Senior Compliance Engineer

Job Summary

This engineer ensures DTM's pipeline systems and operations comply with federal, state, and local pipeline safety regulations. They collaborate with operations and construction personnel, maintain MAOP, develop materials verification programs, and support integrity management programs.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, including PHMSA, FERC, OSHA, and state pipeline safety rules
• Travel to Company field and office locations to collaborate with operations and construction personnel
• Maintain Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP) for pipeline systems, to include documentation
• Identify pipeline segments requiring MAOP reconfirmation
• Develop a materials verification program
• Support integrity management programs (IMP) in accordance with federal requirements
• Analyze pipeline data (ILI, pressure tests, corrosion data) to identify compliance risks
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to address deficiencies and corrective actions
• Participate in risk assessments and mitigation planning
• Cookordination internal and external audits, including regulatory agency inspections
• Prepare responses to audit findings and enforcement actions
• Track corrective actions and ensure timely resolution
• Develop audit readiness programs and mock inspections
• Reviews, writes and maintains procedures that comprise Company’s O&M Plan
• Provides quality control checks on records required by Company’s O&M Plan
• Reviews new construction records to ensure quality and type of records meet Company specifications
• Special projects or other duties as assigned

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• 6 years of natural gas operations, maintenance or support experience
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and meet company-driving standards
• Experience with PHMSA regulations and compliance programs
• Knowledge of DOT Operator Qualification Program

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred
• General knowledge of natural gas pipeline construction preferred
• Hazardous liquid experience in addition to natural gas experience preferred
• Working knowledge of 49 CFR Part 192 required; knowledge of 49 CFR Part 195 in addition to 49 CFR Part 192 preferred

Other Requirements

• Familiarity with GIS systems, SCADA, and pipeline data analysis tools
• Strong technical writing skills and previous experience with procedure writing
• Strong organizational skills with flexibility to handle multiple projects and to prioritize assignments in a fast-paced, changing work environment
• Strong presentation skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Work collaboratively with a wide variety of teams including field operations, engineering and management
• Ability to travel to field locations as required and to conduct field evaluations/inspections in a pipeline right-of-way environment and/or all weather conditions
• Ability to perform job duties with minimal supervision

Physical Demands

• Sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, reach, talk, hear, grasp and carry objects
• Exposure to outside weather conditions, including cold/hot, wet and/or humid conditions, uneven or steep terrain
• Exposure to fumes or airborne particles and vibration