Environmental Manager

Environmental Manager (WTX)

Job Summary:

The open position is for an Environmental Manager for West Texas and South Texas midstream assets as a member of the Western Midstream (WES) Operational Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Team.  This position will be located in our Kermit, TX office.  The position will manage a team of professionals conducting environmental compliance support for activities associated with our West Texas and South Texas operations.

Qualifications:

• At least eight (8) years of HSSE experience required.
• Past management experience required.
• Midstream, gas plant, and/or exploration and production environmental experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience with environmental regulations including SPCC, RCRA, and Texas Railroad Commission and New Mexico Oil Conservation Division.
• Spill cleanup and groundwater and soil remediation project management.
• Incident investigation background (root cause, 5-Why, etc.)
• Broad knowledge and understanding of Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental procedures, and regulations as they apply to oil and natural gas operations.
• Proficient technical and computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite, SAP, and ArcGIS.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must communicate effectively with operations and technical staff, management, and regulatory agency personnel.

Responsibilities:

• Direct supervision of a team of environmental professionals.
• Partner with operations and engineering teams to provide environmental compliance support.
• Develop, implement, and maintain corporate environmental compliance programs.
• Assist in the development and implementation of environmental management systems.
• Work with and assist operations to provide HSSE support on projects and programs.
• Works with HSSE Management to establish and implement team goals.
• Support and foster HSSE vision, mission, and strategy among direct reports.
• Assist the Corporate Process Safety team with implementation and monitoring of continuous improvement efforts regarding process safety.
• Assist and provide support with HSSE meetings and HSSE program training.
• Participate on the WES Incident Management Team for Emergency Response.
• Budget preparation and oversight with local operations team.
• Support incident investigation process for environmental incidents.

Education:

Requires a bachelor’s degree preferably in a science, engineering, or industry related field.

Licenses:

Valid driver's license with no restriction that would prohibit driving a company vehicle.

Relocation:

This position is eligible for domestic relocation.

Travel Requirements:

Occasional travel to the WES corporate offices in Texas and Colorado is required (10-15%) as well as occasional travel to WES South Texas operation facilities

Regular travel to WES field operation facilities in the Delaware Basin is required

Work Schedule:

The schedule is Monday-Thursday, 9 hours and Friday, 4 hours.

Western Midstream does not offer sponsorship of employment-based non-immigrant visa petitions for this role.