Manager Ops

Position Description:

Act as a liaison between the Natural Gas Pipeline Field Operations organization and all supporting and complementary business unit departments and corporate shared services.

• Network with business unit and shared service leadership to develop consistency and efficiencies in processes and procedures.
• Provide performance monitoring assistance to field operations and develop monthly and quarterly performance reports as requested
• Represent the natural gas pipeline operations in corporate and shared services projects and committees.
• Develop O&M and Capital Operations forecast expenses on new projects and acquisitions.
• Represent Kinder Morgan’s natural gas pipeline operations in industry group (INGAA, SGA and PRCI) committees and develop as the point of contact for the same industry groups.
• Trouble shoot issues between gas pipeline operations and business unit departments and shared services departments.
• Review and approve operating agreements between KM gas pipelines and other interconnecting parties.
• Provide support on behalf of the gas pipeline operations to corporate committees and management.

Position Requirements

Job Requirements:

• Minimum of five (5) years of pipeline operations, engineering, EHS and/or project management experience.
• Bachelors’ Degree with relevant management experience.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Strong Safety and Environmental Compliance performance.
• High level of verbal and communication skills.
• High level of organizational skills.
• Proficient with personal productivity software.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Well-rounded pipeline operations experience including experience with pipeline systems, compression, measurement, processing, storage, and gathering system operations.
• Experience with pipeline integrity and compression reliability.
• Budgeting and forecasting experience.
• Experience with managing groups of professionals and skilled employees.
• Previous knowledge and networking experience with shared support departments such as Pipeline Management, Engineering, Project Management, Accounting groups, EHS, Procurement, Business Development, Scheduling, Legal, etc.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT: We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.