Director

Energy Transfer•Tuscola, IL

13d•$188,000 - $220,000

About The Position

The Director - Operations reports to the Division Vice President, and is responsible for a geographic territory of pipeline, compressor, measuring and storage facilities. Through subordinate positions, incumbent provides support to Area, Division and Department activities associated with transporting, storing, and delivering natural gas. This role has a current pay range of $188,000 – $220,000. The listed pay range represents the company’s good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum base rate of pay for this position at the time of this posting. The selected candidate’s compensation will be determined based on their work location, qualifications, relevant experience, operational needs, demonstrated performance over time, and internal pay alignment. We are proud to offer industry leading compensation, comprehensive benefits including access to health, vision and dental insurance, 401(k) match with additional profit sharing, PTO, and abundant career opportunities.

Requirements

12+ years of experience in the natural gas industry in the area of Operations. Some of which should involve time spent in natural gas transmission.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
Proven knowledge of safety requirements and procedures relating to all aspects of the operation.
Proven knowledge of the 49CFR192 regulations applicable to natural gas transmission.
General knowledge of the environmental regulations related to gas compression.
Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised and independently.
Demonstrate sound judgment and problem-solving skills.
Ability to detect problems and make corrections quickly
Ensure that all maintenance and construction activities are completed in compliance with established company and industry standards and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience in supervising management level employees with outstanding interpersonal skills.
Analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills required.
Proven ability to communicate up and down the organization effectively with exceptional verbal and written skills.
Must be a quick learner who is able to pick up a working knowledge of new information to make decisions and recommendations.

Responsibilities

Provides daily assistance and guidance to Area personnel necessary to ensure, operation reliability, and integrity of facilities.
Directs and monitors outage schedule, identifies any potential problems that may affect throughput and advises Areas management as to needs and locations of priority maintenance requirements.
Ensures compliance with Federal, State and Local governmental regulations, Company, and departmental policies through participation in periodic audits of Areas; review of Division and Area generated reports; and Area work plans.
In conjunction with subordinates, establish goals and long-range plans to improve operations, cost control, safety, and training.
Provides Emergency Response coordination, communication, and support.
Assists in interviewing and selection of personnel for both technical and supervisory positions in the Area offices.
The incumbent reviews training needs of hourly employees, prioritizes and initiates steps to ensure training programs are provided, relating to equipment inspections, preventative maintenance procedures and repair.
Actively supports monthly safety meetings and local safety committee(s).
Incumbent maintains cost control of Area through monthly meetings with subordinates to review actual results versus planned activities and makes adjustment to future activities to maintain an expenditure level consistent with operations and compliant with company policies.
Monitors the operation and maintenance activities of the storage field to ensure field is available for storage or withdrawal when needed.
Monitors the maintenance work performed to ensure quality and to promptly solve problems.
Incumbent functions without day-to-day direction from the Division Vice President, provided that objectives are met and that activities are consistent with approved work plans and budgets.