EHS Specialist - Safety

Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation (“DGOC”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diversified Energy Company PLC, a US-based company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and London Stock Exchange (LSE) under the ticker symbol “DEC”. Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation (DGOC) is an established owner and operator of producing conventional and unconventional natural gas & oil wells and midstream pipelines and compression stations concentrated in the Appalachian Basin in the United States. Headquartered in Birmingham, AL, our field operations are located throughout the Appalachian Basin in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. In 2021, Diversified announced our expansion into our Central Regional Focus Area, which includes producing areas within Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

POSITION SUMMARY & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leads enterprise-wide safety training efforts. Provides effective training that engages the audience.
• Leads management of safety management system documents across evolution from creation, collaboration and placement in the document management system.
• Maintains a strong bias for action and engagement with field-based EHS representatives. Coordinates bi-weekly sharing sessions. Seeks to understand the safety challenges of operations and works collaboratively to develop solutions.
• Provides enterprise-wide support to assigned assets, participates and leads selected enterprise-wide strategic programs and projects.
• Coordinates Safety Leadership Committee meetings
• Serves as a conduit for all incidents, near miss, Good Catch, and Stop Work Expectations, moving incidents from response to corrective action and closure using the Novara system
• In support of field EHS representatives, performs engaging field visits, assessments, inspections, training, and project management.
• Provides guidance and assistance to field operations and operations leaders.
• Assess the safety needs of supported areas and systematically address the issues identified.
• Collaborate to solve problems with creative solutions to produce significant results.
• Contribute to and influences team priorities as a strong team member or leader.
• Seeks the ideas and opinions of others. Encourages and motivates teams to accomplish results.
• Fosters trust by building relationships first and then successfully provide mentorship to operations in safety and environmental matters.
• Makes recommendations after anticipating work/project requirements and considering business impact and risks.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• 3 to 5 years of experience working directly for an oil and gas operator with safety and environmental responsibilities is strongly preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of all computer tools including Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Co-Pilot, Business Intelligence Dashboards and metrics is required. Experience with AI tools is a plus.
• Must be able to present EHS training topics in an engaging manner, based on experience presenting in front of large groups
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Health, Safety, or related discipline is desired.
• Be an ASP, CSP, CHSO or have a safety certification, or be in the process of becoming certified. At a minimum, must be willing to seek safety credentials, preferably a CSP.
• Safety-focused coursework is preferred.
• Willingness to learn broad environmental and regulatory topics through immersion.
• Basic understanding of oil and gas operations, equipment nomenclature and typical usage, implications for compliance with environmental, health and safety laws.
• Effective project management, business writing, presentation, training and leadership capabilities.
• Having both environmental and safety experience is strongly preferred.
• Have direct experience with incident investigations and corrective action development.
• Spill management and cleanup experience.
• Have proven versatility and ability to adapt rapidly to business conditions

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Prolonged periods working at a desk in front of a computer.

Additional Requirements:

• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time.