Specialist III, Environmental, Lake Charles Refinery

Phillips 66 & YOU - Together we can fuel the future

As a Specialist III, Environmental , you will help ensure our operations protect people, communities, and the environment while supporting safe, reliable refinery performance. You will coordinate field assessments, oversee water programs, and guide teams in meeting evolving regulatory requirements. In this role, you'll collaborate across the refinery and with regulatory agencies to keep our commitments to safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.

What You'll Do

• Coordinate and conduct field assessments of environmental issues to ensure operational activities meet company standards and regulatory requirements.
• Lead oversight of water programs, including Federal and State stormwater, wastewater, public drinking water, and groundwater regulations, permits, and registrations.
• Manage permits and renewals, develop and execute sampling plans, and work closely with laboratories to track, evaluate, and report water quality results.
• Prepare and maintain required environmental reports, plans, and records (such as wastewater DMRs, public water reports, water usage and biomonitoring reports), ensuring timely, accurate submittals and fee payments.
• Monitor and maintain compliance programs for stormwater, wastewater, and spill prevention (including SWPPP), interpret new or revised regulations, and incorporate changes into refinery practices.
• Investigate environmental incidents and compliance issues, manage audit assignments, perform field inspections, and drive corrective and preventive actions to closure.
• Provide specialist guidance and training on environmental requirements to operations and maintenance personnel, translating regulatory and permit obligations into practical expectations.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with regulatory agencies, including coordinating inspections, audits, and ongoing correspondence.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret environmental data to identify trends, optimize work processes, and support decisions that improve environmental performance and risk management.
• Continuously build technical capabilities and stay current on environmental regulations, technologies, and industry best practices, while participating in environmental on‑call and call‑out coverage as needed.

What You'll Bring - Required

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Bachelor's degree
• 3 or more years of experience working with state and federal environmental regulations and/or permitting, preferably in water, wastewater, stormwater, etc.
• Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to comply with the following:
  • Travel up to 5% Work extended hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays, and perform occasional on-call duties
  • Transport articles up to 50 pounds Climb ladders and stairs up to 200 feet
  • Work safely near large, hot, high-speed machines, around chemicals and hydrocarbons under high pressure and heat, and in harsh weather conditions
  • Wear fire retardant clothing and personal protective equipment
• Willing and able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)

What Makes You Stand Out - Preferred

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Science, or Environmental discipline
• 5 or more years of experience working with state and federal environmental regulations and/or permitting, preferably in water, wastewater, stormwater, etc.
• Experience in refining or similar heavy industrial operations, applying environmental regulations to complex process facilities
• Strong knowledge of environmental regulations and the ability to develop, implement, and improve programs to maintain compliance
• Demonstrated ability to plan and lead environmental audits, assess compliance performance, and implement effective corrective actions
• Proven skill in collecting, analyzing, and presenting environmental data to support decisions and communicate performance
• Ability to collaborate with all levels of the organization and with contract personnel to set environmental priorities and complete critical tasks
• Skill in communicating technical and regulatory information in clear, practical terms to a wide range of audiences
• Experience engaging with regulatory agencies, including managing inspections, information requests, and permit negotiations
• Commitment to continuous learning in environmental health and safety, including emerging regulations, technologies, and industry best practices

Compensation Range


This position has a base salary range of $125,100 - $152,900.

At Phillips 66, we are committed to pay transparency and competitive, equitable compensation. Each role is assigned a salary grade with a defined pay range, benchmarked against industry peers. Where a candidate offer falls within the posted range depends on the candidate's experience, skills, and alignment with the role's requirements. Offers are made to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness. Our compensation programs are designed to reward performance and support career growth.

The Lake Charles Refinery is located in Westlake, Louisiana. Refinery facilities include crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrocracking, hydrodesulfurization and delayed coking units. Facilities also include a specialty coker and calciner. The refinery processes a mixture of light to heavy, low- and high sulfur and low- and high-acid crude oils. It receives domestic, Canadian and other foreign crude oil through truck, pipeline, marine transportation and terminals, including the Beaumont and Clifton Ridge terminals and the Bayou Bridge Pipeline. Lake Charles produces a high percentage of transportation fuels. Other products include off-road diesel, home heating oil, feedstock for our Excel Paralubes joint venture, specialty graphite petroleum coke and petroleum coke. Refined products are distributed in the southeastern and eastern United States by truck, rail car, barge or pipelines and exported to Latin America and West Africa.

Total Rewards


At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being - physical, emotional, social, and financial - is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results - personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards .


Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, cultivate an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and pursue excellence.


Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.


To be considered

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of 07/07/2026 .

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1). Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Nearest Major Market: Lake Charles