- Employer: State of Colorado
- Salary: $76,104.00 – $91,200.00 Annually
- Location: Denver, CO
- Job Type: Full Time
- Job Number: PHA 00217 08/25
- Department: Department of Natural Resources
- Division: Energy & Carbon Management Commission
- Opening Date: 08/18/2025
- Closing Date: 9/1/2025 at 11:59 PM Mountain Time (US & Canada)
- FLSA: Determined by Position
- Type of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
- Primary Physical Work Address: Hybrid / Remote Office
- Hiring Pay Rate: Employees new to State Government will be paid on a bi-weekly basis.
- FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
- Department Contact Information: Catie.Weber@state.co.us
- Salary Note: Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.
- How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.
Department Information
This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.
Are you interested in investing in a career that makes a difference?
Consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. It’s our mission to manage and conserve Colorado’s natural resources for the benefit of people today – and tomorrow. That means we have to balance development with conservation so the state we all love provides similar opportunities for our children and their children.
We invite you to explore our website at https://dnr.colorado.gov/about-us to find out more about the work we do to manage Colorado’s natural resources for today – and tomorrow.
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.
In addition to offering rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:
- Medical, Vision and Dental plans
- Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 plans
- Paid life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Employee Wellness programs
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Accounts
- 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave
- Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options
- Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
- Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
For more detailed information, please visit State of Colorado Employee Benefits
About Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission (ECMC):
The Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) regulates the development and production of Colorado’s natural resources, including oil and gas, geothermal energy, and carbon capture and storage. The ECMC’s mission is to do so in a way that protects the environment, public health, safety, and welfare.
The Environmental Work Unit (EWU) plays a crucial role in safeguarding public health, safety, welfare, and the environment in relation to oil and gas activities in Colorado. Its primary purpose is to ensure compliance with regulations, manage exploration and production (E&P) waste, protect groundwater, and mitigate environmental impacts.
Description of Job
This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.
This position is responsible for the management, analysis, and visualization of data pertaining to produced water treatment and management within oil and gas operations. A key aspect of this role involves developing and maintaining data systems and workflows to ensure data quality and generate actionable insights that support regulatory compliance, environmental protection, and resource reuse. This work directly contributes to the mission of the Colorado Produced Water Consortium (CPWC) in assessing opportunities for recycling and beneficial reuse of produced water within and potentially beyond Colorado’s oil and gas operations.
Furthermore, this role provides vital analytical support to the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC), contributing to rule implementation, policy and form development, and communication with both internal and external stakeholders, including policymakers and the public.
This role will involve coordination with the CPWC Director, DNR CPWC Assistant Director, ECMC Environmental Data Manager, and ECMC Environmental Protection Specialists regarding data and research in support of both the CPWC and ECMC.
Specific job duties include but are not limited to:
- Managing, analyzing, and visualizing data related to produced water treatment and management within oil and gas operations.
- Supporting rapid turnaround analyses in response to emerging stakeholder or policy questions, determining dataset applicability and selecting the best tools for analysis and communication.
- Conducting literature reviews and technical research on emerging produced water treatment technologies, regulatory frameworks from other jurisdictions, and potential non-oilfield reuse options.
- Ensuring data accuracy, generating actionable insights, and facilitating informed decision-making aligned with the CPWC’s mission to understand the recycling and reuse of produced water both within and potentially outside of oil and gas operations in Colorado.
- Reviewing laboratory analytical and water production data submitted to the CPWC/ECMC by oil and gas operators, as required by ECMC rules and policies and to support CPWC decisions and recommendations to the ECMC and the legislature.
- This position will utilize data analysis tools such as SQL and Power BI to aggregate, summarize, and present produced water data to internal and external stakeholders.
- Summarizing complex data sets into concise technical reports, visualizations, or briefings for use by CPWC members, ECMC staff, and legislative or public audiences.
- Collaborating closely with the DNR CPWC Assistant Director to support Consortium objectives and align data activities with ongoing research and policy development.
- Providing essential background information and data reports to ECMC Regional Environmental Protection Specialists, aiding their complaint response and spill/release investigations.
