Manager-Technical Services

Manager-Technical Services

The Manager-Technical Services will be responsible for leading and training the Technical Services engineering team. Provide leadership, direction, and technical guidance to Engineers. Ensure the engineers projects are completed in accordance with company and industry standards as well as state, local, and federal regulations. Works with the Director of Technical Services to devise methods to accomplish team goals. Assist the team with individualized personal development goals and training.

Manage and balance the engineering team's workload. Provides guidance to the team in supporting their efforts. Works with many other departments including but not limited to Field Operations, Project Management, Regulatory, Asset Integrity, Commercial, Scheduling, Land, and Procurement to be a technical resource in support of complex projects, operational, maintenance, and engineering issues or questions.

Be responsible for the maintenance of company engineering standards, construction standards and OM procedures dealing with the design, operation and maintenance of company assets as required.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Establishing and/or achieving team, departmental and company wide goals
• Leading a team of engineers.
• Oversees, motivates, monitors, and evaluates the performance of the engineering team, ensuring the quality and timeliness of assignments.
• Hiring and training a staff of engineers including but not limited to recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, coaching, mentoring, and facilitating career development.
• Acts as an engineer project buffer between Operations and Technical Services engineering in the assignment of projects.
• Assesses the need for additional engineering service internal or external to the company.
• Review of OPP/PSV as required to ensure compliance with DOT code as per company engineering and OM standards.
• Review cost estimates and budget forecasts for small capital and maintenance projects as required.
• Review Request for Proposal (RFP) bid documents for construction projects and materials, etc.
• Review bid process, bid analysis, and the selection successful vendors/contractors, etc..
• Effectively plan, schedule, manage and report on multiple company initiatives with various deadlines and responsibility levels.
• Ensure that projects comply with company safety, health, and environmental regulations.
• Oversee the management of budgets, construction, and commissioning of various projects simultaneously.
• Review the completeness, organization and compliance of job books as required by company standards that will be audited by regulatory agencies and retained for the life of the asset.
• Provide engineering expertise and support to Operations, ensuring successful project completion.
• Complete technical research and provide technical guidance on many topics.
• Provide technical guidance on the application of industry codes and standards as well as federal regulations governing natural gas and other gas and hazardous liquid by pipeline to Tallgrass engineering standards and OM procedures.
• Create, review, and revise company engineering, operations and maintenance, and construction standards
• Participate in industry research groups as required.
• Deal with a wide variety of people with tact, courtesy, and professionalism.
• Speak clearly, both in person and by telephone, using a high level of verbal skills and listen carefully
• Regular, dependable work attendance and a fully competent level of performance is expected.
• Will work non-traditional hours as needed.
• Maintain a high regard for personal safety, for the safety of company assets and employees, and the general public.
• Other daily, weekly, monthly, or special project duties as assigned.

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Engineering or a closely related discipline.

Experience/Specific Knowledge:

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience is preferred, with proven success in cross-functional team collaboration.
• Specific experience in project management, engineering, design and construction, and commissioning of pipeline, compressor, pump station, and meter station for…