What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pipeline Manager position at Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation?
Overview:
Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation (“DGOC”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diversified Energy Company PLC, a US-based company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and London Stock Exchange (LSE) under the ticker symbol “DEC”. Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation (DGOC) is an established owner and operator of producing conventional and unconventional natural gas & oil wells and midstream pipelines and compression stations concentrated in the Appalachian Basin in the United States. Headquartered in Birmingham, AL, our field operations are located throughout the Appalachian Basin in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. In 2021, Diversified announced our expansion into our Central Regional Focus Area, which includes producing areas within Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
Responsibilities:
- Ensures that the department’s objectives meet the regulations, industry standards, production targets and quality standards.
- Oversees the management of 4 pipeline districts in KY, VA, TN, and WV.
- Maintain “zero incident” safety record.
- Ensure all personnel are up to date on scheduled training and compliance work orders.
- Conduct daily operational interactions with each district foreman.
- Maximize utilization of personnel and equipment to support all DEC departments.
- Ensure each district stays within the monthly budget.
- Provide reliable pipeline systems for gas and/or crude oil.
- Respond and repair all leaks and outages.
- Track and record all historic leaks and provide GIS with the data.
- Manage flights and data from ariel patrols.
- Monitor, plan, and oversee execution of all pigging activities.
- Plan, design and/or approves any changes to pipeline systems.
- Predict results from pipeline diameter changes or inserts.
- Support, approve, and record any pipeline redirects.
- Manage all pipeline re-routes caused by coal mining, slips, or landowners.
- Support the after-hours “on call” process with pipeline personnel being the front line.
- Verify all LAUF balance systems and use the LAUF data to optimize pipeline operations.
- Constantly interact with landowners, utilities, and other oil & gas producers.
- Use various pipeline programs to operate systems.
- Pipeline pressure modeling.
- Blow down calculations.
- Overburden stress at road crossings.
- Bachelor's degree desired but not required.
- Minimum of 8 years oil & gas manager experience.
- Minimum of 5 years managing welders and heavy equipment operators.
- Competent with all Microsoft Programs (Excel, SharePoint, Word, Teams, Outlook).
- Ability to learn Scada and GIS software.
