LDAR (Leak Detection and Repair) Auditing Director

PROtect LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career advancement

Environmental projects

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

PROtect LLC in Houston, TX seeks an experienced LDAR Auditing Director to develop and manage quality systems for LDAR and BWON operations. You will lead training, auditing, and program management to ensure safety, quality and environmental compliance across projects.

The role requires strong leadership, experience in LDAR, EPA regulations, and proficiency with data systems. Travel and on-site supervision of industrial facilities are expected to support growth and compliance initiatives.

Qualifications

• Professional-level LDAR, environmental compliance, or related industry experience.
• Experience developing training materials and conducting technical training programs.
• Experience performing quality audits, inspections, and compliance assessments.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong working knowledge of leak detection equipment and monitoring technologies.
• Strong understanding of EPA environmental regulations and compliance requirements.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manage project quality plans that meet customer and regulatory requirements.
• Create, maintain, and improve quality management policies, procedures, and documentation.
• Monitor operational activities to ensure compliance with EPA regulations, customer requirements, and internal standards.
• Lead quality inspections, audits, corrective actions, and process improvement initiatives.
• Support contract compliance efforts and assist with risk identification and mitigation activities.
• Lead new hire onboarding, training and competency programs.
• Develop and administer written, practical and field assessments.
• Coach, mentor, and support employee development and career progression.
• Assess employee competencies and support performance management activities.
• Schedule and coordinate required training, inspections and qualification activities.
• Support annual LDAR business growth initiatives and operational objectives.
• Manage implementation of new systems, software enhancements, and operational processes.
• Validate new systems, workflows, documentation, and quality controls.
• Coordinate project resources, equipment needs and operational priorities.
• Collaborate with leadership to improve efficiency, compliance and program performance.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, workflows, and operational documentation.
• Oversee document control, calibration records, training records, and audit documentation.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly reports for customers and company leadership.
• Support instrumentation and equipment operation and maintenance procedures.
• Serve as a technical resource for LDAR and BWON operations.
• Identify opportunities for operational improvement and customer value enhancement.
• Coordinate with divisional leadership to share resources and support project needs.
• Manage supplier relationships for calibration gas, monitoring equipment and leak tagging supplies.
• Maintain regular communication with the LDAR Manager and Senior Vice President of Risk & Compliance regarding project status, resource requirements and operational concerns.

Skills

LDAR experience

Environmental compliance

Program management

Training development

Auditing

EPA regulations

Microsoft Office

Leak detection equipment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science/Engineering

Tools

Shield Analytics

Job description

Location

Houston, TX

Why PROtect?

At PROtect, we help industrial facilities maintain environmental compliance while improving operational reliability and safety. Our team specializes in Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR), Benzene Waste Operations NESHAP (BWON), Optical Gas Imaging (OGI), environmental monitoring, compliance management, and technical consulting services.

Position Summary

The LDAR (Leak Detection and Repair) Auditing Director is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing quality systems that support PROtect's LDAR and BWON operations in Houston, TX. This role oversees quality management programs, training and competency development, auditing programs, Shield Analytics administration, SOP development, and regulatory compliance initiatives.

The ideal candidate is an experienced LDAR professional with strong leadership, training, auditing, and project management skills who can drive continuous improvement while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and environmental compliance.

What You'll Do

Quality Management & Compliance

• Develop, implement, and manage project quality plans that meet customer and regulatory requirements.
• Create, maintain, and improve quality management policies, procedures, and documentation.
• Monitor operational activities to ensure compliance with EPA regulations, customer requirements, and internal standards.
• Lead quality inspections, audits, corrective actions, and process improvement initiatives.
• Support contract compliance efforts and assist with risk identification and mitigation activities.

Training & Workforce Development

• Lead new hire onboarding, training and competency programs.
• Develop and administer written, practical and field assessments.
• Coach, mentor, and support employee development and career progression.
• Assess employee competencies and support performance management activities.
• Schedule and coordinate required training, inspections and qualification activities.

Program Management

• Support annual LDAR business growth initiatives and operational objectives.
• Manage implementation of new systems, software enhancements, and operational processes.
• Validate new systems, workflows, documentation, and quality controls.
• Coordinate project resources, equipment needs and operational priorities.
• Collaborate with leadership to improve efficiency, compliance and program performance.

Documentation & Reporting

• Develop and maintain SOPs, workflows, and operational documentation.
• Oversee document control, calibration records, training records, and audit documentation.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly reports for customers and company leadership.
• Support instrumentation and equipment operation and maintenance procedures.

Customer & Operational Support

• Serve as a technical resource for LDAR and BWON operations.
• Identify opportunities for operational improvement and customer value enhancement.
• Coordinate with divisional leadership to share resources and support project needs.
• Manage supplier relationships for calibration gas, monitoring equipment and leak tagging supplies.
• Maintain regular communication with the LDAR Manager and Senior Vice President of Risk & Compliance regarding project status, resource requirements and operational concerns.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Professional-level LDAR, environmental compliance, or related industry experience.
• Demonstrated program or project management experience.
• Experience developing training materials and conducting technical training programs.
• Experience performing quality audits, inspections, and compliance assessments.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong working knowledge of leak detection equipment and monitoring technologies.
• Strong understanding of EPA environmental regulations and compliance requirements.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Occupational Safety, Industrial Technology, or a related field.
• Experience supporting refinery, petrochemical, or industrial manufacturing facilities.
• Knowledge of BWON compliance programs.
• Experience with Shield Analytics or similar environmental compliance software platforms.

What Makes You Successful

• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Detail-oriented while maintaining a strategic, big-picture perspective.
• Ability to build relationships with customers, field personnel, and leadership teams.
• Commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement.
• Ability to identify operational efficiencies and customer opportunities.

Travel & Work Environment

• Up to 75% travel may be required.
• Combination of office, refinery, and industrial field environments.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced setting.
• Ability to work around industrial equipment and environmental conditions while following all safety requirements.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, stand and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to climb ladders, work at heights and navigate industrial facilities.
• Ability to work in confined spaces when required.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to work in varying weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold.
• Ability to wear required PPE and comply with all site-specific safety requirements.
• Ability to safely work around moving mechanical equipment, electrical systems, noise, fumes and other industrial hazards.

Why Join PROtect?

• Competitive compensation
• Career advancement opportunities
• Industry-leading environmental compliance projects
• Collaborative and supportive team environment
• Opportunity to make a direct impact on environmental performance and regulatory compliance
• Exposure to some of the largest industrial facilities in North America

If you're an experienced LDAR professional passionate about quality, compliance, training and operational excellence, we'd love to hear from you.