Director of Storage & Compression Engineering

Optimize Search Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimize Search Group seeks a Director of Storage & Compression Engineering in Dallas to lead a team of ~3 direct and ~15 indirect reports. The role focuses on gas storage, dehydration, and compression operations, capital project oversight, and regulatory compliance.

Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration are required to drive safety, reliability, and performance across facilities. The candidate will oversee major capital expenditures, O&M programs, and technical training while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with five years of professional management experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred.
• Experience in gas operations and energy infrastructure.
• Ability to lead and influence across teams.

Responsibilities

• Directs, coordinates, and leads S&C technical training, consultation and diagnostic services.
• Rationalizes capital expenditures to elevate safety, compliance, integrity, and reliability of S&C facilities.
• Leads and monitors execution of 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 training and qualification assessments of field personnel.
• Develops records management systems and standards.
• Develops plant equipment performance standards and monitors testing.
• Directs natural gas compression and dehydration engineering, training and troubleshooting, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Capital projects

Cross-functional

Gas compression systems

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

PE license preferred

Job description

Director Storage & Compression Engineering- Requirements

We are targeting a natural gas utility and potentially a midstream candidate with natural gas utility experience would be best case scenarios. This leadership role does have a team underneath of about 3 direct reports and 15 indirect reports falling under managers.

Compensation:

• $170,000-$200,000 Target Base
• 15% LTIP Target

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

Primary Duties

• 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 and monitors execution of major capital expenditures and operation and maintenance (O&M) projects.
• Directs troubleshooting support on major operational issues.
• Leads the development and maintenance of O&M standards, specifications and work procedures.
• Provides technical support on major incident investigations.
• Oversees the delivery of technical training and qualification assessments of field personnel.
• Develops systems and standards for records management.
• Develops major plant equipment performance and efficiency standards and monitors periodic testing.
• Directs natural gas compression and dehydration engineering, training and troubleshooting support, and regulatory compliance with external agencies.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 in engineering and five years of professional management experience and experience in gas operations; or equivalent.

A PE (professional Engineering) license is strongly preferred