Environmental Analyst III or IV - Amarillo, TX

Xcel Energy•Amarillo, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Analyst will support environmental compliance at Xcel Energy’s Nichols Harrington Power Plant in Amarillo, Texas. The role manages compliance requirements for air, water, and waste programs, along with related compliance activities. It is performed in person at the plant site five days per week. The position plans, supervises, provides technical expertise for, and evaluates projects and programs involving environmental engineering, permitting, licensing, auditing, regulatory compliance, and environmental assessments. It applies comprehensive knowledge to complex assignments, conducts investigations using new approaches, and routinely serves as a lead or technical advisor on medium to large projects. Assignments are routinely self-initiated. The posting offers Environmental Analyst III or IV. The III level requires a relevant bachelor’s degree and four years of professional environmental-related experience, with specified substitutions for education and experience. The IV level requires a relevant bachelor’s degree and six years of progressively responsible environmental-related experience, including experience with environmental regulations, remedial procedures, audit procedures, and power generation processes. Both levels allow stated substitutions for education and experience; the IV level also calls for demonstrated technical writing, verbal communication, and negotiation skills. The role is eligible for an annual incentive program and the listed health, insurance, retirement, paid leave, education, transportation, fitness, recognition, and other benefits. The anticipated starting base pay range is $73,700 to $102,733 per year.

Requirements

For Environmental Analyst III: bachelor’s degree in environmental science, engineering, applied science, or a related field, and four years of professional environmental-related work experience.
For Environmental Analyst IV: bachelor’s degree in environmental science, engineering, applied science, or a related field, and six years of progressively responsible environmental-related work experience, including environmental regulations, remedial procedures, audit procedures, and power generation processes.
For Environmental Analyst IV: demonstrated technical writing, verbal communication, and negotiation skills.
An associate degree in environmental or applied science and three years of progressive environmental-related work experience may substitute for the education requirement as specified in the posting.
Additional advanced education may substitute for related work experience: an MS, MA, or MBA for two years; a PhD or J.D. for three years.
The position is performed in person at the plant site five days per week.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting environmental compliance programs.

Responsibilities

Administer and consult on complex programs intended to minimize deficiencies and ensure compliance with regulations and permits.
Direct site assessments, investigations, and remediation projects as needed.
Negotiate and administer license and permit applications and response actions to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
Serve as a regulatory liaison with federal, state, and local agencies.
Present testimony at environmental hearings in support of the company’s position on environmental regulatory development.
Direct or conduct data collection, strategic studies, evaluations, and reports supporting environmental regulatory requirements at Xcel facilities.
Develop training lesson-plan content meeting Xcel Academy standards, maintain instructor qualifications, and provide regulatory compliance training to personnel as required or requested.
Monitor incidents, regulatory inspections, and internal audits of company facilities, contractors, and outside disposal facilities; conduct or assess root-cause analyses and ensure corrective actions address problems and prevent recurrence.
Provide support for emergency environmental incidents as needed.
Monitor statutes, regulations, licenses, and permits for potential impacts on facility operations.
Review proposed regulations, licenses, and permits to determine potential operational impacts, and coordinate comments into a single company position recommendation.
Prepare requests for proposals, contract agreements, and project estimates.
Support or select and manage consultants and contractors.
Assist in developing, refining, and implementing Xcel Energy’s strategic goals and objectives.
Contribute to process teams concerning budget and regulatory compliance.