EHS Specialist - Safety

Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation (“DGOC”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diversified Energy Company PLC, a US-based company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and London Stock Exchange (LSE) under the ticker symbol “DEC”. DGOC is an established owner and operator of producing conventional and unconventional natural gas & oil wells and midstream pipelines and compression stations concentrated in the Appalachian Basin in the United States. Headquartered in Birmingham, AL, our field operations are located throughout the Appalachian Basin in Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. In 2021, Diversified expanded into the Central Regional Focus Area, which includes producing areas within Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

About the role

The EH&S Specialist - Safety will report to the Regional EHS Manager. This is a safety-focused role with additional responsibilities to provide environmental support on a periodic basis. Growth opportunities are heavily influenced by a willingness to become proficient in broad Environmental, Health, and Safety roles.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a strong bias for action and field presence. Seeks to understand the safety challenges of operations and works collaboratively to develop solutions.
• Provide EH&S support to assigned assets, participate in and lead selected enterprise-wide strategic programs and projects.
• Serve as a conduit for all incidents, near misses, Good Catch, and Stop Work Expectations within area of responsibility, moving incidents from response to corrective action and closure using the Novara system.
• Perform engaging field visits, assessments, inspections, training, and project management. Provides effective training that engages the audience.
• Provide guidance and assistance to field operations and operations leaders.
• Assess the safety needs of supported areas and systematically address the issues identified.
• Collaborate to solve problems with creative solutions to produce significant results.
• Perform primarily self-directed work in area of responsibility. Contribute to and influence team priorities as a strong team member or leader.
• Seek the ideas and opinions of others. Encourage and motivate teams to accomplish results.
• Foster trust by building relationships first and then successfully provide mentorship to operations in safety and environmental matters.
• Apply knowledge of SPCC, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, and Emergency Response procedures and plans as necessary to comply with regulatory requirements.
• Make recommendations after anticipating work/project requirements and considering business impact and risks.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of oil and gas experience with safety and environmental responsibilities is required.
• Strong working knowledge of all computer tools including Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Co-Pilot, Business Intelligence Dashboards, and metrics is required. Experience with AI tools is a plus.
• Must be able to present EHS training topics in an engaging manner, based on experience presenting in front of large groups.
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Health, Safety, or related discipline is desired. Safety-focused coursework is preferred.
• Good working knowledge of spill clean-up regulations, policies, and procedures with the ability to respond in a timely manner to help operations evaluate, mitigate, and remediate spills.
• Willingness to learn broad environmental and regulatory topics through immersion.
• Basic understanding of oil and gas operations and implications for compliance with environmental, health, and safety laws.
• Understanding of oil and gas operations, including equipment nomenclature and typical usage.
• Effective project management, business writing, presentation, training, and leadership capabilities.
• Having both environmental and safety experience is strongly preferred.
• Be an ASP, CSP, CHSO, or have a safety certification, or be in the process of becoming certified. At a minimum, must be willing to seek safety credentials, preferably a CSP.
• Have direct experience with incident investigations and corrective action development.
• Spill management and cleanup experience.
• Have proven versatility and ability to adapt rapidly to business conditions.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Prolonged periods working at a desk in front of a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time.