‑solving, values collaboration, and wants to make a tangible impact on environmental performance at an operating refinery.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinate and deliver air compliance and regulatory support for refinery operations, ensuring process units, utility systems, and projects comply with applicable air permits, regulations, and company standards.
• Maintain strong working knowledge of federal, state, and local air regulations affecting refineries, and interpret permit conditions to provide clear, practical guidance to operations, maintenance, engineering, and project teams.
• Lead air permitting activities, including obtaining, renewing, and amending Title V and construction permits, and support air impact evaluations for unit modifications, turnarounds, and capital projects.
• Monitor air compliance through emissions tracking, calculations, recordkeeping, and reporting, identifying trends, potential risks, and opportunities to improve compliance reliability.
• Partner with operations, environmental teams, and regulators to support air‑related inspections, audits, and regulatory interactions, helping resolve findings and implement corrective actions.
• Prepare and maintain air permits, compliance reports, deviation documentation, and supporting records to ensure information is accurate, complete, and inspection‑ready.
• Support management of change activities by evaluating air impacts of operational changes and ensuring permitting and compliance requirements are addressed before implementation.
• Communicate air regulatory updates and permit requirements to refinery teams, and help develop or coordinate air compliance training for affected personnel.
• Apply sound judgment to manage competing priorities and deliver compliant, cost‑effective air solutions that support safe, reliable refinery operations.

What You’ll Bring – Required

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5 or more years of air compliance, air permitting, or relevant experience
• Intermediate or greater proficiency working with EPA regulations including Title V, NSR/PSD, NESHAPS, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT), and other local, regional, state, and federal environmental requirements
• Possess a valid driver's license
• Willing and able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC)
• Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to comply with the following:
  • Travel up to 5%
  • Operate company vehicle on site premises and/or public roads up to 10%
  • Work extended hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays, and perform occasional duties.
  • Transport articles up to 50 pounds
  • Climb ladders and stairs up to 200 feet
  • Work safely near large, hot, high-speed machines, around chemicals and hydrocarbons under high pressure and heat, and in harsh weather conditions.
  • Wear fire retardant clothing and personal protective equipment.
  • Maintain face daily for proper respirator/face mask seal. (some examples include being free of facial hair and/or clean shaven)

What Makes You Stand Out – Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemistry, or other science disciplines
• 10 or more years of environmental compliance experience, specifically related to air compliance
• 2 or more years’ air permitting experience
• Working knowledge of air compliance within the Energy industry
• Experience with Environmental Management Systems (“EMS”)
• Trained in Emergency Response Incident Command System (“ICS”) and procedures

Compensation Range

This position has a base salary range of $140,400 – $171,600.

At Phillips 66, we are committed to pay transparency and competitive, equitable compensation. Each role is assigned a salary grade with a defined pay range, benchmarked against industry peers. Where a candidate offer falls within the posted range depends on the candidate's experience, skills, and alignment with the role’s requirements. Offers are made to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness. Our compensation programs are designed to reward performance and support career growth.

The Wood River Refinery is located in Roxana, Illinois, about 15 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Refinery facilities include crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrocracking, hydrodesulfurization and delayed coking units. The refinery processes a mixture of light, low-sulfur; heavy, high sulfur; and high‑acid crude oil. The crude supply is sourced domestically or from Canada. Wood River produces a high percentage of transportation fuels. Other products include petrochemical feedstocks, asphalt and petroleum coke. Refined products are distributed to customers by pipeline, rail car, barge and truck and are shipped to markets throughout the Midcontinent region.

Total Rewards

Benefits

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well‑being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high‑performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full‑time employees include:

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well‑being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well‑being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards.

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, cultivate an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and pursue excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.

Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer