Director, Pipeline Safety & Asset Risk Strategy

Summit Utilities, Inc.; Fayetteville (AR); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Utilities, Inc. seeks a Director of Pipeline Safety & Asset Risk to provide strategic leadership across safety, integrity management, and compliance.

This hybrid role may be based in Little Rock, Fort Smith, or Fayetteville, AR, coordinating with executive leaders and stakeholders to strengthen safety performance and guide investment decisions. The role requires deep regulatory experience, cross-functional leadership, and strong strategic acumen to translate complex technical data into

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Risk Management, Safety, Regulatory Compliance, Business Administration, Construction Management, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.
• Twelve or more years of progressively responsible experience in natural gas utility operations, pipeline safety, integrity management, asset risk, engineering, regulatory compliance, or a related discipline.
• Five or more years of leadership experience managing employees, technical professionals, multidisciplinary teams, or complex programs.
• Demonstrated leadership of pipeline integrity, asset-risk, regulatory compliance, audit-readiness, or operational-improvement programs.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives within a regulated utility environment.
• Experience working with federal or state pipeline safety regulatory agencies and supporting audits, inspections, investigations, or compliance reviews.
• Strong strategic, analytical, communication, and organizational leadership capabilities, including the ability to translate technical and regulatory information into business strategies and investment decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise leadership for pipeline safety, integrity management, and asset-risk strategy.
• Oversee DIMP, TIMP, MAOP compliance, corrosion control, advanced leak detection, damage prevention, and public awareness programs.
• Advance Summit’s Pipeline Safety Management System and related continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strengthen regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and relationships with PHMSA and state regulatory agencies.
• Establish governance, performance measures, and risk-informed practices supporting operational and capital-investment decisions.
• Monitor emerging regulatory and industry developments and provide executive-level reporting and recommendations.
• Develop and lead high-performing teams responsible for pipeline safety, integrity, governance, and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Summit Utilities, Inc. seeks a Director of Pipeline Safety & Asset Risk to provide strategic leadership across safety, integrity management, and compliance.

This hybrid role may be based in Little Rock, Fort Smith, or Fayetteville, AR, coordinating with executive leaders and stakeholders to strengthen safety performance and guide investment decisions. The role requires deep regulatory experience, cross-functional leadership, and strong strategic acumen to translate complex technical data into