Salary : $43,357.00 - $75,789.00 Annually
Location : X Statewide - All Counties, WV
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Job Number: DEP2600011 PSA
Department: Environment - Environmental Protection
Opening Date: 07/30/2025
Closing Date: 8/14/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
LOCATION OF VACANCY: STATEWIDE

Nature of Work
***This job opportunity is not in the classified service and is not covered by the WV Division of Personnel merit system.***

Oil and Gas Inspector Specialist

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Office of Oil and Gas; Abandoned Well Program

Office Location: 601 57th Street, Southeast, Charleston, WV 25304

Due to the nature of work, this position will work from a home office and report to the assigned area to complete required work; may be required to report to the Charleston headquarters or other locations on an occasional basis to attend required meetings or events.
We welcome you to join our team where we value work/life balance and diversity. We offer a great benefits package that includes 12 paid holidays, insurance and flexible benefits, ample annual and sick leave accrual, flexible work schedules, an Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Initiatives, an optional 457 defined contribution retirement savings plan and more.
If you want to be a part of this innovative team, apply today.
Employee will be assigned to the Office of Oil and Gas, Abandoned Well Program, performing professional work relating to the investigation and mitigation of environmental issues associated with abandoned oil and natural gas wells.
In this capacity, the employee may be required to respond directly to spills and complaints relating to abandoned wells.

Duties:

• Employee assigns and reviews work of others, and trains inspectors as necessary.
• The employee will be responsible for the compilation, assembling and evaluation of well plugging and associated permits in coordination with agency staff and private contractors and will prepare cost estimates for all field operations.
• On an as-needed basis, the employee will update various abandoned well program files, including those maintained in the database, electronic document storage warehouse, spreadsheets, and/or GIS environments.
• May collect and process GPS data to be incorporated into the WVDEP GIS database.
• Investigations of abandoned well sites will be conducted by the employee. Will have decision-making authority to prioritize sites and coordinate mitigation action by the Office of Oil and Gas.
• Employee will oversee private contractors during abandoned well cleanup and plugging activities undertaken by the Office of Oil and Gas, providing technical expertise, and assuring environmental compliance. This activity will include all site construction and reclamation work.
• Employee will meet with the appropriate parties and agencies on abandoned well issues including possible funding opportunities. In this capacity, the employee will serve as a liaison between the Office of Oil and Gas and other state and federal agencies.

Expectations:

• Statewide travel will be required with frequent overnight stay.
• The employee should be familiar with RBDMS, spreadsheet, and word processing software as well as GPS technology and its usage.
• The employee may be required to work long hours and in adverse weather conditions.
• Employee will perform other related duties as required.

Notes:

• The recommended candidate will be subject to a search of his or her Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) prior to being hired and annually thereafter or as needed.
• Qualifying applicants will be required to complete an internet based profile assessment to compare the applicant's thinking and reasoning skills, behavioral traits and the occupational interests against the traits determined to be important to the posted position.
• Qualifying applicants will be required to complete a take-home test with a deadline prior to being considered for an interview.
• Qualifying applicants who have not already done so must also take the Oil & Gas Inspector oral exam. DEP HR can arrange this for applicants through the Division of Personnel.
• Regular attendance is an essential part of this posted position.

Hiring Process: This job is a tested position and requires an online examination. Once your application is received, you will be notified from CourseMill (web-based Learning Management System).

DO NOT APPLY UNLESS YOU CAN TEST WITHIN three (3) calendar DAYS after receiving your notification from CourseMill. Online applicants who do not test within three (3) calendar days of receiving this notification will be inactivated.
Caution: Any time you retake the same test, your new score, whether higher or lower, will automatically replace any previous test scores. Your score is valid for twelve (12) months after you have taken it.

Click The APPLY Link To Apply Online.
ATTENTION: Applicant must verify post high school education by submitting an official transcript or diploma, training or licensure earned pertaining to this position by the closing date of the posting, if not previously verified If you are claiming Veterans preference, please submit "MEMBER 4" form and/or your VA Letter. Protecting your personal information is our highest priority. If your official transcript, training/licensure, or Veterans documentation contains your Social Security Number and/or birthdate, please redact that information before submitting it to the Division of Personnel.
Please attach documents to the online applicationbefore submitting it. Or, you may email it to: applicantservices@wv.gov or by mail to: WV Division of Personnel, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Building 3, Suite 500, Charleston, WV 25305.
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Minimum Qualifications

Four years of actual relevant full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in oil and gas, two years of which must have been in the oil and gas industry. Relevant experience may include technical experience in well design, well site construction, drilling, completion, production, plugging, underground storage operations, safety, environmental compliance, or other related work.

No more than one year of the two years of oil and gas industry experience may be satisfied by the following:
(i) a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a major in applied, natural, or physical science or engineering;
(ii) an associate degree from a regionally accredited college or university in petroleum technology; or
(iii) three years of environmental experience in wastewater, solid waste or reclamation.

Special Requirements: Must be eligible for license to operate a motor vehicle. Must have good theoretical and practical knowledge of oil and gas drilling and production methods, practices and techniques, sound safety practices and applicable water and mining laws.
***Your complete work history is needed to qualify you for positions. Please be as detailed as possible and list all of your past employment***
Other Information

TEST STUDY MATERIALS.
Questions about the study materials should be directed to the Division of Environmental Protection.

- This is a list of specific topics you should focus on in preparing for the written examination.
(3.9MB download)
While this material covers most of the topics included in the examination, the exam may also cover related topics.

***This Job Opportunity is in the Classified - Exempt Service ***
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