Environmental Advisor - Permitting

Environmental Advisor - Permitting at Conoco Phillips

Conoco Phillips is 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, develop and produce crude oil and natural gas globally.

• World’s largest independent upstream oil and gas business
• SPIRIT values – Safety, People, Integrity, Responsibility, Innovation, Teamwork
• Operations in 13 countries

Conoco Phillips 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. CPA holds major ownership interests in two of North America’s largest legacy conventional oil fields, both located on Alaska’s North Slope:
Kuparuk and Prudhoe Bay. The company also has an ownership interest in the Trans‑Alaska Pipeline System and owns and operates the Polar Tankers fleet.

If selected, the Environmental Advisor – Permitting will report to the Director of Environmental Sustainability & Permitting (ES&P) and will be responsible for negotiating and securing environmental and land use permits for Conoco Phillips Alaska (CPA) operations.

• Assess and identify environmental and land use permit needs for CPA’s existing operations and new developments
• Work closely with operations and project personnel to anticipate needs and identify potential obstacles and opportunities for permitting
• Evaluate and communicate potential impacts of permitting decisions to internal stakeholders
• Apply 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)
• 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
• Support the Intelex Permits module as the underlying platform of a robust regulatory compliance assurance program
• 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 coordinated by other members of the ES&P team, as necessary
• Advocate for sensible permitting regulations of interest to CPA; collaborate whenever possible with industry trade groups and/or other affected entities
• Serve as CPA’s regulatory permitting subject‑matter expert spokesperson in interactions with external stakeholders, as needed
• 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

• 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…