Gas Standards Engineer - Entry Level to Sr
NiSource is one of the largest fully regulated utility companies in the U.S., serving millions of customers across six states. As a Gas Standards Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining gas standards and ensuring compliance with safety regulations while collaborating with various teams to enhance operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain company gas standards for materials, construction practices, operations, and engineering processes across transmission lines, distribution mains, service lines, measurement and regulation stations, underground storage, LNG facilities, and related assets
- Ensure all work meets federal, state, and industry codes to support safe, cost-effective, and constructible operations
- Analyze material failures, evaluate new products, and approve materials for company use to keep our system efficient and resilient
- Work closely with Operations, Design Engineering, Major Projects, Compliance, Legal, and external suppliers to align standards and deliver solutions that work
- Create and maintain gas standards for operations, maintenance, design, construction, and materials used in pipelines and facilities, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local codes
- Collaborate with stakeholders and subject matter experts to evaluate and update standards that balance safety, technical needs, cost, and operational efficiency
- Produce key deliverables such as Gas Standards, Operational Notices, Material Standards, and guidance documents
- Approve materials and investigate failures by coordinating with Supply Chain and Engineering, evaluating new products, meeting with manufacturers, and conducting root cause analyses
- Provide technical support for standards-related issues, integrity management programs (DIMP, TIMP, SIMP), and Safety Management System actions
- Prepare reports and analyses on material performance, facility failures, and pilot evaluations for internal teams and regulatory steering committees
Skills
- Bachelor of Science degree from a four-year ABET accredited Engineering or Engineering Technology program
- Valid Driver's License
- Knowledge of Standards Evaluation Approval Systems: How organizations review and approve changes to processes and procedures
- Knowledge of basic practices of researching technical design issues, evaluating alternatives, and making sound recommendations
- Knowledge of applicable state, federal, and industry codes, rules and regulations e.g., 49CFR 192, ASTM, ASME, API
- Knowledge of computer applications, i.e., AutoCAD, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Office Suite
- Comfort and ability to lead meetings with large audiences
- 1+ year of natural gas industry experience for Gas Standards Engineer I
- 2+ years of natural gas industry experience for Gas Standards Engineer II
- 3+ years of natural gas industry experience for Gas Standards Engineer III
- 5+ years of natural gas industry experience for Sr. Gas Standards Engineer
- Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)
- Professional Engineer (PE) License
- Project management capabilities
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, petroleum, welding, and/or civil engineering
Benefits
- Relocation Assistance Provided
- 8% annual bonus
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