Health Safety and Environmental HSE Field Specialist

Job Description

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* HSE FIELD SPECIALIST
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* Project:
Deep Fork Wildlife Refuge Plugging & Abandonment, Okmulgee, OK
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Location:

Field-Based / Travel Required

Position Type:
Full-Time

Reports To:

Project Manager / Operations Manager

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* ABOUT WELL DONE FOUNDATION
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The Well Done Foundation (WDF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to identifying, measuring, plugging, and restoring orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells across the United States. Through field operations, technical expertise, regulatory coordination, and environmental stewardship, WDF works to permanently eliminate methane emissions and other environmental risks associated with abandoned well infrastructure.

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* ABOUT THE ROLE
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WDF is seeking a Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Field Specialist to support field activities for the Deep Fork Project. This is a hands‑on field position responsible for supporting safe and environmentally compliant execution of well plugging and abandonment activities, site access and restoration work, contractor operations, and related field activities.

The HSE Field Specialist will work closely with WDF project personnel, site supervisors, contractors, and service providers to identify hazards, verify implementation of project HSE requirements, document field conditions, and help ensure work is performed in accordance with approved plans, applicable requirements, and WDF standards.

The ideal candidate has practical oilfield, construction, environmental, or industrial safety experience and is comfortable working around active equipment and changing field conditions. This individual must be able to recognize hazards, communicate concerns clearly, maintain accurate documentation, and support field teams without unnecessarily disrupting operations.

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* KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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• Provide field HSE support for Deep Fork Project activities from mobilization through plugging completion, site restoration, and demobilization.
• Participate in and support daily tailgate safety meetings, Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), pre-job planning, and task‑specific hazard assessments.
• Observe field activities and identify unsafe conditions, unsafe work practices, environmental concerns, or deviations from established project requirements.
• Verify that required personal protective equipment (PPE), site controls, signage, barriers, emergency equipment, and other safety measures are in place and being used appropriately.
• Monitor work around plugging rigs, cementing equipment, wireline units, excavators, trucks, tanks, pumps, and other equipment and service providers operating on location.
• Support atmospheric monitoring and field screening activities as required by the project, including documentation of instrument readings and field observations.
• Monitor site conditions for spills, releases, leaks, impacted soil or water, hazardous atmospheres, and other potential environmental concerns and promptly communicate observed conditions to project management.
• Support spill prevention and response activities, including inspection of secondary containment, fuel and chemical storage areas, waste handling practices, and housekeeping.
• Assist with environmental inspections and documentation associated with access routes, well locations, erosion and sediment controls, surface water, wetlands, and site restoration activities, as applicable.
• Maintain accurate HSE field records, inspection forms, photographs, incident and near‑miss documentation, corrective‑action tracking, and other project documentation.
• Coordinate with WDF project personnel and contractors to address identified HSE issues and verify corrective actions are completed.
• Exercise stop‑work authority when an imminent or serious safety or environmental concern exists and…