- Assisting ECMC Environmental staff by consolidating water quality data enabling the ECMC staff to interpret analytical data and pinpoint the most probable cause or source of contamination during environmental investigations.
Other Duties Assigned.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.
Minimum Qualifications:
Experience Only:
Six (6) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position
OREducation and Experience:
A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to six (6) years.
Substitutions:
Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
Please note: The required experience must be substantiated within the work experience section of your application. Your resume will not be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications; only the work experience section of your application will be reviewed to determine this. “See Resume” statements on the application will not be accepted. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience leading organizations, managing projects and working with stakeholders.
- Familiarity with ECMC rules and regulations and regulatory processes.
- Familiarity with COGIS (Colorado Oil and Gas Information System) database, and COGIS tools/reports.
- Experience writing SQL queries to extract, clean, and transform raw data from multiple sources, including but not limited to, well sensors, field reports, and laboratory analytical results.
- Proficiency in SQL, Power BI, or other data visualization tools.
- Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Hydrogeology Geochemistry, environmental Sciences or closely related field.
- Experience in managing data related to oil and gas production or another similar industry.
- Experience with oil and gas operations in Colorado.
- Experience related to subsurface (downhold) operations such as mud logging, well drilling, downhole well maintenance and completion, stimulation activities or wireline operations.
- Knowledge of oil and gas well construction an production operations.
- Proficiency with Arc GIS or similar spatial analysis tools.
- Experience in evaluating data quality, completeness, and comparability across operators and facilities.
- Customer service experience, previous public service experience, experience dealing with the public, and experience with complaint intake/response.
- Current or former State experience relevant to this position.
The current work arrangement for this position is as follows:
(Please note, this arrangement can be subject to change)
- Remote/Hybrid: This position will work from a home office.
Conditions of Employment:
- Must be willing and able to possess and maintain a State of Colorado Driver’s License
- Must be willing and able to travel to out of town hearings of the CPWC and ECMC.
- Must be willing and able to occasionally exert up to 20 lbs. of force to move objects.
- Exposure to industrial materials and workplace hazards found at oil and gas sites may occur.
- Inspectors travel on public, private and oil and gas lease roads on a routine basis. This may involve driving during rain, snow, or high winds. Overnight travel in order to cover the large territories that are assigned may occur on a monthly basis. This will include use of a State fleet vehicle.
- Extended overnight travel may be required to attend meetings and training in other areas of the State.
- You must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. DNR does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.
- Pursuant to the DNR-120 Fleet and Driving Standards Administrative Directive, any worker who will be expected to drive a State-owned vehicle is responsible for maintaining a safe driving record and a valid driver license prior to driving any State-owned vehicle. To be compliant with the new fleet vehicle policy, Motor Vehicle Records (MVRs) will be pulled for review for workers who:
- Have an assigned State fleet vehicle
- Are required to operate a vehicle as part of the position
- Utilize a State fleet vehicle as a pool vehicle
Supplemental Information
The Assessment Process
- All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed by an HR Specialist against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement.
- Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position will be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts.
- Resumes, cover letters and other attachments are not considered as part of initial reviews, therefore, it is important to document in your application your education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement.
- Please thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) since question responses may be evaluated for content, writing ability, spelling, grammar, and effective communication.
- This recruitment may involve additional testing and/or exams to arrive at the top group for interviews.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
The Department of Natural Resources is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, at dnr_hr_employeebenefits@state.co.us
The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.
The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.
ADAAA Accommodations
Any person with a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) may be provided a reasonable accommodation upon request to enable the person to complete an employment assessment. To request accommodation, please contact our Benefits Specialist at dnr_hr_employeebenefits@state.co.us at least five business days before the date that any accommodation will be required to allow us to evaluate your request and prepare for the accommodation. You may be asked to provide additional information, including medical documentation, regarding functional limitations and type of accommodation needed. Please ensure that you have this information available well in advance of the assessment date.
E-Verify
DNR uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.
Toll–Free Applicant Support – Technical Help
If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g. uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV at 855-524-5627, Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time). The Human Resources Office will be unable to assist with technical issues.
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