Director Compliance Programs

EverLine - Energy's Technical Stack; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A compliance and regulatory firm is seeking a Manager/Director of Compliance Programs in Houston, Texas. The successful candidate will lead a specialized team focused on oil and gas pipeline compliance, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards. This role requires at least 10 years of experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and proficiency in MS Office. The position offers a hybrid schedule with some travel required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the oil and gas midstream industry.
• Broad knowledge of Federal and State DOT Pipeline regulations.
• Ability to effectively communicate with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead a specialized compliance team for oil and gas pipeline audits.
• Manage performance and engagement of staff.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Leadership

Education

4-year degree in engineering or science

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Manager/Director of Compliance Programs to lead a specialized team focused on oil and gas pipeline compliance and audits for our clients. This role is essential in ensuring our clients meet regulatory requirements and maintain the highest standards of safety and operational integrity.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage a small department of employees in the Cypresswood office. Includes performance management, utilization, and engagement.
• Lead continuous improvement of all regulatory compliance products and services.
• Lead a team of experienced regulatory professionals in the interpretation of new, complex, and high-risk regulatory requirements.
• Aggregate, study, and disseminate lessons-learned and follow-up actions from the collective audit experiences of EverLine and its clients.
• Participate in industry events to maintain state-of-the-industry understanding of current regulatory challenges and interpretations.
• Interact successfully with both internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory personnel at the State and Federal levels.
• Review proposals developed by staff; speaks to proposals and other commercial considerations in scheduled calls with leadership.
• Reviews work products developed by staff; ensures quality prior to external delivery.
• Ensure employees are supported in their work; identify and clear roadblocks, implement technology where applicable.
• Drive continuous improvement in both the quality of the department’s work products, as well as how the department executes its work.
• Assign work, monitor utilization, review, and approve timesheets.
• Lead collaboration with other EverLine groups, as applicable, on tactical topics; ensuring alignment and consistent customer experiences.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Personal Characteristics:

• Organized, detail-oriented, able to multi-task, and prioritize multiple projects/tasks in order to adhere to deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills with ability to professionally communicate effectively with a high level of discretion.
• Self-directed, resourceful, and ability to problem solve with effective and timely follow through.
• Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; Supports organization's goals and values.
• Willingness to ask for assistance and communicate when there is a concern, questions, or issues.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Must possess excellent people skills, the ability to perform compliance work, the ability to make practical decisions, and the ability to communicate with diverse audiences.
• Commitment to complete work within established time parameters and flexible enough to meet special project deadlines as required.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience, preferably within the oil and gas midstream industry
• Broad knowledge of Federal and State DOT Pipeline regulations and PHMSA referenced standards.
• Must possess advanced level MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Desired but not Required:

• Possess a 4-year degree from an accredited university, preferably in engineering or science.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will regularly work within an office environment and is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, and talk and listen. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Hybrid schedule with four (4) days per week in Cypresswood office.

This position will require approximately 10% domestic travel to our clients and conferences.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

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