Environmental Specialist III - Field Environmental Specialist

Airswift is looking for an Environmental Specialist III - Field Environmental Specialist to work for a major O&G company, in Prudhoe Bay, AK, for a 1 year assignment.

An excellent opportunity is available for an Environmental Specialist III - Field Environmental Specialist to join a North Slope, Alaska-based operation supporting environmental and regulatory compliance across field activities. The Environmental Specialist III - Field Environmental Specialist will play a key role in waste management, air and water permit compliance, land use requirements, spill prevention, clean-up, reporting, and wildlife management. This Environmental Specialist III - Field Environmental Specialist position offers broad exposure across operations, drilling, and projects, with responsibility for field support, inspections, training, and continuous improvement. Candidates seeking a technically focused Environmental Specialist III - Field Environmental Specialist role in oil and gas with strong field engagement will find significant scope and impact in this opportunity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate a range of environmental and regulatory activities in the field, including spill response and cleanup, land use permits, air, water, waste, and wildlife compliance.

• Provide direct environmental support to operations, drilling, and project teams in a North Slope field environment.

• Support and train operations personnel, functional groups, third parties, and project teams on waste management, permit compliance, land use requirements, spill prevention, clean-up, reporting, and wildlife management.

• Work closely with field personnel to support understanding of compliance obligations and environmentally sound operating practices.

• Interface regularly with field teams through training, compliance briefings, site visits, and meetings.

• Conduct formal and informal assessments, investigations, and inspections of field facilities and project work in progress.

• Identify and support continuous improvement initiatives relating to environmental management and compliance.

• Liaise with regulatory agencies on compliance matters and support agency inspections.

• Interface directly with the Anchorage-based environmental team for regulatory interpretation, analysis, and permitting support.

• Provide operational control development, review, verification, task system updates, and procedure review.

• Assist with environmental records and documentation control.

• Conduct environmental review and approval for field permit-to-work activities.

• Support consistency across environmental programs and procedures in the field.

• Provide training and awareness support on changes and enhancements to environmental programs.

• Support development and tracking of annual targets, objectives, and environmental management programs.

• Work with projects personnel through Authorization To Proceed and related procedures to identify and mitigate environmental hazards.

• Conduct or coordinate onsite project inspections and monitoring for effective waste management and spill prevention practices.

• Coordinate with drilling and projects teams to support proper waste disposal and environmental review.

• Coordinate and implement environmental improvement projects as required.

• Support tracking and reporting of wildlife sightings and deceased wildlife disposal and reporting.

• Assist with internal and regulatory audits and inspections.

• Coordinate and conduct training programs at field-level meetings.

• Participate in emergency response situations and spill management activities.

• Assist with environmental remediation and due diligence project documentation tracking.

• Support tracking of air, water, and waste permits, including modifications and supporting documentation.

• Assist in maintaining environmental files, programs, and regulatory signage requirements.

Required Experience:

• 5 to 8 years of regulatory and environmental experience within the oil and gas industry.

• Experience supporting field-based environmental compliance across operations, drilling, and projects.

• Experience with waste management, air and water permit compliance, land use requirements, spill prevention, clean-up, and reporting.

• Experience conducting inspections, assessments, investigations, and compliance support in an operational field environment.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year university or college.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree specialization in Environmental Sciences.

Required Skills:

• Strong environmental and regulatory compliance knowledge within an oil and gas field setting.

• Ability to solve problems accurately and demonstrate strong data management capability.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, departments, officials, and the public.

• Ability to manage multiple diverse tasks with differing priorities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex information in an organised and clear manner.

• Strong administrative and organisational skills.

Additional Information:

• This role is 100% North Slope, Alaska-based.

• Rotation schedule is 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off.