Emissions Technician - Eagle Ford

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Job Summary

Eagle Ford Overview

The liquids-rich Eagle Ford tight oil trend, located in the Western Gulf Coast Basin of south Texas, represents the company’s second-most prolific unconventional resource development. ConocoPhillips was one of the first companies into the liquids play, resulting in a low-cost entry into this acreage. In 2009, the company began exploring the development potential of this play and by year-end 2023 held approximately 199,000 net unconventional leasehold and mineral acres, primarily in DeWitt, Karnes and Live Oak counties.

We hold approximately 484,000 unconventional net acres in the Eagle Ford, located in south Texas. The current focus is on full-field development, using customized well spacing and stacking patterns adapted through reservoir analysis. We operated seven rigs and two frac crews on average during 2024, resulting in 182 operated wells drilled and 154 operated wells brought online.

During 2024, net production in 2024 averaged 244 MBOED.

Position Overview

If you are selected as the Emissions Technician, you will be expected to conduct regulatory surveys ( OGI,/AVO) ,record data, submit work orders for repairs to leaks, and follow through by communication with other departments.

This is a Safety Sensitive Position.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Executing emissions corrective maintenance program including defect elimination process

• Collaborating with key support groups and customers to ensure goal alignment with Asset & Operating Integrity (A&OI) program & Health Safety & Environmental (HSE) requirements

• Driving continuous improvement by developing new philosophies and maintenance tactics

• Managing job assignments for contractors

• Maintaining a close link on the planning and scheduling function driving strict discipline in observation of the various work schedules

• Working with Operations to ensure accurate prioritization of work

• Managing of change/risk assessment responsibilities

• Leading the FLIR maintenance and reliability efforts within the asset to improve equipment reliability while focusing on the management of field maintenance activities

• Leading and participating in incident investigations when needed

• Driving contractor safety through HSE management system & contractor management, safety orientations and management reviews with vendors

• Establishing procedure and guidelines and ensures that all work activities are performed according to the established procedures, guidelines, and schedules

• Documenting of emissions control

• Conducting corrective and preventative maintenance for vent valves, thief hatches, etc.

• Operating fugitive emission detecting equipment such as the GF320, GFX320, GasFindIR HSX FLIR cameras and the (PHX21) gas detector

• Conducting regulatory inspections of facilities, wellsite & plants record data into a software program

• Generating quality check reports of FLIR data to ensure the information meets Regulatory tracking requirements and reconcile as needed

• Compiling data to provide performance monitoring reports as needed

• Submitting work request into SAP

• Operating a company-provided vehicle to perform job duties in a safe manner

• Collaborating with other groups such as, but not limited to, Corporate Regulatory group, Planning & Scheduling, Supply Chain, Materials Management, Projects, and Operations to foster an environment of continuous improvement

• Identifying and preserving sensitive and confidential information

• Reviewing vendor invoices and confirm correct charges for both rate and any performance metric corrections

Basic/Required:

• Legally authorized to work in the United States

• Current/Valid Driver's License

• 3 or more years of experience in the oil and gas industry

• 1 or more years of experience with regulatory fugitive emission inspection and AVO tracking programs

• Basic level of proficiency with Microsoft O365 applications: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams and Word

• Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to travel 5% of the time on a yearly basis

• Currently reside or are willing to relocate within a 40-mile driving radius of Kenedy, TX

• Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to work weekends and be on call

• Willing and able to perform/align with following (with or without reasonable accommodation): Work in temperature extremes or adverse weather conditions, Work in several different geographic locations every single day, Work both in and out of a company-owned vehicle, Wear appropriate special safety equipment, Climb heights up to 24 feet, Walk, bend, stoop, lift, push, and pull, Use hand tools to make minor repairs

Preferred:

• Intermediate level of proficiency with SAP software

• Ability to create and manipulate complex spreadsheets

• Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by holding others accountable and standing up for what is right

• Delivers positive results through realistic planning to accomplish goals

• Builds effective solutions based on available information and makes timely decisions that are safe and ethical

Apply By: 

Feb 18, 2026

Sponsorship:

ConocoPhillips’ sponsorship for employment authorization in the U.S. is NOT available for this position.

EEO:

In the US, ConocoPhillips is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.