Environmental Engineer
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Posted: 20/10/2026
Job title: Environmental Engineer
Job Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Job Status (Residential/Rotational): Residential
Job dimensions
Managerial dimension:
No direct reports; functional coordination of contractor and subcontractor environmental representatives. Economic dimension:
Supports prevention of environmental liabilities, delays and non-compliance costs. Functional dimension:
Interfaces with Project Management, HSE, engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, regulatory teams, contractors, subcontractors and environmental service providers.
Activities
• Environmental compliance and commitment delivery:
o Support and monitor delivery of the Operator’s environmental commitments, permit conditions, ESIA requirements and applicable legal and Company requirements throughout all phases of the Absheron FFD Project.
o Maintain environmental commitments register and track actions, evidence, deadlines, deviations and close-out status.
o Review project engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, installation, commissioning and start-up activities to confirm that environmental requirements are properly integrated and implemented.
o Provide environmental input to project risk assessments, management-of-change reviews, method statements, work packs and readiness reviews.
• Contractor and subcontractor environmental control:
o Act as the Project’s main environmental point of contact for key contractors and subcontractors.
o Define, review and monitor implementation of Environmental Contractor Control Plans and associated procedures, registers and monitoring programmes.
o Review and comment on contractors’ environmental deliverables, including waste, spill prevention and response, emissions, discharges, chemicals, biodiversity, noise and resource-efficiency plans.
o Conduct environmental inspections, audits and assurance visits at engineering offices, fabrication yards, logistics bases, construction sites and offshore worksites; record findings and verify timely close-out.
o Support contractor mobilisation and environmental readiness reviews and verify the competence and adequacy of contractor environmental resources.
• Environmental monitoring and reporting:
o Coordinate environmental monitoring during all project phases, including baseline, construction, offshore installation, commissioning and start-up, as applicable.
o Verify monitoring methods, sampling plans, data quality, laboratory arrangements, records and compliance against approved limits and commitments.
o Consolidate and validate environmental performance data from the Operator, contractors and subcontractors and prepare accurate monthly, quarterly and ad hoc reports.
o Monitor environmental KPIs, trends, incidents, non-conformities and corrective actions, and promptly escalate material deviations to the Project HSE Manager.
o Support environmental incident investigation, lessons learned, awareness sessions and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• HSE responsibilities:
• Comply with the Project HSE Management System and applicable Company rules, procedures and instructions.
• Report environmental incidents, non-conformities and emerging risks and support implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Exercise the authority to suspend activities where there is an actual or potential threat to people, assets or the environment and immediately notify the responsible supervisor.
Context and environment
The Absheron Full Field Development (FFD) Project is located offshore Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea, in water depths of approximately 500 metres and about 100 km south-east of Baku. The development includes engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, offshore installation, commissioning and start-up activities involving several key contractors and subcontractors across multiple worksites. The role operates within this complex, multi-interface environment and supports consistent delivery of the Operator’s environmental commitments from project execution through handover to operations.
Accountabilities
• Ensure that environmental commitments and controls are translated into clear project and contractor requirements and are demonstrably delivered.
• Provide reliable, timely and traceable environmental reporting to Project management and relevant internal stakeholders.
• Maintain effective oversight of Contractor Control Plans, environmental monitoring programmes and corrective-action close-out.
• Identify environmental compliance gaps early, recommend practical mitigation measures and escalate significant issues.
• Promote consistent environmental standards, good practice and continuous improvement across the Operator, contractors and subcontractors.
Qualifications/Experience required
• Degree in environmental engineering, environmental science or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in environmental management for major oil and gas, offshore or other complex capital projects.
• Practical knowledge of ESIA commitments, environmental permitting, contractor assurance and environmental management systems.
• Experience reviewing Contractor Control Plans and monitoring performance across engineering, fabrication, construction, offshore installation, commissioning and start-up activities.
• Sound knowledge of environmental monitoring, waste management, spill prevention and response, emissions, discharges, chemical management, biodiversity and environmental incident investigation.
• Strong analytical, reporting, coordination and communication skills, with the ability to challenge constructively and work across multicultural teams.
• Proficiency in environmental data management and preparation of management reports and KPIs.
• Fluent English is mandatory; Azerbaijani and/or Russian would be an advantage.
• Ability to travel to contractor locations, fabrication yards, construction sites and offshore worksites as required.
