Director - Operations

• The position covers a wide range of projects and requires a high degree of initiative and self-motivation.
• Analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, communications, and operations management skills required.
• Ensures all engineering operations initiatives and processes are in conformance with the organization's established policies and objectives.
• Must possess self-motivation and initiative to recognize, analyze and recommend alternative solutions to problems and issues.
• Requires good verbal and written interpersonal skills to communicate with all levels of clients, peers, and management, both internal and external.
• Proficiency in financial analysis including variance reporting, currency risk, and bid evaluation.
• Demonstrate operational excellence in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and organizational development.
• Proactively working to reduce EH&S risks and promoting safe behaviors in the workplace while not impacting the environment.
• Define and implement new directives for growth in production and quality improvements.
• Keep current on information and technology affecting functional areas to increase innovation and ensure compliance.
• Build and manage a team of professionals, drive employee engagement, foster a positive culture and execute strategic workforce planning initiatives.
• Effectively manage assigned region operations consistent with Company and government requirements.
• Participate with top operations management in the establishment of company operations-related goals, expense budgets, capital budgets, objectives, and plans.
• Establish and assure the implementation of regional operations and administrative objectives and plans.
• Develop and manage an effective organization and direct all regional operations, maintenance and technical service activities in a manner that meets system requirements and/or contractual commitments in a safe, efficient manner in compliance with operational and technical standards and governmental codes and regulations.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with other regions and organizations associated with operations as well as key personnel associated with corporate and regulatory agencies.
• Fosters good customer and community relations in the work area.

• 12+ years of industry experience, some of which should involve time spent in natural gas gathering and processing as well as crude oil gathering.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. Advanced degree preferred.
• Proven knowledge of safety requirements and procedures relating to all aspects of the operation of natural gas plants.
• Proven knowledge of the regulations applicable to natural gas processing plants and natural gas pipelines as well as crude oil gathering systems.
• General knowledge of the environmental regulations related to gas compression and processing.
• Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised and independently.
• Demonstrate sound judgment and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to detect problems and make corrections quickly.
• Ensure that all maintenance and construction activities are completed in compliance with established company and industry standards and procedures.

• Demonstrated experience in supervising management-level employees with outstanding interpersonal skills.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills required.
• Proven ability to communicate up and down the organization effectively with exceptional verbal and written skills.
• Must be a quick learner who can pick up the working knowledge of new information to make decisions and recommendations.

• Usually, normal office working conditions.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.
• Travel will be required.
• Occasional visits to industrial/manufacturing settings which may include hazardous materials and chemicals, as well as extreme temperature conditions and loud machinery, and require appropriate personal protective equipment.

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