Dir Storage & Compression Engineering

Atmos Energy Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Atmos Energy Corporation is seeking a senior-level leader to guide engineering and technical support for gas storage, dehydration and compression operations. The role focuses on capital project management, cross-functional collaboration, and large-scale operational reliability across surface facilities.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate deep technical knowledge of natural gas compression systems and related processes, with proven ability to influence and drive results across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and five years of professional management experience and experience in gas operations.
• Ability to communicate, persuade and/or influence internal/external customers at a high level.
• Strong numeric skills for algebraic, trig/geom operations and statistics.
• Advanced knowledge of software applications to create complex documents/reports.

Responsibilities

• Directs, coordinates, and leads processes relating to S&C technical training, consultation and diagnostic services.
• Rationalizes capital expenditures that elevate safety, compliance, integrity, and reliability of S&C facilities.
• Leads major capital expenditures and O&M projects.
• Directs troubleshooting support on major operational issues.
• Leads development and maintenance of O&M standards, specifications and procedures.
• Provides technical support on major incident investigations.
• Oversees delivery of technical training and qualification assessments of field personnel.
• Develops systems and standards for records management.
• Develops plant equipment performance and efficiency standards and monitors testing.
• Directs natural gas compression and dehydration engineering, training, troubleshooting support, and regulatory compliance.
• Develops and monitors budgets; plans and directs achievement of area goals.
• Directs delivery of technical support to project managers, marketing, and gas control on plant/storage design/operations/modifications across multiple disciplines.
• Maintains staffing levels and evaluates performance.

Skills

Leadership experience

Cross-functional leadership

Influence/partnership

Engineering & technical oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The ideal candidate will possess: Strong leadership experience of engineering and technical support teams, ideally to support operations in the areas of gas storage, dehydration, and compression or related energy infrastructure Demonstrated success managing capital projects and cross-functional initiatives Deep technical knowledge of natural gas compression systems for mainline and storage, dehydration processes, and surface facilities Proven ability to influence, partner, and drive results across teams

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO LIST ALL OF THE DUTIES THAT ARE OR MAY BE PERFORMED IN THIS POSITION

Primary Duties

1. Directs, coordinates, and leads processes relating to S&C technical training, consultation and diagnostic services.
2. Rationalizes capital expenditures that elevate safety, compliance, integrity, and reliability of S&C facilities.
3. Leads and monitors execution of major capital expenditures and operation and maintenance (O&M) projects.
4. Directs troubleshooting support on major operational issues.
5. Leads the development and maintenance of O&M standards, specifications and work procedures.
6. Provides technical support on major incident investigations.
7. Oversees the delivery of technical training and qualification assessments of field personnel.
8. Develops systems and standards for records management.
9. Develops major plant equipment performance and efficiency standards and monitors periodic testing.
10. Directs natural gas compression and dehydration engineering, training and troubleshooting support, and regulatory compliance with external agencies.
11. Develops and monitors functional area budgets to assure efficient utilization of resources. Plans and directs the achievement of area goals and objectives with established Company policies.
12. Directs delivery of technical support to the engineering project managers, marketing and gas control on plant and storage facility design, construction, operations and modifications in the areas of automation, civil, electrical, mechanical, measurement, and efficiency/performance engineering.
13. Maintains adequate qualified staffing levels to assure proper administration of activities. Selects, develops, trains, motivates and evaluates the performance of assigned employees.

Minimum Requirements

• Educational/Experience Level: Bachelor's degree and five years of professional management experience and experience in gas operations; or equivalent.
• Communication Skills: Requires the ability to communicate, persuade and/or influence internal and/or external customers at a high level such as senior management on matters of a technical and/or complex nature.
• Numeric Skills: Requires the ability to perform algebraic, trigonometric and geometric operations and/or moderately complex statistical and/or accounting methods.
• Computer Skills: Requires advanced knowledge of various software applications to create complex documents, reports and/or graphics.
• Work Conditions: Office environment with occasional travel Company offices/facilities. Requires occasionally performing activities including, but not limited to, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and/or lifting

Atmos Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Job Family

Storage and Compression Atmos Energy Corporation, a natural gas-only distributor, is an S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas. We safely deliver reliable, affordable, efficient and abundant natural gas to more than 3 million distribution customers in over 1,400 communities across eight states located primarily in the South. As part of our vision to be the safest provider of natural gas services, we are modernizing our business and infrastructure while continuing to invest in safety, innovation, environmental sustainability and our communities. Atmos Energy manages proprietary pipeline and storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas pipeline systems in Texas.