Regional Manager, Operations

Job Description

Description

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals.

• Our services include : natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL transportation, fractionation, storage and import and export terminals;
• crude oil gathering, transportation, storage and terminals; petrochemical and refined products transportation, storage and terminals;

and a marine transportation business that operates primarily on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems.

The partnership’s assets include approximately 50,000 miles of pipelines; 260 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals;

and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity.

The Operations Regional Manager is responsible for ensuring safe, environmentally responsible, reliable, efficient operations and maintenance of all assets and in compliance with all Company and governmental regulations.

Other responsibilities include, but not limited to :

• Develop, execute and manage strategies that control expenses for operations of pipelines, plants, compressor stations and other company assets while ensuring assets are effectively maintained and operated.
• Work with maintenance, commercial, and others to establish annual operations budgets.
• Establish safety, environmental, and operational goals for the region and provide guidance and leadership towards achieving those goals.
• Manage and guide a multi-skilled, diverse work team to fully leverage operations and maintenance work force team.
• Direct the systems that ensure emergency responses and repairs are managed in a manner that minimizes potential liability and exposure while complying with company and regulatory agencies rules and guidelines.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with contractors, landowners, regulatory agencies, and internal customers.
• Collaborates with Commercial, Distribution and other stakeholders in determining and implementing equipment needs, operational and emergency procedures, and policies for new and existing business.
• Continuously promote safety, customer awareness, efficiency and effectiveness in all areas of responsibility.
• Approve charges to a defined upper limit, support staff needs and issues, promote management directions downward and champion department issues upward.
• Provides oversight of all employees assigned to the respective operating arena for which the Regional Manager is responsible.

Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of these assets.

• Support and communicate company procedures while constantly working to improve regional focus and adherence to those procedures.
• Responsible for appraisal of employee performance, rewarding and disciplinary actions of employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Identify areas of need across the region with respect to continuing training, education, staffing, and operational excellence.
• Maintain effective communication and teamwork across the multiple disciplines working across the area.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications :

• A high school diploma or GED is required.
• A bachelor's or associate degree in technical or fields involving Oil and Gas is preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in oil and gas industry is required .
• Previous supervisory experience required .
• This position requires up to 50% travel.
• Strong analytical skills, effective decision making, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills required.
• Strong interpersonal and influence skills. Must have the ability to interface effectively with other staff functions, departments, and operating units at all levels is required.
• Proficiency in the use of personal computers (PCs) and related computer equipment as well as software such as Outlook, Excel, Word, etc. is required.
• Ability to take charge during emergency situations to insure safe and accurate response is required.
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing situations and to handle competing demands under pressure is required.
• Extensive knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations governing pipeline safety is required.
• Must be familiar with codes and standards applicable to pipeline design, construction, and operation is required.
• In depth knowledge of safe work practices and procedures is required.
• Strong written and verbal communications is required.
30+ days ago