WGL - Sr. Pipeline Safety & Compliance Advisor
As a Senior Pipeline Safety & Compliance Advisor, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the safety, integrity, and regulatory compliance of Washington Gas’ natural gas systems. This is a highly visible, field-connected role where your work directly influences how we operate, inspect, and improve.
You’ll be at the center of strengthening our quality and compliance programs—working alongside operations, leadership, and regulators to identify risks, validate performance, and drive meaningful improvements in the field.
You Will:
Represent Washington Gas during inspections, audits, and incident response with federal, state, and local regulators
Coordinate across business units—including construction, operations, engineering, safety, and environmental—to ensure regulatory readiness
Support compliance activities under 49 CFR Part 192.615, including emergency response planning, first responder engagement, public awareness initiatives, and incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
Support and enhance field audit and quality oversight activities through regular field engagement and observation, using findings to provide actionable feedback that improves construction and operational performance and reinforces accountability
Analyze safety, compliance, and audit data to identify risks, trends, and gaps, and partner with operations leadership to recommend and drive improvement actions
Develop and maintain reporting tools to track audit outcomes, compliance trends, and corrective actions, supporting a consistent, risk-informed approach to field auditing and quality assurance
Participate in an after-hours on-call rotation to support emergency and regulatory response
You Have:
8+ years of experience in pipeline safety, utility operations, or regulatory compliance
Strong knowledge and practical experience with 49 CFR Parts 191 & 192, including pipeline operations, construction, and incident investigation
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders, build relationships with regulators and first responders, and represent the company externally
Demonstrated success developing and implementing compliance, safety, or quality programs
Proven project management skills with the ability to prioritize, develop plans, and drive execution
Self-motivated and resourceful, with a collaborative, team-oriented approach
Intermediate to advanced Excel skills to support data analysis and reporting
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, safety, environmental science, compliance, or a related technical field is considered an asset
Why Join Us:
Play a direct role in protecting public safety and shaping how our system is built, operated, and maintained
Be part of advancing a field audit and quality program that is evolving and gaining visibility across the business
Collaborate with leadership and represent the company externally
Join a safety-first, people-focused organization that values ownership, initiative, and practical problem-solving—not just process
The role offers a competitive salary range of $94,000 to $136,000 per year, commensurate with experience, education, and skills. We also provide a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.
The Company values diversity in its workforce and encourages United States military veterans and service members who meet the qualifications to apply.
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For Canadian hires: AltaGas hires personnel on the basis of job-related qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to a person's ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
For U.S. hires: WGL/SEMCO/AltaGas offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive bonus plans, holiday pay, 401K matching and a wide array of benefits. These benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage are designed to help you and your family stay healthy. We also have paid time off (PTO) to balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits vary depending upon the specifics of the role.
U.S. affiliates of AltaGas are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical or mental disabilities, political affiliation, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in pipeline safety, utility operations, or regulatory compliance
- Strong knowledge of utility operations, pipeline construction, incident investigation, and regulatory requirements under 49 CFR Parts 191 & 192
- Proven ability to develop and maintain relationships with regulatory officials
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proven project management skills
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
- A bachelor's degree in engineering, safety, environmental science, compliance, or a related technical field
What We Do
We are a leading North American infrastructure company connecting customers and markets to affordable and reliable sources of energy. Every day, we leverage the strength of our people and our assets to connect our customers with premier energy solutions – from the well sites of upstream producers, to the doorsteps of homes and businesses, to markets around the world. With a strong portfolio of assets in some of the fastest growing energy markets, including a prominent position in the Montney basin and Utilities in key U.S. jurisdictions, we are developing an integrated footprint capable of delivering sustained value to shareholders and customers for many years to come.
