Mgr, Field Operations (Mullinville, KS)

This position is responsible for the safe, reliable, cost effective, efficient operation and maintenance of assigned equipment, with emphasis placed on the complexity of maintaining a 24-hours-a-day operation. This requires a qualified work force with a high sense of urgency and customer service mindset.


 

• Provide management direction to technically skilled employees to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations compliant with safety and environmental rules, practices and company policies, procedures and standards. 
• Ensures the hiring, retention and development of a qualified and motivated workforce to meet operating needs. 
• Provide management direction of the human, physical and monetary resources required to meet customer needs and maximize Compression Services business, which includes a working knowledge of natural gas compression. 
• Review, measure and report on employee activities to ensure the work is organized and effectively accomplished by skilled employees. 
• Ensures compliance with federal, state and local regulations and laws in areas of employee safety, operator qualifications, environmental stewardship and fair business practices. 
• Define and establish the appropriate skills of the team to perform the operation and maintenance of assigned equipment. 
• Establish required training and staffing changes for the skilled employees to meet changing safety, environmental and government regulations, technology, and operations requirements.
• Perform critical and meaningful performance reviews of each employee with input from team members and other subject matter experts, as appropriate. 
• Provide recommendations for performance-based salary actions, including base pay adjustments, incentive awards and promotions. 
• Manage cost expenditures to meet capital and operations and maintenance goals and budget requirements along with ensuring compliance with spending policies. 
• Perform administrative activities necessary for the effective management of the compression fleet and department, including employee safety, selection and development of employees, salary administration, budget administration, employee counseling and motivation, organization goals and objectives, and planning, organizing, integrating, measuring and reporting the work performed within the department. 
• Monitors and approves employee work time, invoices, credit card expenditures and expense reports. 
• Perform any additional responsibilities as requested or assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration or related field or equivalent work experience. 
• Typically six years of related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor’s degree. 
• Minimum eight years of related experience and/or education combination in field operations for a utility or industrial plant, including demonstrated progressive levels of leadership responsibility. 
• Thorough knowledge of how to comply with operations and maintenance procedures, (city, state or federal) regulations, safety procedures and environmental regulations and permits. 
• Project management skills; ability to prioritize and handle multiple issues and projects concurrently with attention to detail, excellent planning and contingency management.
•  Effective analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. 
• Developed interpersonal communications, leadership, diplomacy, conflict resolution, team building, delegation, and employee development. 
• Knowledge of business management, general accounting, computer operations and applications and administration skills is required. 
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office is required, including Word, Excel and Outlook. 
• Availability as a resource for problem resolution on a 24-hours-a-day basis. 
• Valid driver's license and ability to drive to remote locations. 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills. 
• Successful employees must demonstrate ability to provide clear and succinct written and verbal communication to employees, peers, management, and customers is required, using appropriate grammar and spelling in written correspondence. 
• Department of Transportation drug and alcohol screen and background check is required for the position.
• Contribute to a team-centric work environment based on mutual respect and integrity.
• Support the Company’s CHAMPION culture, which centers around personal responsibility, continuous improvement and delivering quality for our customers.

BHE Pipeline Group consists of Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s interstate natural gas pipeline companies, BHE GT&S, Kern River Gas Transmission Company and Northern Natural Gas Company. Combined, BHE Pipeline Group operates approximately 21,200 miles of pipeline with a design capacity of approximately 21.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day, owns assets in 27 states and is an industry leader in natural gas transportation. BHE Pipeline Group also operates 22 natural gas storage facilities with a total working gas capacity of 515.6 billion cubic feet and a liquefied natural gas export, import and storage facility.