Environmental Specialist

Harvest Midstream Company is seeking an Environmental Specialist in Durango, CO. This experienced role involves managing environmental compliance, supporting field operations, and ensuring adherence to regulations. Responsibilities include interfacing with regulatory stakeholders, overseeing compliance inspections, and managing consultants. Candidates should have 7+ years in environmental or engineering fields, strong communication skills, and extensive knowledge of environmental regulations. The position requires independent task management and participation in emergency response efforts.
Job Objective:
This position is an experienced level position that manages environmental compliance from conception to completion and requires strong communication skills. Coordinate and provide environmental technical support to field operations, engineering, & regulatory personnel. Perform job functions independently and able to manage task assignment and completion with limited supervision.

Essential Job Responsibilities:
• Ensure compliance with all applicable environmental regulations, permits, authorizations, and agreements.
• Interface with regulatory and jurisdictional stakeholders particular to the asset team (SUIT, Jicarilla, COGCC, NMED, OCD, EPA)
• Provide knowledge and expertise across all environmental media and programs, including Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and applicable waste management requirements.
• Participate in the project planning and development through all stages to facilitate communication of project impacts between all stakeholders.
• Experience with state and federal air compliance permitting/programs (Title V, MACT, NESHAP, etc.)
• Experience with state and federal reporting requirements (OCD “Rule 28”, NMED Ozone Precursors Rule, Greenhouse Gas, Annual and Semi-Annual Emissions Inventory, Tier II)
• Manages consultants as required in the development of specialized permitting (air, water, waste)
• Coordinates routine compliance inspections with operations for air permits and participates in external audits as required
• Maintains files for air permits and compliance reporting
• Serves as a member of the company’s emergency response team and be involved in the spill management program.
• Serves as team lead or SME in company Root Cause Analyses in efforts to identify actionable recommendations to improve system safety, integrity and compliance.
• Adheres to the company’s values – integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment and innovation.
• Supports company vision and mission.
• Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Job Responsibilities:
• Ability to advise the company on scalable air compliance or EMIS systems
• Develop and manage tools and templates to manage the collection of environmental compliance information
• Ability to be available outside of normal working hours (on call questions, emergencies, etc)
• Familiar with SPCC plans and implement SPCC program at regional level
• Other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications:
• 7+ years in an environmental or engineering field preferred, but highly experienced applicants who do not meet this requirement may still be considered
• Experience in use and function of office equipment including computers and applicable software
• Experience interacting, advising, negotiating, and communicating effectively
• Extensive knowledge of state and federal environmental regulations and standards and their applicability to operations
• Ability to analyze, research, compile, and prepare permit applications, logs, reports, and correspondence and company responses to agency requests
• Ability to evaluate, research, and interpret governmental regulations, equipment performance manuals, regulatory agency guidance and instructions, reports, correspondence, and company policies and procedures
• Ability to apply math, algebraic formulas, calculus, and statistics
• Ability to communicate and/or exchange information
• Ability to communicate effectively through the development of written communication that applies (fundamental technical writing skills)

Education Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in an environmental science/engineering and/or related technical discipline or equivalent combination of formal education and job-related experience

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:
• REM, CEM or other environmental or technical certification preferred

About Us

Harvest Midstream is a privately-held midstream services provider headquartered in Houston, Texas with assets in Alaska, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. Harvest transports and processes oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids across the United States.

The remarkable growth of Harvest since 2002 is a direct result of the hard work and dedication of over 450 employees who are intensely focused on safety, operational excellence and the highest levels of service to our customers. Our company values govern how we run our business, how we treat our fellow employees and how we serve our customers. At Harvest, we are focused on developing and maintaining long-term business relationships through customer service and agility in every business interaction.

Harvest offers its employees competitive salaries, quarterly bonuses, healthcare benefits, a 401k retirement plan, paid time off, and participation in our B.H.A.G. bonus program as part of our total rewards package. Please see our Careers page for opportunities at Harvest.

Harvest Midstream Company is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, and any other basis protected by law. Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in the recruitment process are encouraged to contact Human Resources directly.