Director, Compliance

Job Description

• Serve as the subject matter expert in Regulatory areas concerning LNG Operations; Specifically, for PHMSA, FERC, and USCG requirements.
• Leads the regulatory compliance assurance program necessary for Federal, State, and Local audits and inspections.
• Performs internal compliance assurance activities in coordination with applicable stakeholders in preparation of routine Federal, State, and Local audits or inspections.
• Reviews external state and federal agency audit findings and provides recommendations to internal procedures and/or compliance manuals.
• Accountable for actioning compliance vulnerabilities to resolution with appropriate stakeholders.
• Responsible for establishing the internal yearly asset compliance assurance and audit program schedule for LNG Facilities Regulatory Compliance Managers and coordination thereof.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Environmental Policy, Natural Resources, Law, Regulatory Affairs, or a related discipline required. Advanced degree preferred.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in regulatory compliance within the energy, LNG, oil & gas, or industrial project sectors. LNG experience strongly preferred.
• Extensive experience working closely with US regulatory agencies, especially FERC and PHMSA.
• Proven ability to navigate compliance requirements across project development, engineering, EPC execution, commissioning, and operations phases.

• Strong background in compliance governance.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate across Development, Engineering, EPC, Legal, Environmental, HSE, Operations, and Commercial functions.
• High degree of integrity, professionalism, and discretion when handling sensitive regulatory and compliance matters.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage constructively with regulatory agencies, external stakeholders, and internal leadership.

About
The Caturus platform founded by Kimmeridge – an alternative asset manager focused on the energy sector – supports Kimmeridge’s overarching goal of providing low-cost energy on demand with the lowest carbon footprint.Kimmeridge’s vision in creating Caturus is to build the only independent, fully integrated natural gas and LNG export platform in the U.S. through a combination of its upstream operations and via Commonwealth LNG, a 9.5 million tonnes per annum liquefied natural gas export terminal in southwestern Louisiana on the U.S. Gulf Coast.  The combined entities are committed to delivering responsibly sourced, low-emission fuel to domestic and international markets.Caturus is a Houston-based, private exploration and production company seeking to materially grow production through development of deep, high pressure, dry gas windows of the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk, as well as Haynesville formations located in Texas and Louisiana while maintaining a relentless focus on safety.Commonwealth LNG was founded by industry veterans who decided to re-engineer the LNG construction model. Using proven best practices, Commonwealth is committed to building a world-class LNG export facility while focusing on safety, managing risk and achieving best-in-class environmental standards.