ECMC Location Assessment Specialist EPS II

In addition to offering rewarding meaningful work we offer:

• Drafts the Directors Recommendation to the Commission which includes a summary of the technical review any resource or impact concerns identified during the technical review resolutions suggested or achieved through negotiations with the applicant ongoing unresolved concerns public comments and input from consultatory entities and a statement of recommended approval or denial of the application.
• Participates in Commission hearings as the technical SME responsible for the review and recommendation of the individual application; answers questions before the Commission and provides technical expertise during public hearings.
• Determine which if any COAs should be recommended for inclusion by the Commission.
• Offers suggestions and input to the Director to make the appropriate recommendation of approval or denial in the Directors Recommendation.
• Review Rule 502 variance requests for technical adequacy by analyzing supporting information and determining whether granting the variance would violate the intent of the Act and whether additional COAs are necessary.

Processing Formsand others as needed:

• Reviews Form 2 Applications for Permit to Drill (APDs or well permits) to determine if the drilling of a new well or a reentry of an existing well will impact proximate receptors such as people surface water bodies or wildlife.
• Evaluates and processes operator requests for approval to make changes to existing oil and gas operations or locations via the Sundry Form 4 taking into consideration any potential impacts to public health safety welfare the environment and wildlife resources.
• Evaluates Form 6 Notice of Intent to Abandon to determine if the proposed operations will impact nearby receptors; this assessment frequently includes consultation with CPW. Reviews Form 15 Pit Permit applications for potential impacts to nearby receptors primarily groundwater surface water and wildlife.
• Reviews Form 45 Construction Report and compares with approved Form 2A to ensure construction was compliant with the approved permit and all BMPs and COAs; communicates with Field Inspection Unit if evidence of a violation or noncompliance is discovered and follows up with Enforcement Unit if necessary.

• Provides SME support to ECMCs new Technical Documents Specialist (TDS) in the development and updating of technical guidance documents. Such documents include those published for use by the regulated community on the implementation and applicability of ECMC Rules in particular certain Rules inand 1200 Series as applicable to the location assessment process. Provides additional support to the Planning & Permitting Manager and/or Location Assessment Supervisor by suggesting content for or initial drafts of internal process documents such as checklists SOPs and training materials for new team members.
• Recommends updates to existing electronic forms such as the Form 2A and provides content support in the development of new forms. Creates mockups of new or improved data fields and associated coding business rules in order to effectively hand off the development of forms to ECMCs Information & Technology Unit.
• Beta tests new/updated forms to identify any ongoing bugs or errors and communicates those to IT in order to resolve issues prior to the release of the forms for operator use.

• Acts as mediator during consultation activities between industry CPW CDPHE local governments public water system administrators and surface owners. Ensures that consultation required by ECMC rules occurs and negotiates the appropriate sitespecific COAs for applications and permits.
• Recommendations to the Commission which COAs suggested by CPW CDPHE local governments public water system administrators and landowners are appropriate and should be applied to a permit.
  Acts as a point of contact for local governments by providing rule references and interpretations when a local permitting process is engaged prior to concurrent with or subsequent to an ECMC permit process.
• Participates as a subject matter expert in stakeholder meetings and additional rulemaking to describe and reference ECMCs permitting process and associated rules.
• Serves as a resource to complainants surface owners and other stakeholders by helping them understand ECMC Rules and Regulations and the applicable laws and other available data.
• Serves as an internal SME on certain topics as assigned by the Supervisor in order to provide greater clarity and consistency to Staff both within the P&P Unit and beyond.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current or former State experience relevant to this position.
• Prior experience utilizing ECMCs eForms system.
• Public speaking or stakeholder engagement
• Prior experience with Oil and Gas Location Assessments or other energy site assessments.
  • Surface or groundwater hydrology;
  • Geological hazards; Biological soil or wildlife resources;
  • Class VI wells; Carbon capture and/or sequestration; Direct Air Capture;Deep geothermal operations; Underground natural gas storage practices;
  • Cumulative impacts analysis; Air quality/emissions control and waste management;
  • Local government and land use planning; Environmental justice equity and community engagement;
  • Nuisance impact reduction (noise light odor dust traffic etc.; Reclamation topsoil and stormwater;
  • Alternative location analysis;
  • Formal consultation processes (CPW CDPHE SLB DRMS BLM USFWS EPA others);
  • Geographic information systems and mapping protocols;
  • Drone and aerial imagery.
• Familiarity of ECMC rules and regulations.
• Familiarity with COGIS (Colorado Oil and Gas Information System) database and COGIS tools/reports.
• Experience writing regulatory guidance documents and/or Environmental Assessment reports.
• Solid experience and faculty with the use of computers and a variety of computer programs including but not limited to Google Suite Word Excel PowerPoint.
• Comfortable navigating web base programs and the use of interactive GIS maps and a database.

• Colorado residency is required at the time of application.
• A current & valid Drivers license is required for operating a state vehicle and occasional travel is anticipated.
• Must be willing and able to travel with some overnight stays to meet with stakeholders and visit proposed or existing oil and gas locations
• Must be willing and able to occasionally exert up to 20 lbs. of force to move objects
• DNR does not provide visa sponsorship.

• This is a Remote/Hybrid position Work is primarily performed from a home office however the selected candidate will report to the office at 1120 Lincoln Street Denver CO periodically as well as other locations throughout the State for meetings trainings and projects as directed by the supervisor.

• 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.

• Cover letter Requested uploaded as an attachment to your online application.
• Resume or CV Required uploaded as an attachment to your online application.
• Resumes and Cover LetterARE REQUIREDwith your application as it will be reviewed in later stages of the process.Be advised that 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.