ECMC - Senior Permit/Completion Specialist (PSRS III)

Full Job Description

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Are you interested in investing in a career that makes a difference? Consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources.

It’s our mission to manage and conserve Colorado’s natural resources for the benefit of people today – and tomorrow.

That means we have to balance development with conservation so the state we all love provides similar opportunities for our children and their children.

We invite you to explore our website at https://dnr.colorado.gov/about-us to find out more about the work we do to manage Colorado’s natural resources for today – and tomorrow.

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

In addition to offering rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

• Medical, Vision and Dental plans

• Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 plans

• Paid life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• Employee Wellness programs

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Health Savings Accounts

• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave

• Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options

• Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system

• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Requirements

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

The Senior Permitter serves as the staff authority within the Permitting team, focusing on complex technical areas including hearing applications (pooling, spacing, Oil and Gas Development Plans (OGDP), variances, exception locations, Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), unitization, etc.) and critical regulatory forms (Forms 2, 4, 5/5A, 6, and 10).

This role is responsible for executing the full duties and responsibilities of a PSRS II - Permit/Completion Specialist, while also providing advanced technical guidance, mentorship and training to Permitting Staff, and process improvement support.

Most importantly, this position holds the Director's delegated authority for the approval of applications for Well permits - Form 2s, thereby ensuring regulatory compliance in the development and production of oil and gas, deep geothermal resources, the capture and sequestration of carbon, and the underground storage of natural gas in a manner that protects public health, safety, welfare, the environment and wildlife resources.

• Support the Permitting team’s review of all hearing applications, including pooling, spacing, Oil and Gas Development Plan (OGDP), variance, exception location, Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), unitization, and general/administrative hearing applications.

• Assist the other Senior Permitter as needed in communicating and coordinating with the LAS Team and Hearings Unit on Oil and Gas Development Plan applications

• Act as the agency’s top SME on pooling, spacing, and unitization, with regard to pore space and correlative rights.

• Act as the agency’s top SME for Completion related Forms 5, 5A, and 10.

• Act as the Permitting team’s SME on Comprehensive Area Plan (CAP) applications.

• Provide senior-level technical support to Permitting Staff for the Forms 2, 4, 6, and 10.

• Director’s delegated authority to approve Form 2s; agency lead on this task.

• Support the Permitting Supervisors and Unit Manager by identifying opportunities for process improvements, making recommendations, and developing new or suggesting revisions to, guidance documents, internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and other written materials.

• Coordinate with other ECMC work Units, regulatory agencies, and local governments regarding individual permits, or other Permitting-related technical issues that arise.

• Be an informal team lead by mentoring, coaching, and training Permitting Staff.

• Support any of ECMC’s upcoming rulemaking efforts by providing expertise in correlative rights, spacing, pooling, and other subsurface considerations.

• This position will coordinate the Permitting team’s review of all hearing applications, including pooling, spacing, Oil and Gas Development Plan (OGDP), variance, exception location, Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), unitization, Comprehensive Area Plans (CAP), and general/administrative hearing applications.
• This position is the Unit's primary point of contact on the permitting review (not Location Assessment review) of CAP applications as well as for Permitting support in ECMC’s review of every CAP application.
• Responsible for the final approval of Form 2 well permits and has the Director’s delegated staff authority to approve the permit and affix the Director’s electronic signature.
• This position will have a clear understanding of the processing of all forms reviewed by Permitting Staff, including the Form 2, 4, 5, 5A, 6, and 10 but will focus their attention on providing subject matter expertise to Permitting Staff on the Form 5, 5A, and 10 (completion and plugging related forms).
• This role will make recommendations to team and Unit leaders on operator guidance, SOPs, swim lanes, flowcharts, and other mechanisms to communicate more effectively the expectations of staff and the regulated community, and will collaborate with other ECMC units to ensure the Permitting team’s guidance documents are up to date and accessible on ECMC’s website.
• This position will champion ECMC’s core values (integrity, protection, transparency, and customer service) and demonstrate patience, thoughtfulness, and clear communication to the Permitting team and other customers.

Qualifications

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Experience Only:

Eight (8) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position

OR

Education and Experience:

A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to eight (8) years

• Current or former State experience relevant to this position.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge and/or experience of the oil and gas industry.
• Experience working with diverse groups of people and adapting messaging to meet needs of different audiences.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office and Google Suite, specifically Excel and Sheets.
• Experience auditing/reviewing forms/applications for compliance and correctness.
• Experience reading and interpreting rules, guidelines, legal documents, statutes and policies.
• Professional level writing, research and communication development skills.
• Experience converting technical content into plain language content for diverse stakeholders.
• Customer service experience, previous public service experience, experience dealing with public, experience with complaint intake/response.

The current work arrangement for this position is as follows:
(Please note, this arrangement can be subject to change)

• Hybrid: This is a hybrid position will work from a home office and from the main Denver office as worked out with Supervisor after initial training period.

• Must have and maintain residency in the State of Colorado at time of application.
• Must be willing and able to possess and maintain a State of Colorado Driver's License if operating a state vehicle.
• You must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. DNR does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.

Additional Information

• All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed by an HR Specialist against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement.

• Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position will be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts.

• Resumes, cover letters and other attachments are not considered as part of initial reviews, therefore, it is important to document in your application your education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement.

• Please thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) since question responses may be evaluated for content, writing ability, spelling, grammar, and effective communication.

• This recruitment may involve additional testing and/or exams to arrive at the top group for interviews.