Environmental Advisor - Permitting

ConocoPhillips•Anchorage, AK

About The Position

Welcome to ConocoPhillips, where innovation and excellence create a platform for opportunity and growth. Come realize your full potential here. Who We Are We are one of the world’s largest independent exploration and production companies, based on proved reserves and production of liquids and natural gas. With operations and activities in 13 countries, we explore for, develop, and produce crude oil and natural gas globally. We are challenged with an important job to safely find and deliver energy to the world. Our employees are critical to our success, and with them we power civilization. We’re grounded by our SPIRIT Values – safety, people, integrity, responsibility, innovation, and teamwork. These values position us to deliver strong performance in a dynamic business – but not at all costs. We believe it’s not just what we do – it’s how we do it – that sets us apart. Fostering an Inclusive Work Environment To deliver superior performance, we create an environment that respects the contributions and differences of every individual. Wherever possible, we use these differences to drive competitive business advantage, personal growth and, ultimately, create business success. Job Summary Alaska Overview ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. is Alaska’s largest crude oil producer and largest owner of exploration leases, with approximately 1 million net undeveloped acres at year-end 2023. The company produced an average of 195 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBOED) in 2023. ConocoPhillips Alaska holds major ownership interests in two of North America’s largest legacy equivalent per day conventional oil fields, both located on Alaska’s North Slope: Kuparuk, which the company operates, and Prudhoe Bay. Additionally, ConocoPhillips Alaska owns and operates several fields on the Western North Slope. The company also has an ownership interest in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and owns and operates the Polar Tankers fleet. Position Overview If you are selected as the Environmental Advisor - Permitting you will be reporting to the Director of Environmental Sustainability & Permitting (ES&P) and will be responsible for negotiating and securing environmental and land use permits associated with exploration, development, and production operations for ConocoPhillips Alaska (CPA).

Requirements

Legally authorized to work in the United States
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Physics or related field or foreign equivalent
5 or more years of environmental regulatory experience
Advanced level written and verbal communication and presentation skills
Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to travel up to 15% of the time
Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to work one 2-week rotation on the North Slope annually

Nice To Haves

5 or more years of environmental permitting experience
3 or more years of experience overseeing contractor performance
Intermediate knowledge of Alaska North Slope oil and gas operations and Alaska and federal environmental and land use regulations
Intermediate knowledge of the NEPA review process
Intermediate knowledge of project management processes and tools (e.g., project planning, prioritization, scheduling, critical path analysis, cost tracking)
Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop and sustain relationships at all levels of the organization
Listens actively and invites new ideas for exchanged opinions, then influences and acts to drive positive performance and achieve results
Builds positive relationships based on trust and seeks collaboration across organizational boundaries to achieve goals
Drives thoughtful and pragmatic change, encourages innovative thinking and continuous improvement, and models adaptability through resourcefulness, flexibility and positivity

Responsibilities

Assess and identify environmental and land use permit needs for CPA’s existing operations and new developments
Work closely with operations and project personnel in anticipating needs as well as identifying potential obstacles and opportunities for permitting
Evaluate and communicate potential impacts of permitting decisions to internal stakeholders
Utilize innovation to reduce environmental impact of permitting decisions and/or drive responsible cost reduction and workplace efficiency
Prepare operational and development permit applications and renewals (e.g., gravel mining, gravel and ice roads and pads, bridges, rights-of-way, and water sources)
Prepare and maintain forecasts and timelines for required regulatory permits and authorizations for projects
Strive to understand potential effects of decision-making on external stakeholders
Serve as the primary contact with regulatory agencies and other external stakeholders for assigned permitting activities
Cultivate and maintain good working relations with regulatory agency personnel and other key external stakeholders
Engage contractors to assist with permitting and planning, as needed, and manage the associated deliverables and budgets
Actively support the Intelex Permits module as the underlying platform of a robust regulatory compliance assurance program
Establish and maintain interdependent working relationships with CPA projects groups, discipline engineers, field operations, and field environmental coordinators
Support CPA HSE objectives and programs, and actively participate in work being coordinated by other members of the ES&P team, as necessary
Advocate for sensible permitting regulations of interest to CPA; collaborating whenever possible with industry trade groups and/or other affected entities
As needed, serve as CPA’s regulatory permitting subject matter expert spokesperson in interactions with external stakeholders
Ensure that programs, processes, and procedures are in place and in sync with regulatory and/or corporate requirements
Audit existing operations for compliance with environmental permits and regulations
Manage audit action item close out, as assigned
Participate in ES&P project and budget planning
Periodically oversee competitive bidding for contracts related to environmental and permitting support services
Serve as a member of CPA’s Incident Command System