diff --git a/src/incmake/env/rdhpcs/detect.mk b/src/incmake/env/rdhpcs/detect.mk
index 9196128d..1016f135 100644
--- a/src/incmake/env/rdhpcs/detect.mk
+++ b/src/incmake/env/rdhpcs/detect.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 ifneq (,$(and $(wildcard /scratch1),$(wildcard /scratch2)))
   NEMS_COMPILER?=intel
   $(call add_build_env,hera.$(NEMS_COMPILER),env/rdhpcs/hera.$(NEMS_COMPILER).mk)
+else ifneq (,$(wildcard /work/noaa))
+  NEMS_COMPILER?=intel
+  $(call add_build_env,orion.$(NEMS_COMPILER),env/rdhpcs/orion.$(NEMS_COMPILER).mk)
 else
   ifneq (,$(and $(wildcard /lfs1),$(wildcard /lfs3)))
     NEMS_COMPILER?=intel
diff --git a/src/incmake/env/rdhpcs/orion.intel.mk b/src/incmake/env/rdhpcs/orion.intel.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c17f8345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/incmake/env/rdhpcs/orion.intel.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+MACHINE_ID=orion
+FULL_MACHINE_ID=orion
+USE_MODULES=YES
+DEFAULT_MODULE=$(FULL_MACHINE_ID)/ESMF_NUOPC
+BUILD_TARGET=$(FULL_MACHINE_ID).$(NEMS_COMPILER)
+NEMS_COMPILER=intel
+MODULE_LOGIC=$(call ULIMIT_MODULE_LOGIC,200000)