Job details
- Location
- Albuquerque or Artesia or Aztec or Hobbs or Santa Fe
- Work type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $110,802 - $177,299/yr
- Posted
- 3 weeks ago
- Apply on
- careers.share.nm.gov
About this role
Salary
$53.27 - $85.24 Hourly
$110,812 - $177,299 Annually
This position is a Pay Band C13
Posting Details
The Oil Conservation Division of EMNRD regulates oil and gas activity in New Mexico. The Division's core responsibilities include issuing permits for new wells, enforcing state and division rules, collecting data on well production, managing the spill reporting process, ensuring abandoned wells are properly plugged, and requiring the responsible restoration of land affected by oil and gas operations.
This position will be bureau chief of the Division's newly created bureau (the Orphan Well Bureau) that will oversee the plugging and remediation of abandoned wells and well sites through out the State.
As a valued new employee to EMNRD, you will receive five (5) full days of leave in your leave balances right from your start date.
Why does the job exist?
How does it get done?
2. Effectively communicate with OCD/EMNRD management and OCD/EMNRD personnel.
3. Assign and directly supervise the work of the OCD's Orphan Well Bureau.
4. Evaluate and review site-specific procedures, plans, proposals, and costs identified in OCD awarded Vendor bid applications and reports for the plugging of orphan wells and associated facilities.
5. Determine technical completeness and approve of plugging plans and plugging reports for conformance with applicable regulations.
6. Determine technical completeness and approve of reclamation/remediation plans and reclamation/remediation reports for conformance with applicable regulations.
7. Interpret and implement provisions of statutes, regulations, policies, procedures and practices related to oil & gas activities.
8. Monitor and oversee OCD awarded Vendor compliance.
9. Participate in pre-bid conferences.
10. Communicate by phone, email, virtual conference, and in-person with OCD awarded Vendors regarding bid opportunities, submissions, and inquiries.
11. Investigate, draft and present detailed reports utilizing OCD Permitting and other resources to advise senior management and legal on project status, and potential setbacks of well plugging at orphaned and inactive wells.
12. Maintain a project tracking system and yearly timeline to ensure all grant related work is completed by the appropriate deadlines.
13. Coordinate efforts with appropriate internal departments and staff.
14. Become familiar with the goals, vision, and mission of the OCD by regularly attending appropriate meetings and engaging with other Division staff to effectively communicate with other Bureaus.
Who are the customers?
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate should have:
- Degree in engineering, environmental science or similar
- Experience in the oil and gas industry, specifically plugging or down-hole experience
-Experience in environmental reclamations
- Regulatory Experience
Minimum Qualification
Employment Requirements
Working Conditions
Supplemental Information
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Agency Contact Information: Gerasimos Razatos, (505) 660-0720 Email
For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.
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