Manager, TIMP Engineering

Please note this position is open to the following locations: Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma City, OK, Austin, TX, Hutchinson, KS, and Wichita, KS.

As the Manager, TIMP Engineering you will have responsibility for the annual planning and execution of the Transmission Integrity Management Plan (TIMP) for ONE Gas companies, operating approximately 2,400 miles of transmission pipeline in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. Primary responsibilities include managing and developing a team responsible for all elements of the TIMP program including identification of pipeline threats, determination of the integrity assessment methods for covered segments, and execution of assessment projects by In-Line inspection, Hydrotest, and Direct Assessment. You will have additional responsibilities continuously integrating information learned through the pipeline integrity assessment process and other operations and maintenance activities to develop asset risk models and identify capital improvement projects or additional preventive and mitigative measures as needed to improve pipeline integrity and safety.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee engineering activities which may include:
  • Pipeline design, construction, operation, and maintenance projects
  • Distribution and Transmission integrity management programs
  • Measurement, regulation, and control facilities
  • Gas-conditioning and compressed natural gas facilities
  • Pressure vessels
• Supervise and direct employees engaged in engineering services, which may include:
  • System expansions and relocations
  • New distribution systems
  • System map maintenance
  • Load analysis
  • Pipeline facilities record keeping
  • Environmental activities
  • Integrity Management program audits
  • DIMP and TIMP program reviews, risk analysis, and assessments
• Provide technical and engineering assistance to other departments, management, governmental and regulatory agencies, company attorneys, industry groups, customers, and others on matters related to projects and operations, policies, procedures, contracts, material selection, and governmental/regulatory rules, regulations, and activities.
• Research, analyze, prepare, and/or approve information which may include:
  • Pipeline systems design criteria
  • Pipeline risk modeling
  • Pipeline and hazardous material safety admin (PHMSA) regulatory changes
  • Structural and/or material failure analysis
  • Policies and procedures
  • Contracts
  • Technical and governmental reports
  • Material selection
  • Planning budgets
• Regular and reliable attendance is required in performance of job.
• Employee may be required to perform additional duties as assigned.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering required.

Experience

• In addition to education, this role typically calls for eight to ten years of relevant experience. (Minimum of seven years’ relevant experience is required). Typical experience usually includes two years in a leadership role.
• Experience with and thorough knowledge of pipeline and related facility design, construction, operation, and maintenance projects; measurement, regulation, and control facilities; gas-conditioning and compressor facilities; and pressure vessels.
• Experience with application of math, algebraic formulas, calculus, and statistics.
• Experience in use and function of office equipment applicable to position including microcomputers and applicable software.
• Experience with and training related to:
  • Operating policies and procedures
  • Communications skills/customer relations
  • Industry standards and governmental codes, rules, and regulations
  • Development of technical training programs
  • Regulatory inspection and material testing programs
• Experience identifying, researching, evaluating, and prioritizing problems or specific situations and providing appropriate actions, alternatives, and/or recommendations.
• Experience advising, directing, negotiating, and communicating effectively.
• Experience reading and interpreting governmental regulations, codes and standards, manuals, policies, procedures, contracts, specifications, and various reports and correspondence.
• Experience researching, composing, and preparing contracts, engineering studies, policies, procedures, reports, and technical correspondence.
• Experience supervising, directing, and/or delegating work assignments. Knowledge of personnel policies and procedures.
• Experience examining, testing, and evaluating new products, materials, and processes.
• Experience developing information and making presentations to groups and individuals.
• Demonstrated ability to read and write fluently in English.
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Licenses and Certifications

Required applicable driver's license. Requires travel to other company offices and facilities and to job sites.

Required Registered Professional Engineer – based on job responsibilities; VP approval required if not obtained.

Additional Requirements

• Mobility to travel in and around plant and office facilities and around job sites out of doors.
• Able to operate tools and equipment required.
• Communicate and/or exchange information; conduct oral presentations.
• Visual abilities sufficient to perform job duties.
  

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. ONE Gas does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of ONE Gas as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).

This job description is meant as a guideline for employees of ONE Gas, Inc. It is not a definitive or exhaustive description and consequently may not include all tasks or functions related to the position. This document does not create, and is not part of, an employment contract. Please note the position may change to meet the changing requirements of the business. Employees may be assigned duties either, in addition to or instead of, those set out in this document and the position is subject to further changes at management’s discretion.