WGL - Sr. Pipeline Safety & Regulatory Compliance Advisor

Sr. Pipeline Safety & Compliance Advisor

As a Senior Pipeline Safety & Compliance Advisor, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the safety, integrity, and regulatory compliance of Washington Gas' natural gas systems. This is a highly visible, field-connected role where your work directly influences how we operate, inspect, and improve.

You'll be at the center of strengthening our quality and compliance programs—working alongside operations, leadership, and regulators to identify risks, validate performance, and drive meaningful improvements in the field.

You Will:

• Represent Washington Gas during inspections, audits, and incident response with federal, state, and local regulators
• Coordinate across business units—including construction, operations, engineering, safety, and environmental—to ensure regulatory readiness
• Support compliance activities under 49 CFR Part 192.615, including emergency response planning, first responder engagement, public awareness initiatives, and incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
• Support and enhance field audit and quality oversight activities through regular field engagement and observation, using findings to provide actionable feedback that improves construction and operational performance and reinforces accountability
• Analyze safety, compliance, and audit data to identify risks, trends, and gaps, and partner with operations leadership to recommend and drive improvement actions
• Develop and maintain reporting tools to track audit outcomes, compliance trends, and corrective actions, supporting a consistent, risk-informed approach to field auditing and quality assurance
• Participate in an after-hours on-call rotation to support emergency and regulatory response

You Have:

• 8+ years of experience in pipeline safety, utility operations, or regulatory compliance
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with 49 CFR Parts 191 & 192, including pipeline operations, construction, and incident investigation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders, build relationships with regulators and first responders, and represent the company externally
• Demonstrated success developing and implementing compliance, safety, or quality programs
• Proven project management skills with the ability to prioritize, develop plans, and drive execution
• Self-motivated and resourceful, with a collaborative, team-oriented approach
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills to support data analysis and reporting
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, safety, environmental science, compliance, or a related technical field is considered an asset

Why Join Us:

• Play a direct role in protecting public safety and shaping how our system is built, operated, and maintained
• Be part of advancing a field audit and quality program that is evolving and gaining visibility across the business
• Collaborate with leadership and represent the company externally
• Join a safety-first, people-focused organization that values ownership, initiative, and practical problem-solving—not just process

The role offers a competitive salary range of $94,000 to $136,000 per year, commensurate with experience, education, and skills. We also provide a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.