Airswift is looking for an Environmental Specialist III - Field Environmental Specialist to work for a major O&G company, in Prudhoe Bay, AK, for a 1 year assignment.
An excellent opportunity is available for an Environmental Specialist III - Field Environmental Specialist to join a North Slope, Alaska-based operation supporting environmental and regulatory compliance across field activities. The Environmental Specialist III - Field Environmental Specialist will play a key role in waste management, air and water permit compliance, land use requirements, spill prevention, clean-up, reporting, and wildlife management. This Environmental Specialist III - Field Environmental Specialist position offers broad exposure across operations, drilling, and projects, with responsibility for field support, inspections, training, and continuous improvement. Candidates seeking a technically focused Environmental Specialist III - Field Environmental Specialist role in oil and gas with strong field engagement will find significant scope and impact in this opportunity.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate a range of environmental and regulatory activities in the field, including spill response and cleanup, land use permits, air, water, waste, and wildlife compliance.
- Provide direct environmental support to operations, drilling, and project teams in a North Slope field environment.
- Support and train operations personnel, functional groups, third parties, and project teams on waste management, permit compliance, land use requirements, spill prevention, clean-up, reporting, and wildlife management.
- Work closely with field personnel to support understanding of compliance obligations and environmentally sound operating practices.
- Interface regularly with field teams through training, compliance briefings, site visits, and meetings.
- Conduct formal and informal assessments, investigations, and inspections of field facilities and project work in progress.
- Identify and support continuous improvement initiatives relating to environmental management and compliance.
- Liaise with regulatory agencies on compliance matters and support agency inspections.
- Interface directly with the Anchorage-based environmental team for regulatory interpretation, analysis, and permitting support.
- Provide operational control development, review, verification, task system updates, and procedure review.
- Assist with environmental records and documentation control.
- Conduct environmental review and approval for field permit-to-work activities.
- Support consistency across environmental programs and procedures in the field.
- Provide training and awareness support on changes and enhancements to environmental programs.
- Support development and tracking of annual targets, objectives, and environmental management programs.
- Work with projects personnel through Authorization To Proceed and related procedures to identify and mitigate environmental hazards.
- Conduct or coordinate onsite project inspections and monitoring for effective waste management and spill prevention practices.
- Coordinate with drilling and projects teams to support proper waste disposal and environmental review.
- Coordinate and implement environmental improvement projects as required.
- Support tracking and reporting of wildlife sightings and deceased wildlife disposal and reporting.
- Assist with internal and regulatory audits and inspections.
- Coordinate and conduct training programs at field-level meetings.
- Participate in emergency response situations and spill management activities.
- Assist with environmental remediation and due diligence project documentation tracking.
- Support tracking of air, water, and waste permits, including modifications and supporting documentation.
- Assist in maintaining environmental files, programs, and regulatory signage requirements.
Required Experience:
- 5 to 8 years of regulatory and environmental experience within the oil and gas industry.
- Experience supporting field-based environmental compliance across operations, drilling, and projects.
- Experience with waste management, air and water permit compliance, land use requirements, spill prevention, clean-up, and reporting.
- Experience conducting inspections, assessments, investigations, and compliance support in an operational field environment.
Required Education:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year university or college.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Degree specialization in Environmental Sciences.
Required Skills:
- Strong environmental and regulatory compliance knowledge within an oil and gas field setting.
- Ability to solve problems accurately and demonstrate strong data management capability.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, departments, officials, and the public.
- Ability to manage multiple diverse tasks with differing priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex information in an organised and clear manner.
- Strong administrative and organisational skills.
Additional Information:
- This role is 100% North Slope, Alaska-based.
- Rotation schedule is 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off.