Senior Gas Plant Manager

AlphaStaffHCM; Pecos (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Paid time off

Benefits package

Job summary

AlphaStaffHCM is seeking a Senior Gas Plant Manager to provide operational leadership for a natural gas processing facility. You will oversee safety, reliability, and efficiency, coordinating with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and EHS teams to drive performance and regulatory compliance.

This role requires 12+ years in gas processing, 5+ years in leadership, and hands-on experience with cryogenic NGL, amine treating, dehydration, and related systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical field (Chemical/Mechanical/Petroleum Eng).
• 12+ years in natural gas processing or related hydrocarbon processing.
• 5+ years of leadership in operations, maintenance, or technical teams.
• Hands-on experience with cryogenic plants, compression, amine treating, dehydration, and NGL recovery.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA PSM programs and regulatory standards.
• Experience leading PHAs, MOC, audits, and incident investigations.
• Ability to develop and manage operating and capital budgets.
• Understanding of mechanical integrity and turnaround planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead safe, reliable, and efficient operation of a natural gas processing facility.
• Promote safety culture and ensure compliance with PSM and OSHA requirements.
• Provide leadership to operations, maintenance, and technical personnel.
• Ensure environmental permits and regulatory compliance are met.
• Direct operations to meet throughput, specs, recovery, and customer commitments.
• Oversee maintenance strategies, reliability programs, and turnaround planning.
• Develop and manage operating and capital budgets; identify efficiency gains.
• Support capital projects, expansions, tie-ins, and startup activities.
• Lead incident investigations and corrective actions to improve safety and performance.
• Maintain emergency response readiness with drills and stakeholder coordination.
• Monitor performance metrics and drive continuous improvement, safety, and reliability.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Decision-making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Explore opportunities to grow your career with us or one of our clients

A client of AlphaStaffHCM™ is looking for a Senior Gas Plant Manager. This individual will provide operational leadership and strategic oversight for a natural gas processing facility while ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations. The Senior Gas Plant Manager will partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Commercial, Maintenance, and Environmental Health & Safety teams to optimize plant performance, maximize reliability, maintain regulatory compliance, and support overall business objectives.

Day to day:

• Lead the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of a natural gas processing facility, including compression, amine treating, dehydration, cryogenic NGL recovery, fractionation, and residue gas systems.
• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture while ensuring compliance with company policies, OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements, and industry best practices.
• Provide leadership and direction to plant operations, maintenance, and technical personnel while fostering employee development and accountability.
• Ensure compliance with all environmental permits and regulatory requirements, including EPA, DOT/PHMSA, OSHA, and applicable industry standards.
• Direct plant operations to meet throughput targets, product specifications, recovery goals, and customer commitments.
• Oversee maintenance strategies, mechanical integrity programs, and turnaround planning activities to maximize asset reliability and operational uptime.
• Develop and manage operating and capital budgets while identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency and profitability.
• Support capital projects, plant expansions, tie-ins, startup activities, and facility improvement initiatives.
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action programs to continually improve safety and operational performance.
• Maintain emergency response preparedness through planning, training, drills, and coordination with local agencies and emergency responders.
• Monitor plant performance metrics and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, efficiency, reliability, and operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Gathering, Engineering, Pipeline, and EHS teams to align facility operations with business objectives.
• Represent the facility with regulatory agencies, contractors, landowners, customers, and community stakeholders as needed.
• Promote a culture of operational excellence, workforce development, and continuous improvement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Must Have's:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, or a related technical field. Equivalent industry experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience within natural gas processing, midstream operations, refining, petrochemicals, or a related hydrocarbon processing industry.
• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience managing operations, maintenance, or technical personnel.
• Hands‑on experience supporting natural gas processing facilities, including cryogenic plants, compression, amine treating, dehydration, and NGL recovery systems.
• Strong understanding of OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) programs, environmental compliance requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Experience leading Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs), Management of Change (MOC) processes, audits, and incident investigations.
• Experience developing and managing operating and capital budgets.
• Strong understanding of mechanical integrity, reliability programs, maintenance planning, and turnaround execution.
• Ability to analyze plant performance data and make operational decisions to improve safety, reliability, and profitability.
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Plusses:

• Previous experience serving as a Plant Manager, Assistant Plant Manager, Operations Manager, or similar leadership role within a gas processing facility.
• Experience with fractionation, NGL product handling, and multi‑train processing facilities.
• Experience leading major turnarounds, capital projects, facility expansions, tie‑ins, and startup activities.
• Experience supporting unionized workforces and/or multi‑site operations.
• Knowledge of commercial processing operations, plant balancing, contracts, and product marketing interfaces.
• Experience supporting interstate pipeline operations and FERC Standards of Conduct compliance.
• Strong track record of driving continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Experience managing relationships with regulatory agencies, contractors, and community stakeholders.
• Competitive annual bonus.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Robust benefits package.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to travel to operating facilities and remote field locations as needed.
• Ability to work in industrial environments with exposure to varying weather conditions and operational hazards.
• Ability to walk, climb, bend, lift, and safely navigate plant facilities.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and perform duties in accordance with all safety requirements.
• Ability to respond to operational upsets, emergencies, and after‑hours situations as necessary.
• Potential exposure to flammable materials, rotating equipment, elevated work areas, and other industrial hazards.

Disclaimers: AlphaStaff, Inc. and the Client are equal employment opportunity employers and do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, past or present military service, disability, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.