System Supervisor- Buffalo

LOCATION: 350 FM 48, Buffalo, TX 75831

POSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for the supervision and management of all facilities/pipelines operated and maintained by the company.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly supervises the operations of facility and/or pipeline personnel and contractors.
• Will work closely with the Engineering and Construction Department and Operations on the design of facilities and pipelines. Actively participate in regular scheduled meetings and collaboration sessions to ensure facilities and pipelines are designed, constructed, and operated to all applicable industry and regulatory standards.
• Shall have leadership roles in commissioning of all facilities/pipelines and provide management and outside interested parties frequent detailed written updates.
• Assists in the preparation of detailed efficiency studies and analyzes operations to conceptualize needs and determine requirements for facilities, pipelines, equipment, and operating personnel. The results of which shall be communicated clearly to management.
• Prepare operating budgets which will include detailed plan and monthly management of expenses including detailed written deviation explanations.
• Shall maintain high professional and ethical standards in dealing with customers, outside interested parties, vendors, employees, and all regulatory agencies.
• Assures that the company’s facilities/pipeline operations adhere to all Federal, State and Local regulations and codes including all proper written documentation of activities.
• Assures that Safety and Environmental is very prominent in the company’s facility/pipeline operations environment through demonstration and enforcement of all safety and environmental standards. This would include an active role in safety meetings.
• Oversees scheduled system repairs and maintenance; assuring coordination with all company departments and outside interested parties to minimize the effect of any down time or restricted flows.
• Responsible for understanding and ensuring compliance with safety, environmental and contractual obligations to ensure that production targets 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, and termination.
• Shall be on On-Call 24 hours per day and 7 days per week with afterhours contact required frequently to ensure safe operations of assets.
• Shall train and appoint personnel that will cover duties including emergency response while unavailable.
• Shall lead by example to create safe work culture. leading frequent safety meeting and driving the company’s safety culture.
• Shall provide management with frequent written updates on projects and day to day operations.
• Shall be company liaison with all governmental agencies regulating facility operations.
• Shall establish and maintain effective working relationships with company managers, coworkers, clients, contractors, vendors and the public.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality, including the ability to recognize situations in which confidentiality is required.
• Performs other job-related duties as requested or required.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, & MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in an energy related field, as well as 5-years working experience in the operations and maintenance of natural gas facilities and pipelines, OR 10-years relevant working experience.
• Must have working knowledge of all Federal, State and Local Environmental and Safety laws including DOT, RMP, PSM and Air Quality permits.
• Must have computer skills including Windows-based word processing and spreadsheet applications.