Project & Program Management Senior I – Compliance – Houston, TX

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Primary Purpose
Leads the execution of complex projects by defining scope, managing resources, and ensuring deliverables meet quality, schedule, and budget requirements while fostering collaboration across teams.
Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages and directs a single large project or multiple projects within a department or business unit.
• Manages all activities leading to the successful completion of projects including project scoping, timelines, cost estimates, and design.
• Develops and maintains parameters for project requirements.
• Provides direction to contractors, consultants, and project teams.
• Coordinates input from and participation with various other departments within the Company as needed to meet project objective.
• Analyzes and determines regulatory impacts and requirements of the project.
• Builds business cases and justifications for projects designed to improve business processes and/or efficiency.
• Provides team/project goals and evaluates performance.
• Researches and evaluates available contractors and consultants.
• Prepares, negotiates, and approves or recommends approval of contracts and contract changes.
• Manages related workforce planning, budget analysis, and prepares budget forecasts.
• May be called upon to testify before and/or prepare supporting documentation for government agencies concerning cost estimates.
• This position is medium in scope (i.e., number of stakeholders, contractors, vendors, etc.). Typically works with Directors on projects that may be complex. May present updates to Directors or Executives.
• Develops, implements, and maintains DOTa’PHMSA, TRRC, and LDC&E compliance programs, and monitors pending regulatory changes to ensure alignment with federal and state requirements.
• Manages regulatory inspections, internal compliance assessments, and annual program audits, including data requests, inspection scheduling, analyses, gap mitigation, and enforcement responses.
• Interacts with employees and management at all levels and communicates with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies and consultants. Provides expertise to internal policy groups on regulatory impacts.
• Manages technical engineeringa’related programs and projects that deliver departmenta’ or companya’wide value.
• Participates as a leading contributor in industry technical committees (e.g., PRCI, API, AMPP, INGAA).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications
education

• Typically requires a 4 year degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

Experience

• Typically requires 5 years of related experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Project/Program Management – The process of leading the work of a team to achieve goals and meet success criteria at a specified time.
• Communication Management – The systematic planning, implementing, monitoring, and revision of all the channels of communication within an organization and between organizations.
• KPI/Metric Monitoring – The monitoring of performance indicators that demonstrate how effectively a company is achieving key business objectives.
• Issue Resolution – Addressing problems that need to be solved, the decisions that need to be made, and the risks that need to be mitigated.
• Documentation & Records Management – Creating, distributing, using, maintaining and disposition of recorded information maintained as evidence of business activities and transactions.
• Project Risk Management – The process of identifying, analyzing and responding to any risk that arises over the life cycle of a project to help the project remain on track and meet its goal.
• Budget Management – Estimates revenue and expenses over a specified future period of time, and re-evaluates these on a periodic basis.
• Project Quality Management – Ensures projects are delivered to an agreed quality.
• Data Analysis – Measuring and managing organization data, identifying methodological best practices and conducting statistical analyses.
• Requirements Management – The process of documenting, analyzing, tracing, prioritizing and agreeing on requirements and then controlling change and communicating to relevant stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years in a comparable role focused on compliance with federal and state DOT pipeline and underground natural gas storage regulations.

Note: The Company strives to ensure that employees are paid equitably and competitively. Starting salaries may vary based on factors such as relevant experience, qualifications, and education.

Sempra Infrastructure offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond base salary. This position is eligible for an annual performance-based incentive (bonus) as well as merit-based recognition. Company benefits include health and welfare (medical, dental, vision), employer contributions to retirement benefits, life insurance, paid time off, as well as other company offerings such as tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave, and employee assistance programs.