Lead Environmental Specialist - Waste & Water

About the role

Chevron is hiring a Lead Environmental Specialist for its Pasadena Refinery in Texas. The specialist provides technical leadership and day-to-day environmental compliance support for the facility's waste and water programs, acting as a key environmental advisor to Operations, Maintenance, Engineering/Projects, Turnarounds and other partners. Applications close on 17 November 2026.

Key responsibilities

• Lead waste-management programs (hazardous, industrial, non-hazardous, recyclable) and provide guidance on RCRA and Texas waste requirements, including characterization, manifests, transportation and disposal
• Lead water and wastewater compliance, sampling, monitoring, inspections, permits and spill response
• Support turnarounds, outages, maintenance, construction and capital projects, and coordinate contractor environmental services
• Oversee environmental contractors, review invoices and service scopes, and promote safe, compliant, cost-effective work
• Maintain regulatory reports, compliance records and documentation for inspections and audits
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring and continuous improvement to environmental personnel and stakeholders

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemistry or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated experience supporting environmental compliance in a refinery, petrochemical, chemical or similar industrial setting
• Knowledge of industrial waste management and RCRA; working knowledge of water/wastewater compliance and permitting
• Ability to interpret regulations and permits and to work across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Projects, HSE and contractors

Preferred qualifications

• Significant experience in refining, petrochemical or heavy industry
• Experience leading waste and wastewater compliance programs and RCRA hazardous waste management
• Experience with regulatory inspections, audits, turnarounds, capital projects and incident response
• Knowledge of Texas environmental regulations and oversight of environmental contractors