Supervisor Operational Controls

Oil Authority; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Paid parental leave

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Wellness program

Hybrid work options

Job summary

Enbridge is seeking a Supervisor, Operational Controls in Houston to lead a team focused on process safety and AMOC governance within GTM Operations. The role provides leadership oversight for event evaluation, hazard reviews, and operational readiness, driving consistent execution and learning across the organization.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 7+ years in a high-hazard environment and strong MS Office and analytics skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with 7 years relevant work experience.
• Experience in natural gas transmission, midstream, pipeline, compression, storage, processing, or comparable high-hazard environment.
• Knowledge of process safety principles and process hazard review methods (HAZOP, risk assessment, action tracking).
• Knowledge of management of change across development, risk review, authorization, implementation, verification, documentation, closeout.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, workload prioritization, coaching, performance feedback, and development for direct reports; build a capable, collaborative, and accountable Operational Controls team.
• Govern AMOC process, including requirements, roles, decision rights, quality, assurance activities, and consistent application across GTM Operations.
• Lead execution of complex AMOCs from development through risk review, approvals, readiness, post-implementation verification and follow-up.
• Improve AMOC tools, templates, workflows, dashboards, and supporting guidance.
• Support process safety across GTM Operations by translating process safety expectations into practical operational controls.
• Provide governance for Process Hazard Assessments and other reviews, including preparation, facilitation support, documentation, and follow-through.
• Evaluate process safety events to support classification, escalation, reporting, trend analysis, and systemic improvements.
• Support GTM event analysis and notifications with timely, accurate information and stakeholder engagement.
• Support Operational Readiness and Assurance ahead of turnover of Projects to Regional Operations teams.
• Develop and report GTM Operations performance metrics and leadership insights.
• Develop dashboards and management reports linking process safety, AMOC, events and performance data to risks and improvement actions.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives related to process safety support, governance, and performance measurement.
• Promote safety and learning culture with timely escalation, risk-based decisions, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Facilitation

Written communication

Stakeholder management

Change leadership

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Posting End Date: October 29, 2026

Employee Type: Regular-Full time

Union/Non: This is a non-union position

The Supervisor, Operational Controls leads a team that supports process safety and operational-control activities across GTM Operations. The position provides leadership and technical oversight for Asset Management of Change (AMOC), event evaluation and notification, process hazard reviews, and Operational Readiness and Assurance. The role strengthens consistent execution, governance, tools, and learning across GTM Operations.

What You Will Do:

• Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, workload prioritization, coaching, performance feedback, and development for direct reports; build a capable, collaborative, and accountable Operational Controls team.
• Support governance of the Asset Management of Change (AMOC) process, including requirements, roles, decision rights, quality expectations, assurance activities, and consistent application across GTM Operations.
• Lead execution of complex and higher-risk AMOCs from initial development and scoping through risk review, approvals, implementation readiness, post-implementation verification and effectiveness follow-up.
• Improve the structure, usability, integration, data quality, and reporting capability of AMOC tools, templates, workflows, dashboards, and supporting guidance.
• Support process safety across GTM Operations by helping translate process safety expectations into practical operational controls, consistent execution practices, and measurable outcomes.
• Provide governance and oversight for Process Hazard Assessments (PHA) and other process hazard reviews, including preparation, facilitation support, documentation quality, action development, and follow-through with Operations, Engineering, Projects, and subject matter experts.
• Evaluate process safety events and potential process safety events to support consistent classification, escalation, reporting, trend analysis, and identification of systemic improvement opportunities.
• Support the overall GTM event analysis process and event notifications by helping ensure timely, accurate, and decision-useful information, appropriate stakeholder engagement, and effective follow-through on findings and actions.
• Provide governance and support to Operational Readiness and Assurance activities ahead of and through turnover of Projects to Regional Operations teams.
• Support development and reporting of the GTM Operations performance metrics, including metric definitions, data governance, validation, reporting, trend analysis, and leadership insights.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, management reports, and performance narratives that connect process safety, AMOC, event, and operational performance data to risks, priorities, and improvement actions.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives related to process safety support, AMOC governance and execution, event learning, notifications, and performance measurement.
• Promote a strong safety and learning culture by encouraging timely escalation, disciplined risk-based decisions, effective challenge, knowledge sharing, and incorporation of lessons learned into standards, tools, and work practices.

