Environmental/Regulatory Specialist - Colorado Base Business

About the role

Chevron is hiring an Environmental/Regulatory Specialist in Greeley, Colorado, to support environmental and regulatory compliance for its Colorado Base Business operations. The role covers requirements administered by the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), as well as other federal, state and local programs. It works closely with Operations and other Base Business functions to interpret and implement requirements, coordinate submittals, support agency interactions and resolve compliance issues.

Key responsibilities

• Interpret and support compliance with ECMC and CDPHE rules, permits, orders, approvals, policies and guidance.
• Give practical environmental and regulatory guidance to Operations and other partners.
• Prepare, review, coordinate and track ECMC forms, notices, applications, reports and other regulatory submittals.
• Support CDPHE requirements, including permitting, notifications, inspections, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting.
• Support spill response and reporting, waste management, SPCC, stormwater, water, wildlife, remediation and reclamation programs.
• Support requirements for producing wells, production facilities, flowlines, well integrity and operational changes.
• Monitor regulatory changes and communicate potential impacts to operations.
• Support interactions with ECMC, CDPHE, EPA, BLM, local governments and other agencies, including inspections, information requests, meetings and field visits.
• Take part in Management of Change (MOC), project planning and operational work processes to identify compliance impacts before execution.
• Resolve compliance issues such as inspection findings, warning letters, NOAVs, spills and corrective actions, and track commitments and permit conditions to closure.
• Support compliance assurance activities such as self-assessments, audits, field verification, documentation reviews and risk assessments.
• Maintain accurate compliance records and documentation.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Engineering, Geology, Natural Resources or a related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of environmental, regulatory, oil and gas or related compliance experience.
• Experience preparing, reviewing, coordinating or managing regulatory or environmental documentation, reports, applications, permits or agency submittals.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with operational, technical and functional stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications

• Upstream oil and gas environmental and regulatory compliance experience.
• Knowledge of Colorado oil and gas requirements (ECMC rules, forms, permitting, reporting).
• Experience with CDPHE programs, spill prevention and response, waste management, SPCC, stormwater, remediation, reclamation or wildlife compliance.
• Experience with regulatory agencies, compliance assessments, audits, assurance activities and risk management.
• Direct experience with field Operations.

Relocation and expatriate assignments are not considered. The anticipated salary range is $104,700 - $180,500; benefits include variable pay, health care, retirement plan, protection coverage, time off, training and development and situation-specific allowances.