Environmental Project Manager (Engineering)

Tradewater is a certified B Corp focused on mitigating climate change by preventing emissions of non-CO₂ superpollutants such as methane. The Environmental Project Manager (Engineering) will manage orphaned oil and gas well projects, including field operations, methane emissions quantification, well plugging, data analysis, carbon credit verification, stakeholder coordination, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Play a key role in managing our orphaned oil and gas well plugging efforts, from the identification of wells to the measurement and quantification of methane emissions, and through well plugging projects
• Plan, lead, and execute emissions quantification field work and related field activities,including overseeing in-field operations of external contractors, monitoring the implementation of safety protocols and regulatory compliance practices, managing on-site decision making, and adapting project approaches in response to environmental conditions and technical challenges
• Apply project management methodologies to progress projects from field work through verification and crediting via documentation collection and management, coordinating cross-functional teams, maintaining priorities, managing of dependencies, and simultaneous advancing multiple projects within the pipeline
• Operate in hazardous and potentially hazardous environments while maintaining safety standards and achieving project objectives related to emissions measurement and well remediation
• Provide support for fieldwork, as needed, in other stages of project development
• Willing to travel to the field and other locations as needed. Schedule may vary; however, anticipated travel is up to 50% of the time during peak season, with long days up to 16 hours
• Process, analyze, build models with Excel or other tools, and draw conclusions from data from analytical equipment, historical records, and a variety of databases
• Research the technical, market, environmental, and regulatory context of our projects and innovation concepts to identify constraints and opportunities and communicate them clearly in reports, memos, whitepapers, and presentations
• Utilize and support development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for measurement equipment, field operations, and data processing
• Support carbon protocol development, evaluation, and implementation initiatives through researching methodological approaches, analyzing technical requirements, and providing substantive input on crediting frameworks and their effect on project development
• Contribute to program expansion strategy by evaluating new geographic areas and supporting the development of state-specific workflows
• Interface with internal and external partners to move projects forward, including but not limited to technicians, technical consultants, contractors, other project managers, landowners, regulators, and government officials
• Support regulatory compliance across all project-related activities, including, as needed, securing necessary permits, maintaining documentation, and fulfilling reporting requirements for appropriate regulatory agencies

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required
• Demonstrated ability and experience to project manage multiple concurrent workstreams and resources
• Willingness to travel to the field and other locations as needed. Schedule may vary. Due to the various locations of our work, the candidate should be located within close proximity to a major airport
• Experience performing data analysis and building simple models in Excel or other tools
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Valid U.S. driver's license and willingness to travel to various field sites
• Ability to carry up to 50 pounds of equipment and work in various weather conditions for extended periods of time
• Chemical, mechanical, or petroleum engineering preferred
• Professional experience in the oil and gas industry required, preferably with 3-5 years of experience in a field-based operations role such as production engineering, facility engineering, drilling and/or workover, well completion, production testing, wireline, gas processing, or plugging
• Experience managing field-based contractors preferred
• Hands-on experience with chemical or analytical equipment preferred