Director, Gas Asset Performance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New Jersey.

📋 Description

• Act as the primary owner for the performance of Divert's biogas and renewable natural gas (RNG) assets across all operational facilities.

• This position is accountable for optimizing asset availability, methane recovery, gas quality, safety, and lifecycle value by collaborating with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and external technology partners.

• Provide strategic technical guidance, spearhead continuous improvement initiatives, establish enterprise standards, and ensure that Divert's gas assets achieve top-tier performance.

• Own the overarching strategy for gas handling and RNG assets, encompassing gas collection, compression, upgrading, CO2 removal, gas quality, pipeline injection, flares, analyzers, and related utility systems.

• Work closely with Operations and Maintenance to enhance RNG performance by creating enterprise standards for operation, maintenance, commissioning, critical spare parts, preventive maintenance, operating procedures, and asset documentation.

• Establish and monitor performance metrics and benchmarks, identifying trends and disseminating best practices.

• Develop a long-term roadmap for gas asset performance, which includes lifecycle planning, equipment standardization, technology selection, and recommendations for capital improvements.

• Lead investigations into the root causes of significant production losses and equipment failures.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related engineering field.

• Over 10 years of experience in supporting, operating, maintaining, optimizing, or commissioning industrial gas handling, RNG, biogas, or similar process facilities.

• Proven track record of enhancing operational performance across multiple facilities.

• Experience in influencing cross-functional organizations without direct authority.

• Experience in managing OEMs, engineering consultants, specialty contractors, and technology vendors.

• Strong knowledge of industrial asset management, root cause analysis, continuous improvement, and lifecycle planning.

• Exceptional communication, organizational, and business acumen, with the capacity to translate technical issues into operational and capital priorities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health, Vision and Dental Benefits (effective the first of the month following your date of hire!)

• Life Insurance

• Safe harbor 401(k) plan

• Paid Time Off

• Opportunities for Advancement with a Rapidly Growing, Mission-Driven Organization