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Environmental Compliance Specialist Reviews
What is it like working as an Environmental Compliance Specialist?
March 2017
Rewarding and quality work for low pay in an expensive area.
Environmental Compliance Specialist in Durango:
Pros: I regulate Title V sites which can include natural gas production sites, landfills, and rock crushing operations. I review the Title V permit held with the tribe, and perform an on-site facility inspection and records review with the companies Air Quality Compliance Manager. I get to be around very complex industrial equipment, and I'm there to ensure the air quality on the native american reservation is not impacted by the natural gas extraction and processing plants. I have an office and I get field time as well. I've obtained a thermal imaging thermography certification, and have very interesting equipment for tools. I am involved in important environmental work that directly relates to the residents on the reservation. The bills are barely getting paid. Barely.
Cons: As is with any government job, there is a lot of paperwork. I compose on average 11 inspection reports a year, one for every inspection, which can accumulate to over 200 pages. And as is with federal regulations, reading government CFR's is extremely taxing, on the eyes and the brain. I address air quality complaints from residents within the exterior boundaries of the reservation, which is very time consuming. At times I'm working earlier than usual in order to observe these air quality phenomenons. I go to work before sun up and leave at sun down, and am lucky to be able to be outside after work during the week. The bills are barely getting paid. Barely.
May 2014
My Job As An LDAR Database Administrator.
Environmental Compliance Specialist:
Pros: The casual atmosphere is laid back and we can dress as we please. Sometimes when we are really sick, we can telecommute.
Cons: I can't stand having to depend on inadequately trained or just plain untrained workers in the field to supply me with the information that I have to have in order to formulate the reports. The information I need is either late or incomplete and most of the time it's simply just wrong. Some of these field technicians have access to the database and will incorrectly enter information and in addition to that there is always pieces missing. I feel as if I am babysitting and cleaning up other people's regulatory messes constantly. The reports are federally regulated and have to be turned in on a strict schedule.
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