Sr Specialist I, Environmental

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The Sr Environmental Specialist, Midstream South Region provides specialized environmental compliance support with a primary focus on air programs for midstream operations. This role partners with operations and engineering to ensure regulatory compliance across gas plants and compressor stations, with responsibilities heavily concentrated on air compliance activities and secondary support for water-related compliance requirements.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and support air compliance programs applicable federal and Texas air regulations and regulatory agency coordination.
• Maintain advanced knowledge of applicable regulations, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Endangered Species Act, and various state-level regulations; conduct regulatory assessments and provide regulatory interpretations and guidance.
• Seek opportunities to improve the company’s environmental permitting and compliance processes.
• Manage environmental compliance activities for the assigned facilities in coordination with the Operations function.
• Develop, seek to improve, plan, and execute implementation strategies for environmental compliance policies, procedures, permits, and regulations.
• Complete operational compliance assistance reviews and support the company’s environmental audits.
• Oversee, review, and recommend improvements for operational monitoring and data as required by environmental permits and regulations.
• Review records required to demonstrate compliance with environmental regulations.
• Develop, review, and submit various environmental reports as required by permits and regulations.
• Respond to and complete reporting for environmental release events.
• Ensure new and modified operations secure required permits and authorizations.
• Act as the primary contact for environmental agencies, including coordination of agency inspections and follow-up activities.
• Develop and oversee environmental training and provide direction to employees according to established policies and management guidance.
• Perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

What You’ll Bring – Required

• Legally authorized to work in the United States
• Valid driver’s license
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or a related field with 5 years of related environmental experience in the oil and gas industry, or 9 years of related environmental experience in lieu of a degree.
• Intermediate knowledge of applicable federal and Texas state air and water quality regulations
• Intermediate mathematical, science, and analytical abilities with the capacity to identify trends
• Advanced technical writing skills
• Intermediate computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office products, Power Apps, etc.
• Experience with Environmental Management Systems
• Willing and able to travel 25% or more

What Makes You Stand Out – Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, engineering, or a similar degree field
• 7 years of related experience and gas industry experience
• Leadership skills and ability to influence at a local level and across a broad organization
• Strong communication skills, interpersonal skills, and ability to build relationships
• Knowledge of oil and gas industry regulations

Compensation Range 

This position has a base salary range of $136,800 - $167,200.

At Phillips 66, we are committed to pay transparency and competitive, equitable compensation. Each role is assigned a salary grade with a defined pay range, benchmarked against industry peers. Where a candidate offer falls within the posted range depends on the candidate's experience, skills, and alignment with the role’s requirements. Offers are made to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness. Our compensation programs are designed to reward performance and support career growth.

Midstream

The Phillips 66 Midstream business is a safe, reliable, and trusted provider for the movement, storage, gathering, and processing of liquid or gas energy via pipelines or terminals. We are an industry leader in logistics and operate or manage more than 70,000 miles of pipelines that transport crude oil from oil fields to refineries and finished products from refineries to storage terminals. We operate 39 terminals that supply finished products to consumer gas stations, as well as crude oil and NGL storage terminals and NGL fractionation facilities. Our capabilities include extensive natural gas gathering and processing operations, enhancing our wellhead-to-market strategy. We also provide the connectivity between the various Phillips 66 business units.

Total Rewards

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards.

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, cultivate an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and pursue excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.

To be considered

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of 03/25/2026.

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1).  Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer