Director, Gas Asset Performance

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

📋 Description

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

• Accountable for optimizing asset availability, methane recovery, gas quality, safety, and lifecycle value through collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and external technology partners.

• Deliver strategic technical leadership, foster continuous improvement, establish enterprise standards, and ensure gas assets consistently attain best-in-class performance.

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

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

• Establish and monitor performance metrics and benchmarks across all operational facilities, identifying trends and disseminating best practices throughout the organization.

• Create a long-term roadmap for gas asset performance, including lifecycle planning, equipment standardization, technology selection, and capital improvement recommendations.

• Lead investigations into root causes of major production losses and equipment failures, coordinating internal teams and external partners to implement lasting corrective actions.

• Oversee external engineering resources that support operational facilities, ensuring that work is well-defined, technically sound, and in line with Divert's standards.

• Assess emerging technologies and industry best practices, proposing investments that enhance asset performance, lower lifecycle costs, and improve operational flexibility.

• Assist in new facilities and major capital projects by reviewing equipment selections and designs for operability, maintainability, standardization, and by integrating lessons learned from current operations.

⛳️ 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 teams without direct authority.

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

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

• Exceptional communication, organizational, and business acumen with the capability to translate technical challenges 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