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
- Negotiable
- Azerbaijan, Baku
- Contract
Job title: Environmental Engineer
Job Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Job Status (Residential/Rotational): Residential
Job dimensions
Managerial dimension:
No direct reports; functional coordination of contractor and subcontractor environmental representatives. Economic dimension:
Supports prevention of environmental liabilities, delays and non-compliance costs. Functional dimension:
Interfaces with Project Management, HSE, engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, regulatory teams, contractors, subcontractors and environmental service providers.
Activities
• Environmental compliance and commitment delivery:
o Support and monitor delivery of the Operator’s environmental commitments, permit conditions, ESIA requirements and applicable legal and Company requirements throughout all phases of the Absheron FFD Project.
o Maintain environmental commitments register and track actions, evidence, deadlines, deviations and close-out status.
o Review project engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, installation, commissioning and start-up activities to confirm that environmental requirements are properly integrated and implemented.
o Provide environmental input to project risk assessments, management-of-change reviews, method statements, work packs and readiness reviews.
• Contractor and subcontractor environmental control:
o Act as the Project’s main environmental point of contact for key contractors and subcontractors.
o Define, review and monitor implementation of Environmental Contractor Control Plans and associated procedures, registers and monitoring programmes.
o Review and comment on contractors’ environmental deliverables, including waste, spill prevention and response, emissions, discharges, chemicals, biodiversity, noise and resource-efficiency plans.
o Conduct environmental inspections, audits and assurance visits at engineering offices, fabrication yards, logistics bases, construction sites and offshore worksites; record findings and verify timely close-out.
o Support contractor mobilisation and environmental readiness reviews and verify the competence and adequacy of contractor environmental resources.
• Environmental monitoring and reporting:
o Coordinate environmental monitoring during all project phases, including baseline, construction, offshore installation, commissioning and start-up, as applicable.
o Verify monitoring methods, sampling plans, data quality, laboratory arrangements, records and compliance against approved limits and commitments.
o Consolidate and validate environmental performance data from the Operator, contractors and subcontractors and prepare accurate monthly, quarterly and ad hoc reports.
o Monitor environmental KPIs, trends, incidents, non-conformities and corrective actions, and promptly escalate material deviations to the Project HSE Manager.
o Support environmental incident investigation, lessons learned, awareness sessions and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• HSE responsibilities:
• Comply with the Project HSE Management System and applicable Company rules, procedures and instructions.
• Report environmental incidents, non-conformities and emerging risks and support implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Exercise the authority to suspend activities where there is an actual or potential threat to people, assets or the environment and immediately notify the responsible supervisor.
Context and environment
The Absheron Full Field Development (FFD) Project is located offshore Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea, in water depths of approximately 500 metres and about 100 km south-east of Baku. The development includes engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, offshore installation, commissioning and start-up activities involving several key contractors and subcontractors across multiple worksites. The role operates within this complex, multi-interface environment and supports consistent delivery of the Operator’s environmental commitments from project execution through handover to operations.
Accountabilities
• Ensure that environmental commitments and controls are translated into clear project and contractor requirements and are demonstrably delivered.
• Provide reliable, timely and traceable environmental reporting to Project management and relevant internal stakeholders.
• Maintain effective oversight of Contractor Control Plans, environmental monitoring programmes and corrective-action close-out.
• Identify environmental compliance gaps early, recommend practical mitigation measures and escalate significant issues.
• Promote consistent environmental standards, good practice and continuous improvement across the Operator, contractors and subcontractors.
Qualifications/Experience required
• Degree in environmental engineering, environmental science or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in environmental management for major oil and gas, offshore or other complex capital projects.
• Practical knowledge of ESIA commitments, environmental permitting, contractor assurance and environmental management systems.
• Experience reviewing Contractor Control Plans and monitoring performance across engineering, fabrication, construction, offshore installation, commissioning and start-up activities.
• Sound knowledge of environmental monitoring, waste management, spill prevention and response, emissions, discharges, chemical management, biodiversity and environmental incident investigation.
• Strong analytical, reporting, coordination and communication skills, with the ability to challenge constructively and work across multicultural teams.
• Proficiency in environmental data management and preparation of management reports and KPIs.
• Fluent English is mandatory; Azerbaijani and/or Russian would be an advantage.
• Ability to travel to contractor locations, fabrication yards, construction sites and offshore worksites as required.
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
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