GHG Analyst
TC Energy
Houston, TX
Description
The Opportunity
- Serve as the technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) on existing and proposed state/federal GHG regulations that affect the oil and gas operations.
- Coordinate the collection of GHG data; calculation of GHG emissions, evaluation, quality assurance, and reporting of GHG (Subpart W and Subpart C) emissions to ensure compliance with environmental regulations
- Knowledge of state level fuel supplier reporting (such as in OR, WA, CA)
- Serve as a liaison between internal stakeholders and third-party contractor(s) on scheduling GHG surveys.
- Participate with a team of internal environmental SMEs to assure compliance with and audit/review of company operating procedures and processes.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders (e.g. team peers, Field Operations, Corporate and Legal teams) and external stakeholders (e.g. regulatory agencies, trade organizations) to proactively identify, analyze and assess impact of emissions risks and policies.
- Support GHG verification activities, emerging issues, risk assessment and regulatory mitigation strategies, data inventory and audit functions.
- Support timely QA/QC of data streams.
- Manage projects, schedules and budgets as necessary.
- Support development and coordination of responses to public, regulatory and legislative information requests on GHG issues.
- Perform additional duties as assigned
- Bachelor's Degree, and preferably Master's Degree, in engineering, environmental sciences or related disciplines, with a focus on climate change and air emissions
- Minimum 3-5 years environmental compliance or related experience, with comprehensive knowledge and practical experience with air and greenhouse gas regulations pertaining to oil and gas operations.
- Knowledge of emissions quantification methodologies and GHG inventory management.
- Experience and knowledge of environmental information management systems including one or more of the following software systems: Enablon, Sphera Essential, Intelex, or others.
- Excellent computer skills – proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Knowledge and ability to run queries against data using SQL and Power BI (or similar tools)
- Previous experience with Federal & State air permitting processes for transmission pipelines and storage facilities across the US
- Familiarity with SQL queries to extract and manipulate data from databases and data lakes.
- Previous experience with complex regulatory, permitting and compliance air/GHG issues on major operations and construction projects
- Expertise in assessing the impact of and developing/implementing strategies to address environmental air emissions regulatory initiatives
- Expertise supporting corporate GHG and air emissions reporting
- Demonstrated understanding and experience managing large groups of operational data at a detailed or summary level to support emission calculation and reporting
- Strong team orientation, demonstrating a high level of collaboration and cooperation within functional and cross-functional teams
- travel up to 15-20% as needed
To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.
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