Field Compliance Specialist

Irving Oil • Portsmouth, NH

5d • $75,500 - $98,100

About The Position

The Field Compliance Specialist implements and maintains compliance assurance processes, procedures, standards, and guidelines, and reports findings to internal departments to support compliance across business units. The role uses collected information to develop and implement project plans that achieve compliance assurance objectives.

The position manages compliance for retail petroleum locations (gas stations) in the U.S. and Canada, including testing, inspection, licensing, and permitting obligations. It maintains compliance documentation and controls, investigates root causes, develops corrective and preventive action plans, supports staff training, and coordinates with internal departments to identify and mitigate compliance risks. The role also plans and conducts compliance assessments and ensures resulting remedial work is completed on time.

Requirements

• Strong communication skills.
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Ability to develop, implement, and maintain compliance and cost-control processes and documentation.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships internally and with governmental contacts in the U.S. and Canada.
• Experience working in regulatory compliance or risk management programs in government or Oil and Gas.
• Experience managing license, permit, and/or registration obligations and working with a compliance register.
• Bachelor's degree, as indicated under job requirements for education.

Nice To Haves

• A degree or certificate in a relevant discipline is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the compliance program for retail petroleum locations in the U.S. and Canada, ensuring testing, inspection, licensing, and permitting obligations are fulfilled.
• Develop, maintain, and update Retail Operations and Network Development procedures, standards, and guidelines relating to internal and external compliance obligations.
• Establish and maintain controls for compliance forms and checklists; review contractor and regulator inspection reports; and track repairs and returns to compliance.
• Conduct root cause investigations and implement corrective or preventative action plans.
• Collaborate with internal department management teams to set compliance assurance objectives for business units.
• Provide staff and managers with training, tools, and techniques to achieve compliance objectives.
• Collaborate with relevant internal departments to identify, monitor, and mitigate compliance risks, including licensing obligations.
• Establish, maintain, review, and update processes for compliance-obligation self-assessments by internal business units.
• Plan and conduct compliance assurance assessments of Retail Operations and Network Development business units, and ensure remedial work arising from assessments is delivered in a timely manner.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time