ECMC Enforcement Advisor (Compliance Specialist IV)

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

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In addition to offering rewarding meaningful work we offer:

• Medical Vision and Dental plans

• Strong flexible retirement plans includingPERADefined 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 thePublic Service Loan Forgiveness Program

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

The purpose of the Enforcement Advisor position is to engage in negotiations to bring non-compliant operators into compliance as quickly as possible and/or determine what corrective actions or penalties are required to remedy any damage to public health safety welfare the environment and wildlife resources due to operator non-compliance. This position litigates allegations of non-compliance identified by other ECMC staff through negotiated settlements and contested hearings assembling and leading teams of subject matter experts and lawyers. This position serves as a Work Lead for enforcement actions brought by the Engineering Unit to ensure accuracy consistency and timeliness where non-compliance is identified by that team.

• Prepare notices for hearing draft Administrative Orders by Consent (AOCs) manage enforcement cases from beginning to end directly negotiate AOCs to resolution and prepare settlement documents to resolve enforcement actions.
• This position works with the operator (or its attorney) and ECMC staff to ensure that all violations by the operator are well-documented that the appropriate corrective action and penalty assessed are included and that any additional information that can be provided by the operator is incorporated into the final AOC.
• Will identify witnesses and exhibits prepare witnesses prepare direct and cross examination prepare opening and closing statements and prepare draft and final Commission enforcement orders.
• Assist and consult with management to provide technical staff operational guidance and direction on the ECMC enforcement and compliance program and the issuance of Notices of Alleged Violation (NOAVs).
• Work with engineering environmental compliance permitting production and financial assurance units to implement a consistent approach to compliance and the initiation of enforcement actions by issuance of NOAVs.
• Training preparing process flow documents determining enforcement priorities reviewing existing and draft NOAVs operator outreach regarding systemic or discrete compliance issues preparing penalty calculations project managing a warning process with another unit or preparing suggested regulatory and statutory changes that would improve the enforcement process.
• Works with ECMC staff to assess compliance issues ranging from field operations to environmental impacts to un-submitted paperwork and ensures that when an enforcement matter is initiated against an oil and gas operator all other aspects of its operations are assessed so that any additional violations are included in any enforcement action taken.

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

Seven (7) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position

OR

A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to seven (7) years.

Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

• Current or former State experience relevant to this position.

• Knowledge and/or experience with Colorado oil and gas industry including current rules and regulations.

• Knowledge and/or experience with ECMC rules regulations and regulatory processes.

• Law degree from an accredited institution.

• Excellent legal writing and legal research skills.

• Professional experience participating in trials and hearings.

• Demostrable experience in negotiations including crafting and memorializing settlements.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to include public speaking.

• Experience managing multiple projects with differing deadlines in order to meet agency needs.

• Experience negotiating and/or enforcing legal agreements.

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

• Hybrid: This position will work from a home office with occasional travel to the main Denver office and around the state for meetings and/or hearings as directed by the unit Manager.

• Colorado residency is required at the time of application.
• This is a Remote/Hybrid position - Work is primarily performed from a home office however the selected candidate must be willing and able to at times report to the office at 1120 Lincoln Street Suite 801 - Denver CO or other locations for meetings training and projects as directed by the unit Manager.
• Former employees of the state of Colorado must have concluded employment in good standing to be eligible for rehire.
• 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.
• Travel to out of town hearings of the ECMC with the possibility of overnight stays will be required.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state of Colorado drivers license if operating a State vehicle.

• 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 arenotconsidered as part of initial reviews thereforeit 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.