Environmental Specialist III / IV

About the role

This isn’t just a job—it’s an opportunity to explore and discover your passion with coworkers who become friends and mentors who push you to be your best self in and out of the office. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. As an Environmental Specialist, you will need functional and technical expertise and skills in areas of air, water, and/or waste. In this role, you will run projects and programs of moderate complexity that require a specialized breadth of expertise. Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.

A Day in the Life

• Collaborate with multi-discipline project teams related to our environmental risk
• Provide route adjustment recommendations
• Coordinate and perform environmental or cultural resource surveys as needed
• Collaborate with others regarding required permits, acquiring such permits, and monitoring and managing compliance with permits and waste management during construction activities through permit closeout
• Recommend environmental construction standard processes for expansion and/or maintenance of new and existing pipelines and facilities
• Manage scope, budget, and schedule for assigned projects; track and maintain project status through department reporting tools and communicate regularly to project teams
• Procure contractors as needs arise for wetland delineations, cultural resource reviews, storm water plan designs, mitigation requirements, and threatened and endangered species surveys
• Prepare environmental authorization packages for each project
• Evaluate and communicate changes in new environmental rules/policies within operating area
• Ensure compliance mechanisms are in place for construction through permit close-out, which may include procurement of environmental inspector, reporting requirements to agencies, unanticipated spill notifications, and/or unanticipated discoveries

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and provide guidance on environmental processes/policies; conduct required environmental training
• Assess environmental risk, provide recommendations to address risk, and participate in or handle the approved course of action, including required regulatory documentation
• Participate in environmental project planning and implementation, including scheduling, cost estimating, preparation of environmental impact assessments, and reporting
• Prepare and submit sophisticated applications to procure environmental permits, renewals, approvals, variances, and other authorizations, and coordinate with company partners
• Perform environmental compliance audits and due diligence investigations, as needed
• Develop, recommend, and implement improvements for systems and practices in air, water, waste management, and/or remediation activities for assigned areas
• Assist with the preparation of all required compliance reports/certifications and development and maintenance of documentation related to environmental compliance programs
• Cultivate relationships between Williams and regulatory agencies
• Interpret applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations and ensure compliance with such regulations
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum four (4) years of environmental experience
• Demonstrates excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, with safety as the utmost priority
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and PC skills
• Assesses environmental risk, provides recommendations for appropriate courses of action, and participates in implementation, including development of required regulatory documentation
• Coordinates regular environmental planning, scheduling, and cost estimating for operational support or business development/project support
• Prepares and submits complex applications to procure environmental permits, approvals, variances, and other authorizations
• Develops and maintains necessary documentation related to environmental compliance programs (in one or all of the following media: Air, Water, Waste, SPCC, Hazardous Materials)
• Performs environmental compliance audits and due diligence investigations as necessary
• Develops, recommends, and implements improvements in Environmental Services systems and practices
• Provides guidance to junior-level specialists