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Sustainability Engineer- Houston, Texas
2025-08-13 Coterra Energy Houston,TX
Description:
Work is typically performed indoors in an office environment. Incumbents must be able to perform work that includes typing, sitting, and standing. In the event that the incumbent visits operations worksites, personal protection equipment, including head protection, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety shoes, and flame-resistant clothing is required. Safety rules including OSHA and DOT requirements are strictly enforced. Employees must be willing to travel and work extended hours on short notice.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
ABOUT COTERRA ENERGY
Coterra Energy Inc. was formed in October 2021 as the result of a merger between Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation and Cimarex Energy. By merging, the two legacy companies have created one entity full of talented people with decades of experience in the energy industry. Our team is passionate about delivering reliable energy to all and achieving environmental excellence while doing so. We embrace innovation and technology and encourage an atmosphere of open dialogue between employees and leadership.
EEO-1 STATEMENT
Coterra Energy Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
Coterra is hiring a Sustainability Engineer in Houston, Texas
JOB SUMMARY
As a Sustainability Engineer for Coterra, you will perform a variety of tasks related to the analysis and creation of initiatives related to corporate-wide sustainability goals. You will research emerging sustainability technology and standards and ensure best-in-class performance across the organization.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead development of technology and processes to address top issues facing Coterra Energy's core businesses (methane detection and abatement, produced water strategy and reduction, and power development)
- Research, catalog, and liaison with operating teams to implement technologies and methodologies related to reducing the environmental impacts of corporate-wide operations (e.g., Emission Reduction, Monitoring Technology, CCUS, RSG, Carbon Credits, Power Generation and Purchase, Water Disposal Alternatives, Spill Reduction, etc.)
- Develop analytics, KPIs, and reporting mechanisms with high-level data fidelity for monitoring corporate sustainability performance including forecasting corporate-wide emissions and other sustainability metrics profiles used for determining and ranking improvement opportunities, corporate goal setting, and benchmarking
- Leverage real-time telemetry data along with variable forms of emissions data to drive insights for facility design and alerting algorithms
- Assist in the completion of sustainability reporting by ensuring data quality and narrative consistency across all water and emissions topics and reporting frameworks (e.g., EPA GHGRP, SASB, TCFD, AXPC, API, etc.)
- Participate in industry groups and develop relationships with industry peers to further the organization's understanding of the sustainability landscape within the energy sector
- Benchmark peer data related to sustainability and perform comparative analysis
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Proficiency in business intelligence software (e.g. Spotfire, PowerBI, PI Vision)
- Ability to interact with databases and data lakes including writing custom queries
- Familiarity with SCADA systems, interfaces, and historians (e.g. Ignition, OSI PI)
- Exposure to coding (e.g., R, Python, etc.)
- Strong technical writing capabilities
- Ability to perform in a dynamic environment with evolving priorities
- Minimum: Bachelor's degree; in Engineering Discipline (e.g., P.E., M.E., C.E, E.E., etc)
- Years of Experience Range: Must have a minimum of 5-7 years oil & gas experience; preferred 10 years
Work is typically performed indoors in an office environment. Incumbents must be able to perform work that includes typing, sitting, and standing. In the event that the incumbent visits operations worksites, personal protection equipment, including head protection, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety shoes, and flame-resistant clothing is required. Safety rules including OSHA and DOT requirements are strictly enforced. Employees must be willing to travel and work extended hours on short notice.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
- Percent of Travel Required: 15%; Travel may be required for required meetings or training
ABOUT COTERRA ENERGY
Coterra Energy Inc. was formed in October 2021 as the result of a merger between Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation and Cimarex Energy. By merging, the two legacy companies have created one entity full of talented people with decades of experience in the energy industry. Our team is passionate about delivering reliable energy to all and achieving environmental excellence while doing so. We embrace innovation and technology and encourage an atmosphere of open dialogue between employees and leadership.
EEO-1 STATEMENT
Coterra Energy Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.