ECMC Carbon Capture Sequestration; CCS & Subsurface Specialist; PSRS III

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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.

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In addition to offering rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

• Medical, Vision and Dental plans
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• 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

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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 Cumulative Impacts & Energy Transition (CI‑ET) Unit leads the agency’s efforts to develop and implement clean energy programs, including deep geothermal (GT), that support the state’s transition from fossil fuels to renewables in order to meet Colorado’s goals of 100% renewable grid energy by 2040 and zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The CI‑ET Unit also leads the agency’s efforts to avoid, minimize, and mitigate adverse cumulative impacts, including climate impacts, through the development of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) and other decarbonization and emissions‑reduction programs. The CI‑ET Unit also supports local and tribal governments in the development of wind and solar projects. CI‑ET’s programs and projects are delivered through a lens of environmental justice and equity, energy reliability and accessibility, and in a manner that protects public health, safety, welfare, the environment, and wildlife resources for both traditional and clean energy development.

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

This position will be ECMC’s staff authority on carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) with experience in subsurface and computational modeling, reservoir characterization, plume migration and stability, risk assessment, and monitoring. As an expert in subsurface modeling, this position will also provide ancillary support for ECMC’s deep geothermal (GT) program, ECMC’s underground injection control (UIC) program, and ECMC’s underground natural gas storage (UGS) program as needed.

Specific job duties include but are not limited to:

• Lead the evaluation and oversight of subsurface modeling, risk analysis, wellbore integrity, facility requirements, and impacts associated with carbon sequestration projects proposed by operators.
• Lead efforts to evaluate and validate subsurface models for CO₂ injection and related efforts in geothermal, including developing model review standards, protocols, and establishing data workflows.
• Review and assess proposed and post‑construction wellbore schematics, with additional scrutiny of the specifics for integrity…