The California Department of Conservation is an equal opportunity employer seeking an Associate Oil and Gas Engineer. The role involves performing Underground Injection Control project reviews, geological studies, and technical evaluations of oil and gas projects, while ensuring compliance with regulations and advising operators on necessary actions.
Responsibilities
- Independently perform Underground Injection Control (UIC) project reviews, Aquifer Exemption reviews, geological structural interpretation, and related engineering work in CalGEM Central District office
- Perform assignments that require a high degree of knowledge and skill in hydrocarbon technology, team leadership, communication, data management, presentation, and engineering work
- Perform technical review and evaluation of proposed and existing oil and gas projects and well operations
- Conduct complex geological studies, make complex oil, and gas reserve calculations, and prepare and interpret complex technical data, maps, and statistics
- Monitor and investigate the legality and advisability of existing and proposed oil and gas operations and advise operators on preventative or corrective actions
Skills
- This position requires a valid Driver's License
- All relevant work experience, skills sets, and professional qualifications must be listed on the STD. 678
- Applications will be screened based on the information provided on the STD. 678 and not on your resume or SOQ
- Failure to include required information on the STD. 678 may result in elimination from the recruitment process
- This position requires a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ)
- Applications submitted without an SOQ or an SOQ that does not answer the items/questions, and/or does not follow formatting instructions will be considered not interested in this position and will be eliminated from the selection process
- The SOQ Format Should Be Single Spaced, Size 11-point Font, No More Than Two Pages In Length, And Address The Following Questions: Describe your experience with managing surface expressions and the safeguards you will put in place to ensure that an injection project would not lead to a surface expression. What are the regulatory conditions for the approval of injection above the fracture gradient in a high-pressure cyclic steam (HPSC) project? What factors and engineering parameters are critical for a contained HPSC project?
- Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required
Company Overview
The Department of Conservation provides services and information that promote environmental health, economic vitality, informed land-use decisions and sound management of our state's natural resources. It was founded in 1965, and is headquartered in Sacramento, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.conservation.ca.gov.
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