Program Manager, Pipeline Integrity
Description
Manage and provide technical leadership for Virginia Natural Gas's (VNG's) Transmission Integrity Management Program (TIMP). Efforts to ensure VNG's natural gas transmission system is safe, reliable, and in compliance with state and federal operational utility regulations.
Representative Duties and Responsibilities:
Establishes and optimizes transmission integrity policies and sets program objectives to maintain compliance with state and federal regulatory system integrity requirements for VNG
Monitors and anticipates changes in transmission integrity regulatory requirements. Works with key stakeholders to adapt policies and ensures procedures and accountabilities meet regulatory requirements
Leads the VNG development and execution of the Transmission Integrity Management Program. This includes directing internal line inspection and complex data correlation processes post inspection
Serves as the technical leader for transmission integrity initiatives and demonstrates proficiency with transmission integrity regulations, industry standards, and internal policy. Ensures transmission integrity management plans meet regulatory current requirements
Demonstrates a competency with transmission integrity challenges & practices including pipeline risk assessment methodologies, pipeline integrity assessment methods, and pipeline repair criteria
Reviews and approves threat assessments, risk rankings, assessment techniques, assessment reports, remediation schedules, required repairs, and required preventative and mitigative actions
Coordinates regulatory compliance activities with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, including Transmission Integrity Audits in the office and field, integrity assessments, and integrity direct examinations
Oversees the selection of direct examination sites for various Transmission Integrity Management activities, including In-Line Inspection validation
Works with Southern Company Gas representatives for technical guidance as needed to implement industry best practices and emerging technologies to optimize safety, reliability and efficient system operations
Establish transmission integrity management program budgetary requirements. Execute in alignment with established budgets that delivers impactful programs and services in highly regulated environment.
Actively participates in trade association efforts to favorably influence regulatory policy
Engages with operations to maintain awareness of pending assessments and system implications
Education and Experience:
Required:
Bachelor's Degree (engineering, project management, or construction management preferred)
5 years progressive experience in Gas Operations, Engineering, and Management
Demonstrated knowledge of pipeline safety policies, procedures, codes and standards (49 CFR 192, Subpart O; ASME B31.8S; NACE SP0502, etc.)
Experience in compliance work, corrosion control and pipeline system operations
Preferred:
10 years progressive experience in Gas Operations, Engineering, and Management
Demonstrated continuous learning in field(s) related to this job
Or
Skills:
Required:
MS Office - advanced proficiency
GIS - intermediate proficiency
Project management and project scheduling concepts - intermediate proficiency
Ability to organize and prioritize workload
Ability to solve complex problems and arrive at preferred solutions
Ability to adapt to changing priorities and situations
Ability to work independently with little supervision
Ability to develop, monitor, and report on budgets
Demonstrate the ability to influence and persuade in decision making
Ability to read and interpret codes, standards, regulations, and procedures and translate them into an actionable plan.
Well-developed interpersonal skills
Ability to communicate both orally and in writing with regulators and other stakeholders
Must work well within short deadlines
Analytical problem solving and ability to determine root causes
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Certifications/Licenses:
Preferred:
Professional engineer license
NACE certification (i.e., PCIM)
Project Management Certification (i.e., PMP, CAPM)
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements :
Keyboarding = Occasional 1--70%
Travel = Occasional 1-25%
On-call = 24/7/365 as member VNG leadership team
Disclaimer : This information describes the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this job. The description is not designed to be a comprehensive inventory of duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees in the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to qualified disabled individuals for performance of essential duties and responsibilities .
Southern Company Gas provides for the energy needs of millions of U.S. households and businesses. As the largest natural gas-only distribution company in the United States, with more than 150 years of history behind us, we're working to ensure that Americans have access to an abundant, safely delivered supply of natural gas for decades to come. We offer our customers a wide range of energy services under one umbrella: seven regulated utilities as well as non-regulated businesses that offer retail, wholesale and storage services.
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is America's premier energy company, with 46,000 megawatts of generating capacity and 1,500 billion cubic feet of combined natural gas consumption and throughput volume serving 9 million customers through its subsidiaries. The company provides clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy through electric operating companies in four states, natural gas distribution companies in seven states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across America and a nationally recognized provider of customized energy solutions, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and affordable prices that are below the national average. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, Southern Company and its subsidiaries are inventing America's energy future by developing the full portfolio of energy resources, including carbon-free nuclear, 21st century coal, natural gas, renewables and energy efficiency, and creating new products and services for the benefit of customers. Southern Company has been named by the U.S. Department of Defense and G.I. Jobs magazine as a top military employer, recognized among the Top 50 Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc, listed by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity and designated a Top Employer for Hispanics by Hispanic Network. The company has earned a National Award of Nuclear Science and History from the National Atomic Museum Foundation for its leadership and commitment to nuclear development and is continually ranked among the top energy companies in Fortune's annual World's Most Admired Electric and Gas Utility rankings. Visit our website at
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Job Field: Engineering
Job Type: Standard
Primary Location: Virginia-Coastal Virginia-Virginia Beach
Operating Company: Virginia Natural Gas
Job Type: Standard
Travel (Up to...): Yes, 25 % of the Time
Work Location(s):
VNG Virginia Beach - 544 S. Independence Blvd (544VirginiaBeachCODE)
544 S. Independence Blvd
Virginia Beach, 23452
Req ID: GAS2004200
