Dir, Pipeline Integrity & Records
About The Position
BHE GT&S has an exciting opportunity as a Director of Pipeline Integrity & Records at our White Oaks General Office Building in Bridgeport, WV. This role involves establishing and leading the enterprise Integrity Management Program (IMP), ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and industry best practices. The position oversees the identification of High Consequence Areas (HCAs), threat analysis, risk assessment methodologies, and integrity assessment planning. It also directs remediation programs, anomaly management, and defect prioritization to maintain system integrity and safety, while driving performance monitoring and effectiveness evaluations. The Director will ensure the integration of engineering standards, operational practices, and inspection results into a unified integrity framework. A key aspect of this role is maintaining full compliance with DOT/PHMSA regulations, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act requirements, and applicable industry standards, ensuring programs, documentation, and records demonstrate compliance and support audit readiness. The role includes overseeing the preparation and submittal of required regulatory reports, notifications, and filings, as well as monitoring and interpreting regulatory changes to drive timely updates to policies and procedures. Furthermore, the Director will establish and oversee enterprise records management programs supporting pipeline integrity, ensuring proper creation, control, retention, and disposition of records, and maintaining all integrity-related documentation for required regulatory retention periods. This includes lifecycle records tied to pipeline assets, defining and enforcing data governance standards for integrity data, and ensuring robust data integration processes. The role requires partnering with various departments to ensure program alignment and execution, coordinating with field operations, and supporting capital project planning. The Director will also serve as a key interface between internal stakeholders and external regulators, auditors, and industry organizations.
Requirements
- Technical and/or operating experience in natural gas and/or energy industry.
- 7 years professional experience in managing technical and/or operating group.
- Broad knowledge of regulatory requirements (FERC, EPA, OSHA, DOT, ASME, API, etc.).
- Ability to develop integrated strategies, establish goals, organize action plans and evaluate progress and success.
- Ability to lead and communicate effectively.
- Ability to establish and maintain rapport.
- Ability to establish effective relationships with regulatory agencies and the public.
- Knowledge of pipeline operations, strategies and business plans.
- Knowledge of gas industry codes and regulatory requirements.
- General knowledge of BHE GT&S pipeline and storage operations.
Responsibilities
- Establish and lead the enterprise Integrity Management Program (IMP), ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements (e.g., 49 CFR Part 192 Subpart O and 49 CFR Part 195.452) and industry best practices
- Oversee identification of High Consequence Areas (HCAs), threat analysis, risk assessment methodologies, and integrity assessment planning
- Ensure execution of baseline and ongoing integrity assessments across pipeline systems
- Direct remediation programs, anomaly management, and defect prioritization to maintain system integrity and safety
- Drive performance monitoring, metrics, and effectiveness evaluations for integrity programs
- Ensure integration of engineering standards, operational practices, and inspection results into a unified integrity framework
- Maintain full compliance with DOT/PHMSA regulations, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act requirements, and applicable industry standards
- Ensure programs, documentation, and records demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements and support audit readiness
- Oversee preparation and submittal of required regulatory reports, notifications, and filings
- Monitor and interpret regulatory changes, driving timely updates to policies, procedures, and programs
- Establish and oversee enterprise records management programs supporting pipeline integrity, ensuring proper creation, control, retention, and disposition of records
- Ensure all integrity-related documentation is maintained for required regulatory retention periods, including lifecycle records tied to pipeline assets
- Define and enforce data governance standards for integrity data, including accuracy, completeness, traceability, and accessibility
- Lead integration of integrity systems (GIS, asset data, assessment results) with enterprise content management platforms
- Ensure robust data integration processes (e.g., gathering, reviewing, and integrating data to support risk evaluation and decision-making)
- Partner with Engineering, Operations, IT, Legal, Environmental, and Regulatory Affairs to ensure program alignment and execution
- Coordinate with field operations to ensure integrity program requirements are effectively implemented
- Align data and records processes with enterprise IT systems, including GIS, asset management, and document control platforms
- Support capital project planning and execution through integration of integrity risk insights
- Serve as key interface between internal stakeholders and external regulators, auditors, and industry organizations
- Perform other duties as requested or assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
