Oil and Gas Inspector

The Department of Environmental Protection is reaching out to professionals experienced in the natural gas and oil sectors to join our team. As the oil and gas industry evolves, the Bureau of Oil and Gas is leading the way in adapting to these changes. This role presents an exceptional chance to further your career while playing a vital part in overseeing and ensuring compliance with natural gas and oil well operations. We encourage you to become a key player in our mission, where the balance between energy innovation and environmental stewardship is paramount. Your involvement will not only enrich your professional path but also contribute significantly to the responsible management of our energy resources.

In this position, you will be responsible for monitoring and compliance activities, as well as conducting various reviews within a designated geographic area to enforce several key regulations, and specific chapters of the Environmental Quality Board's Rules and Regulations. Adherence to departmental safety policies is crucial, encompassing guidelines on occupational safety footwear, eyewear, bloodborne pathogen exposure control, confined spaces, and workplace violence. You will perform field inspections of oil and gas wells throughout their lifecycle-covering drilling, production, alteration, inactivity, and plugging phases-across both coal and non-coal areas, as well as conservation wells and gas storage reservoirs.

These inspections aim to ensure compliance with relevant laws, verify the validity of permits, and confirm that drilling occurs at the locations specified in plat maps. Additionally, you will investigate any spills or gas releases, consult permits and well records, collect samples and data as necessary, and document site conditions through photographs and videos. Inspection reports will be completed and filed, with results entered into the eFACTS system and copies sent to operators. Follow-up actions will be taken as needed to ensure compliance, and you will also inspect proposed school sites for potential hazards related to active or abandoned oil and gas wells, pits, or equipment.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) full-time. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Scranton. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $59,345 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Three years of technical experience in well design, drilling, completion, production, plugging, or underground storage operations in the oil or natural gas industry;or
• An associate's degree in Petroleum Technology or closely related field, and one year of technical experience in well design, drilling, completion, production, plugging, or underground storage operations in the oil or natural gas industry.

Special Requirements:

• This position requires possession of a valid driver's license.

Other Requirements:

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
  
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.