SOCC Controller

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Summit Midstream Corporation (NYSE: SMC) is a value-driven corporation focused on developing, owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets that are strategically located in unconventional resource basins, primarily shale formations, in the continental United States.

We currently operate natural gas, crude oil and produced water gathering systems in four unconventional resource basins:

• the Williston Basin in North Dakota, which includes the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations;
• the Denver-Julesburg Basin, which includes the Niobrara and Codell shale formations in Colorado and Wyoming;
• the Fort Worth Basin in Texas, which includes the Barnett Shale formation; and
• the Piceance Basin in Colorado, which includes the liquids-rich Mesaverde formation as well as the emerging Mancos and Niobrara Shale formations.

Our systems and the basins they serve are as follows:

• the Polar & Divide system, which serves the Williston Basin;
• the DFW Midstream system, which serves the Fort Worth Basin;
• the Grand River system, which serves the Piceance Basin; and
• the Niobrara G&P system, which serves the DJ Basin.

SMC has an equity investment in and operates Double E Pipeline, LLC, which is natural gas transmission infrastructure that provides transportation service from multiple receipt points in the Delaware Basin to various delivery points in and around the Waha Hub in Texas.

We generate a substantial majority of our revenue under primarily long-term and fee-based gathering agreements with our customers. The majority of our gathering agreements are underpinned by areas of mutual interest ("AMIs") and minimum volume commitments ("MVCs"). Our AMIs provide that any production drilled by our customers within the AMIs will be shipped on our gathering systems. The MVCs are designed to ensure that we will generate a minimum amount of gathering revenue over the life of each respective gathering agreement. The fee-based nature of the majority of the gathering agreements enhances the stability of our cash flows and limits our direct commodity price exposure.

Since our formation in 2009, our management team has established a track record of executing this strategy through the acquisition and subsequent development of DFW Midstream, Grand River, Polar & Divide, Niobrara G&P, and Double E Pipeline.

Summit Midstream is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Relocation: No Relocation assistance provided.

Work schedule: 12-hour rotating shift schedule

Work Sponsorship: Summit Midstream will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Any offer of employment is contingent upon the Company receiving satisfactory results from a pre-employment drug screening, a criminal background check, and reference checks and your satisfaction of all other applicable fitness for duty requirements.

DOT Compliance: Responsibilities may include Department of Transportation (DOT) covered functions per PHMSA or FMSCA. Job duties also require the employee to be alert and respond immediately to dangerous or hazardous conditions, and where impaired performance, or failure to follow safety precautions, could result in serious injury or property damage. Maintain working knowledge of regulatory requirements, perform required tasks, and complete associated documentation (OSHA, DOT, EPA, etc.)

Summary: The Controller is responsible for monitoring and controlling Natural Gas and NGL through pipelines consistent with system capabilities, operating characteristics and conditions, and in accordance with contractual requirements. Operating valves remotely, analyzes changing conditions and alarms and makes necessary adjustments. The Controller monitors pipeline integrity and tank storage levels to maximize efficiency, safety, and quality. Participates in planning, scheduling, and implementing facility operations, shutdowns, and start-ups.

Principle Duties & Responsibilities:

• Executes the daily operating plan, at the direction of the Control Center Management, to assure daily scheduled receipts and deliveries are met within DOT and tariff standards, while optimizing compression equipment usage and maintaining safe operations
• Operates and controls the flow of product through pipelines from the Summit Operations Control Center (SOCC) utilizing a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system
• Documents all relevant operational information in the Event Logger during the shift
• Communicates operating plan and system status as part of shift change-over briefing
• Reacts to abnormal and emergency operating conditions, dispatches field personnel, and/or takes necessary action to resolve said condition
• Recommends operating improvements and dispatches field personnel to problem areas for a system of pipe
• Monitors flows, pressures, and qualities across the system and responds to SCADA system alarms to provide safe and reliable service
• Monitor all alarms and respond to such alarms following the established protocol, including documentation and call-out procedures
• Assists in the execution of adjustments to pipeline flows to best meet current and anticipated customer demands
• Assists Scheduling Group in managing imbalances with customers while delivering a high level of customer service in a non-discriminatory manner
• Assists in the troubleshooting of SCADA, communications, and measurement system issues, as well as issues with various operating tools used by the Control Room
• Mitigates impacts of planned and unplanned facility outages
• Interfaces with schedulers and maintains collaborative inter-departmental and cross-functional working relationships with all members of the department and with both office and field employees
• Maintains proactive communication with Control Center Management and keep them informed of the operational status of the pipeline system
• Ensure all internal and external customer issues are managed based on established procedures/protocols
• Completes Operator Qualification Training as required by Company and DOT regulations
• Meets DOT Operator Qualification requirements and maintains that qualification at required intervals

Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma, G.E.D.
• Work experience with a natural gas gathering and transmission system
• Additional higher education, including technical work, is preferred
• At least 2 years prior control center experience in the pipeline or oil industry; related work experience may include field technician, meter inspector, station operator, controls technician, and other pipeline and mechanical work
• Basic Knowledge of pipeline operations, including station operations and pipeline hydraulics
• Familiarity with SCADA systems
• Prior control center experience in the pipeline or natural gas / oil industry

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

• Must have exceptional verbal and written communication skills; including ability to hold effective conversations with other Controllers, Management, Schedulers, Field Operators, and other constituents.
• Must be able to handle stressful situations and effectively manage operations occurring simultaneously on different pipelines
• Must have high level of initiative, and ability to often work independently with minimal oversight
• Ability to comfortably interact with employees at all levels
• Must have ability to effectively organize, prioritize and plan daily work
• Must have ability and willingness to work with a team, take directions from supervisor(s), with a high degree of attention to detail, follow work rules and adhere to established work schedules
• Possess organization and planning skills to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously
• Must have a moderate level of proficiency with typical industry software, i.e., Microsoft Office

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Must be able to work a 12-hour rotating shift schedule, which includes holidays, weekends, night shifts and overtime with minimal time away from console during shift.
• Open space office/control room environment

Summit Midstream offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Company Paid Holidays
• Discretionary Performance Bonus
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
• Flexible Benefit Plan
• Basic Term Life Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employer Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Wellness Incentive Program
• 5% Retirement Plan Match

Notice

Summit Midstream Corporation will not pay a fee of any kind to any third party agency without a valid Summit Midstream Corporation' Master Service Agreement (MSA) authorized and signed by Human Resources. Any resume, application or other form of candidate submission to any employee of Summit Midstream Corporation, without a valid MSA on file, will be considered property of Summit Midstream Corporation and no fee will be paid.

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