Manager, Reliability

At DT Midstream, we’ve got the energy to achieve great things! DT Midstream owns and operates a diverse, integrated portfolio of midstream pipeline, storage and gathering assets, allowing us to provide a comprehensive set of midstream services to our customers across the Southern, Northeastern and Midwestern United States and into Canada. Our newly independent public company is an energy industry leader with more than 20 years of proven success. Our focus is to be safe, caring, dependable and efficient in all we do.

Job Summary

Responsible for all facets of reliability, including safety and environmental compliance, the safety of personnel, equipment performance monitoring, and efficient and effective maintenance of company assets. Actively involved in planning activities during the design phase, supports quality assurance during project execution and leads all day-to-day operational maintenance actions. Takes a proactive approach to reliability planning using preventive and predictive techniques based on data, experience, and OEM recommendations. Coordinates efforts with the operations and commercial teams to maximize equipment availability and continually improve maintenance and production operations. Presents a positive and professional image to customers, employees, peers, and the public.

Key Accountabilities

• Directly supervises maintenance activities through respective Supervisor(s). Develop and communicate long term vision, provide leadership direction, and align support with key activities.
• Leads and develops supervisors and ensures they do the same with their employees
• Ensures procedures and training programs are up to date.
• Assures that Safety and Environmental is very prominent in the Operations environment through demonstration and enforcement of all Company Safety and Environmental standards. This would include an active role in Safety Meetings.
• Develops and maintains complete maintenance plans for new and existing equipment; manages change to ensure compliance.
• Assists in the preparation of detailed efficiency studies and analyzes processes to conceptualize and determine requirements for the maintenance of equipment in conjunction with operational needs.
• Improves reliability (metrics) of assets through optimization and modernization, including:
  • Shall develop and maintain detailed preventative maintenance plans for all facility equipment. The plan shall meet or exceed manufacturer recommendations. The preventative maintenance tasks shall be placed and maintained within the computer-based maintenance software program.
  • Assess/analyze performance of existing assets and reliability programs; develops and drives opportunities for improvement
  • Ensures failure analysis is performed when appropriate, and that findings are shared throughout the organization.
  • Manages critical spare inventory to balance reliability and cost effectiveness.
  • Ensured third party contractors are managed well and evaluated for performance.
  • Coordinates with the Operations Manager and the Engineering & Construction Department to provide input and assistance during the planning, design, construction and start-up phases of new facilities.
• Assists the Operations Manager with the preparation of annual maintenance O&M and capital budget, as well as provide periodic updates and forecasts.
• Maintains professional and high-level contact with customers, vendors and management.
• Ensures scheduled system repairs and maintenance are coordinated and clearly communicated with departments to minimize the effect of down time.
• Responsible for understanding and complying with contractual obligations to ensure that requirements are met.
• Consolidates data and prepares weekly and monthly activity reports as requested.
• Responsible for administration of the personnel management functions of subordinate staff, to include recruitment, orientation, training, evaluation, scheduling, disciplinary actions and termination.
• Will be on On-Call 24 hours per day and 7 days per week. Coverage of the Maintenance Manager duties shall be delegated when out of the area for business or personal reasons.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, subordinates (if any) and company officers and managers, clients, vendors, and suppliers.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality at all times, including the ability to recognize situations in which confidentiality is required.
• Performs special projects and job-related duties as assigned.
• May perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent; with related on the job experience
• Experience identifying, researching, evaluating and prioritizing operational problems or specific situations and determining appropriate action/response
• Must have knowledge and skill using computers; including Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project, Pivot Tables, CAD, Internet Explorer and Outlook
• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license

Other Qualifications Preferred:

• Associates or bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a closely related field. An appropriate level of relevant and applicable work experience may be substituted for the education preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years supervisory experience in the industrial maintenance facilities preferred.

Other Requirements

• Ability to communicate clearly and accurately, orally and in written format.
• Ability to read and understand technical materials.
• Ability to make presentations to large audiences.
• Ability to prepare detailed reports, including the ability to assemble information in computer programs.
• Ability to, define problems, collect information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision.
• Ability to schedule, organize, and complete multiple tasks in a timely manner.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.

Physical Demands

The physical demands and essential job functions below are those that must be met by an employee to properly perform the integral functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. To properly perform the integral functions of this job, the employee is required to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, reach, talk, hear, grasp and carry objects.

It is crucial to the outcome of job tasks that the employee is able to: talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms extensively. The employee in this classification will be required to frequently lift objects of up to 10 pounds in weight. Occasionally the employee will have to lift/move objects 20 pounds minimum in weight. Vision requirements for this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

• Position involves periods of standing, walking, bending, stooping, climbing of ladders, long periods of sitting and sometimes walking in gentle rugged terrain.
• Must have adequate hearing and speech to communicate effectively with co-workers and others by telephone, two-way radio, and in-person.
• Work requires the use of computers with exposure to video display terminals, the need to work in front of a computer terminal for extended periods of time and some repetitive motion associated with data entry and the use of a computer mouse.

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee works at an asset location or project site. While working at the asset location and project sites, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, including cold/hot, wet and/or humid conditions, uneven or steep terrain and may work near moving mechanical parts and/or machinery. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration (see physical requirements above). The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in the office but, may become loud at the project site