Who You Are:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with 7 years relevant work experience
• Progressively responsible experience in natural gas transmission, midstream, pipeline, compression, storage, processing, engineering, technical operations, or a comparable high-hazard operating environment.
• Working knowledge of process safety principles and process hazard review methods, including HAZOPs, safeguards, risk assessment, and action tracking.
• Working knowledge of management of change across development, risk review, authorization, implementation, verification, documentation, and closeout phases.
• Experience supporting event evaluation, event notifications, causal or event analysis, corrective actions, and organizational learning.
• Experience developing or administering performance metrics, scorecards, dashboards, management reports, or data-quality controls.
• Strong judgment, analytical thinking, facilitation, written communication, presentation, stakeholder-management, and change-leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple complex priorities, make risk-informed decisions, and elevate significant safety, compliance, quality, or execution concerns.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office applications and enterprise workflow, data, and reporting tools.

Preferred:

• Experience facilitating or participating in HAZOP, PHA, LOPA, or similar structured process-hazard reviews.
• Experience with regulations, records, and audits, both internal and with external regulators including PHMSA, CER, FERC, and state and local regulators
• Experience with AMOC workflow configuration, business-process design, data governance, or enterprise performance-reporting solutions.
• Project management, continuous improvement, assurance and change-management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to implement sustainable governance improvements across geographically distributed operations.

Working Conditions:

• Work is conducted primarily in an office or hybrid office environment with periodic travel to operating locations, project sites, and meetings across GTM.
• Field visits may require standard personal protective equipment and work around operating pipeline, compression, storage, or related facilities.
• Occasional extended hours may be required to support significant events, urgent notifications, complex changes, operational issues, or leadership reporting deadlines.
• Requires routine computer use, virtual collaboration, meeting facilitation, document review, data analysis, and presentation of technical and performance information.

Physical Requirements (Include but are not limited to):

Grasping, kneeling, light – moderate lifting (objects up to 20 pounds), reaching above shoulder, repetitive motion, typing, sitting, standing, visual requirement (able to see screens, detect color coding, read fine print), hearing requirement and the ability to sit at a computer for long periods of time.

Mental Requirements (Both field & office) include but are not limited to:

Ability to: understand, remember and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information, understand complex problems and collaborate/explore alternative solutions, organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology, organize and prioritize work schedule on a short-term basis, make decisions which have moderate impact on the immediate work unit and monitor impact outside this area, understand and follow basic instructions and guidelines, complete routine forms, compose letters, outlines, memoranda and basic reports and communicate with individuals via telephone.

Base Salary:

• Base salary ranges from $125,000 - $150,000 USD for US locations based upon candidate’s experience, skills, and internal equity. (For all US based roles)
• Applicable compensation policies and guidelines apply to internal candidates.

Benefits:

• A flexible benefits program that allows each employee to select the level of coverage needed for their family in the areas of health, dental, insurance, and disability.
• A paid maternity and parental leave benefit that offers up to 20 weeks of paid leave for birth-giving parents and up to 12 weeks for other eligible parents, providing flexibility and support during this important life event.
• Valuable retirement savings plans, including a savings plan with company stock as an investment option.
• Paid time off/vacation/sick, plus paid personal days off (depending on location), and paid holidays.
• An Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Wellness Program, which focuses on supporting healthier employees by providing tools, resources, and opportunities to improve physical, mental, social, and financial well-being.
• Enbridge’s FlexWork (hybrid work model) offers eligible employees (Manager and below) the option to work from home on Wednesdays and Fridays, opt for a compressed work week schedule, or have flexible start and end times. Role requirements determine your eligibility for each option. #LI-Hybrid (Edit if only certain kinds of roles are offered)

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• Enbridge is committed to using AI responsibly. AI may assist with certain recruiting activities, but it is not used to make employment decisions. All employment decisions are made by people.

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Information For Applicants:

• We appreciate your interest in working with us; however, only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.
• Final candidates for this position may be required to undergo a security screening, including a criminal records check.