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At Williams, we’re powering a cleaner, more connected future, and that starts with you. Here, your work fuels communities, drives innovation, and helps deliver reliable energy the world depends on. Join a Fortune 500 team that invests in your growth, values your contributions, and challenges you to make a lasting impact every day.
Do something that means something at Williams. 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. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours.
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.
As an Environmental Specialist IV supporting the Permitting Department, you will collaborate with multi-discipline project teams related to our environmental risk. Additional work you will be doing includes:
Providing route adjustment recommendations
Coordinating and performing environmental or cultural resource surveys as needed
Collaborating with others regarding required permits, acquiring such permits, and monitoring and managing compliance with permits and waste management during construction activities through permit closeout
Recommending environmental construction standard processes for expansion and/or maintenance of new and existing pipelines and facilities
Managing scope, budget, and schedule for assigned projects; tracking and maintaining project status through department reporting tools and communicating regularly to project teams
Procuring contractors as needs arise for wetland delineations, cultural resource reviews, storm water plan designs, mitigation requirements, and threatened and endangered species surveys
Preparing environmental authorization packages for each project
Evaluating and communicating changes in new environmental rules/policies within operating area
Ensuring 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.
Develops, maintains and provides guidance on environmental processes/policies; conducts required environmental training
Assesses environmental risk, provides recommendations to address risk and participates in or handles the approved course of action, including required regulatory documentation
Participates in environmental project planning and implementation, including scheduling, cost estimating, preparation of environmental impact assessments and reporting
Prepares and submits sophisticated applications to procure environmental permits, renewals, approvals, variances, and other authorizations and coordinates with company partners
Performs environmental compliance audits and due diligence investigations, as the need arises
Develops, recommends and implements improvements for systems and practices in air, water, waste management and/or remediation activities for assigned areas
Assists with the preparation of all required compliance reports/certifications and development and maintenance of documentation related to environmental compliance programs
Cultivates relationships between Williams and regulatory agencies
Interprets applicable federal, state and local environmental regulations and ensures compliance with such regulations
Other duties as assigned
Required: Bachelor’s degree and minimum four (4) years’ environmental experience
Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and PC skills
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