Environmental Specialist
On-siteArtesia, New Mexico, United States
Job Summary
Conduct environmental assignments and duties for the Environmental Department, directing or leading the work of others from time-to-time. Provide technical guidance and ongoing support for the Refinery's Title V air permit, including compliance determinations, monitoring requirements, deviation tracking, and reporting. Contribute to continuous improvement of air compliance programs by strengthening workflows, procedures, training materials, and knowledge-sharing practices. Engage professionally and effectively with regulatory agencies through written correspondence, meetings, and verbal communications, representing the refinery with sound technical judgment and credibility. May manage performance of air quality related work efforts which include the oversight of NSPS, MACT, EI, NSR, and Title V programs. This role requires eight years of job-related processing experience, with some assignments requiring five years of air quality experience in a refinery setting. A minimum of a Bachelors Degree in an environmental sciences or related field is required. Schedule includes office and plant-based work with travel required up to 25% of the time.
Required Qualifications
- A minimum of eight years of job-related processing experience
- Some assignments may require at least five years of air quality experience
- The majority of the experience being in a refinery setting
- A minimum of a Bachelors Degree in an environmental sciences or related field
- Strong foundational knowledge of air quality laws, regulations, and standards, including federal NESHAP/MACT/NSPS requirements and applicable state and local air district regulations for complex manufacturing facilities
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet demanding regulatory deadlines, and execute work efficiently in a fast-paced operating environment with changing priorities
- Ability to work effectively across disciplines and organizational levels, including collaboration with operations, engineering, maintenance, legal, technical specialists, and management
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
- Advanced working knowledge of environmental air quality regulations
- Ability to perform emissions calculations, preferably with a practical understanding of refinery processing programs
- Advanced understanding of oil refining processes (process flow diagrams/mechanical flow sheets, chemical phase separations, and reactions)
- Travel required up to 25% of the time by land or air
- Required to work in all temperatures including outdoors
- Subject to varying road and weather conditions
- Lifting and/or carrying up to 50lbs
- Pushing and/or pulling up to 50lbs
- Climbing up to 200ft
- Perceiving color differences
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment (beards not permitted)
- Strenuous physical activity
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in oil refining processes
- Strong data analysis skills and experience working with emissions, compliance, or monitoring datasets using tools such as Excel or environmental data systems
- Familiarity with community right-to-know and risk management rules and/or experience with fuels compliance
- Strong time management and organizational skills
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