Strategic Director, Pipeline Safety & Asset Risk

Summit Utilities Inc; Fort Smith (AR); Hybride; USD 150 000 - 230 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Competitive compensation

Résumé du poste

Summit Utilities, Inc. is seeking a Director of Pipeline Safety & Asset Risk to provide strategic leadership across safety, integrity, and regulatory compliance for our multi-state natural gas utility.

This hybrid role may be based in Little Rock, Fort Smith, or Fayetteville, AR, partnering with executives to drive risk-informed investment decisions while ensuring safety, reliability, and regulatory excellence across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, risk management, safety, regulatory compliance, business administration, construction management, or a related field.
• 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.
• Experience 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 translating technical and regulatory information into business strategies.

Responsabilités

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

Connaissances

Strategic leadership

Analytical thinking

Regulatory communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Description du poste

Summit Utilities, Inc. is seeking a Director of Pipeline Safety & Asset Risk to provide strategic leadership across safety, integrity, and regulatory compliance for our multi-state natural gas utility.

This hybrid role may be based in Little Rock, Fort Smith, or Fayetteville, AR, partnering with executives to drive risk-informed investment decisions while ensuring safety, reliability, and regulatory excellence across the enterprise.