Director, Energy Infrastructure Operations

Crowley Maritime Corporation•Jacksonville, FL

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Crowley is a privately held, U.S.-owned and operated company serving maritime, logistics, and energy industries across 36 nations and island territories. The Director, Energy Infrastructure Operations provides strategic and operational leadership for the planning, development, procurement, construction, and long-term performance of energy infrastructure assets, including LNG infrastructure, energy hubs, and future infrastructure opportunities. The role advances initiatives supporting business growth, operational reliability, regulatory compliance, safety performance, and customer commitments. The position leads infrastructure assets and projects from concept and permitting through construction transition, commissioning readiness, startup, and steady-state operations. It establishes operating expectations, maintenance strategies, resource plans, performance metrics, and governance routines, and partners with internal teams and external stakeholders to execute projects and sustain safe, compliant, reliable, and cost-effective operations. The position is hybrid and may require travel to project sites and other business or stakeholder locations, as well as availability for critical operational issues, commissioning, incident response, or time-sensitive infrastructure needs.

Requirements

At least 8 years of progressively responsible experience in energy infrastructure, LNG, terminal operations, construction/project execution, asset management, engineering, operations leadership, or a related field.
Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing contractors or vendors.
Experience supporting permitting or regulatory compliance and overseeing operational readiness.
Experience delivering infrastructure or asset performance objectives within the Americas and Caribbean.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, energy, operations, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and business reporting tools.
Working knowledge of infrastructure project controls, asset management practices, maintenance planning, contractor management, permitting and regulatory compliance processes, safety management systems, financial analysis, performance metrics, and operational readiness planning.
Ability to travel as needed to project sites, operating locations, customer locations, regulatory meetings, contractor facilities, and stakeholder engagements.
Availability may be required to support critical operational issues, commissioning activities, incident response, or time-sensitive infrastructure needs.
Competencies include strategic thinking, operational leadership, infrastructure planning, business and financial acumen, safety and environmental leadership, regulatory discipline, stakeholder management, contractor and vendor oversight, risk management, decision-making, change leadership, team development, communication and influence, project execution, continuous improvement, and leading through ambiguity while balancing safety, compliance, reliability, customer commitments, and business performance.
Ability to work inside an office and outside in high- and low-temperature conditions, with possible exposure to odors, dust, dirt, mechanical hazards, high noise levels, and potentially dangerous equipment.
Ability to crouch and stoop in areas with restricted headroom, climb ladders, use a computer keyboard and monitor for extended periods, and sit for long periods.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead energy infrastructure strategy execution for assigned assets and projects, aligning with business priorities, customer commitments, safety expectations, and financial objectives.
Lead and manage LNG infrastructure, energy hubs, and future infrastructure opportunities from concept, permitting, construction transition, commissioning readiness, and startup through steady-state operations. Areas include FSU operations; ship-to-ship LNG transfer; small-scale LNG distribution and ISO tank container logistics; LNG import terminal operations, including regasification and cargo scheduling; truck loading rack operations; and marine/pier construction oversight.
Establish operating expectations, maintenance strategies, resource plans, performance metrics, and governance routines for safe, compliant, reliable, and cost-effective infrastructure operations.
Partner with engineering, commercial, legal, compliance, environmental, safety, finance, supply chain, operations, and project teams to advance infrastructure objectives and resolve cross-functional issues.
Partner with Procurement to develop sourcing strategies, evaluate and select qualified vendors, negotiate scopes of work, and support vendor oversight for LNG facilities and related infrastructure construction.
Manage vendor contracts for LNG facility construction and related infrastructure, including scope alignment, performance expectations, compliance requirements, change orders, renewals, issue resolution, and coordination with Procurement, Legal, and business stakeholders.
Coordinate with regulatory agencies, local authorities, ports, utilities, contractors, community partners, customers, and other external parties critical to project execution and operational continuity.
Identify and manage risks involving permitting, construction readiness, commissioning, asset reliability, environmental compliance, safety, stakeholder alignment, budget, schedule, and operational performance.
Support contractor selection, scope development, performance oversight, issue escalation, and accountability for infrastructure construction, maintenance, and operations work.
Monitor and report project milestones, operational readiness, compliance obligations, financial performance, reliability measures, and continuous improvement opportunities.
Build and reinforce a culture of safety, accountability, inclusion, operational excellence, regulatory discipline, and continuous improvement across assigned infrastructure operations.