Leader, Field Operations

Overview

This position reports to the Manager, Region Operations and is responsible for the daily operations and maintenance of pipeline and compressor facilities for an assigned work location(s). This position will be responsible for overall leadership, implementation of strategies, management oversight, performance of employees, and achievement of goals and strategies for the assigned work location.

The employee will be physically out on the job with assigned operations employees, which include operators, welders, heavy equipment specialists, and operations administrators. The majority of time will be spent leading and interacting with and providing daily work direction to these employees; ensuring adherence to safety practices and corporate policies, procedures, and contractual requirements; ensuring alignment with corporate direction, vision, mission, principles, strategies and goals; working with direct reports to improve processes and efficiencies; overseeing operations, maintenance, inspection, and testing criteria and construction jobs; identifying and recommending educational needs; ensuring all compliance requirements are met; and, improving procedures and work methods to better ensure operational safety, reliability, and efficiency.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Leadership Specific

- Being personally accountable for the performance and achievement of employees in reporting area, and teaching teach employees in area to be likewise personally accountable

- Serving as a role model for Company’s Guiding Principles and actively exhibiting behaviors which champion its Vision and Mission

- Engaging in consistent performance management (e.g., coaching, teaching, appraising, and mentoring)

Position Specific

- Overseeing, promoting and directing compliant operations and maintenance of assigned locations/facilities

- Filing and reviewing required reports in timely, accurate manner

- Assisting with development of Region’s operational budget, manage local budget effectively

- Providing hands-on supervision for employees, including planning, assigning, and directing work, recommending promotion/progression, appraising performance, addressing complaints, and resolving problems

- Providing input into system operating plan, including personnel requirements, material needs, subcontract requirements, facility needs, and tooling and equipment needs

- Resolving operational issues to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays

- Ensuring direct reports comply with Company, government, and customer policies, procedures, and regulations, including Collective Bargaining Agreement

- Maintaining confidentiality of sensitive, confidential, proprietary, private information

- Developing, monitoring, and reporting on location-specific goals and strategies aligned with Company goals

- Engaging in consistent, effective communications with employees, peers, coworkers, customers, and third parties

- Engaging in continuous process improvement and expense reduction

- Developing employees’ autonomy and as fully engaged departments and teams

- Managing conflict as needed and appropriately addressing employee disputes

- Setting priorities and allocating resources to successfully manage diverse projects

- Developing partnering relationships with customers in area and local governmental representatives

- Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum:

- Associate’s degree or two-year certificate of completion from accredited institution/trade school or equivalent work experience in lieu of

- Valid driver’s license and insurability

- Experience analyzing data and preparing reports and/or projections

- Experience communicating data effectively to a wide variety of audiences

- Experience working in a fast-paced environment with deadlines

- Ability to teach area of expertise one-on-one and in small groups

- Ability to effectively manage costs within an overall budget structure

- Skilled in Microsoft Office Excel and Outlook

- Basic skills in Microsoft Office PowerPoint and Word

- Ability to apply applicable local, state, and federal regulations and reporting requirements (e.g., DOT/PHMSA, OSHA, etc.)

Preferred:

- Experience in a lead role

- Bachelor’s degree, or other advanced degree

- Operations experience with high-pressure pipeline systems

- Knowledge of operations, maintenance and construction practices relating to pipeline operations

- Knowledge of Company’s Operations & Maintenance manual

- Aptitude toward mechanics, construction

- Knowledge of natural gas transmission industry

- Experience applying applicable local, state, and federal regulations and reporting requirements