About you:

Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we're the team for you. We've created a new breed of company - future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we're far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

Our purpose and beliefs:

As Kent, we're tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It's the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us: https://kentplc.com/who-we-are/purpose-beliefs

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

We recognize that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We're heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:

Kent is hiring a Regulatory Compliance Specialist to support the Golden Pass LNG Project within our CCSU business unit, working closely alongside our client and with support of the wider Kent group to facilitate, coordinate and provide subject matter expertise for FERC, PHMSA and USCG regulatory compliance. This position reports to the Project Manager.

Your responsibilities:

• Serve as subject matter expert for regulatory compliance across FERC, PHMSA and USCG.
• Facilitate and support Client engagements with Federal and State regulatory agencies site inspections and audits.
• Support ongoing execution and improvements of Site Regulatory Compliance Program.
• Carry out compliance assurance and provide SME support for project strategy, procedures, processes and documentation to facilitate efficient Handover to commissioning & start-up.
• Ensures Kent and other stakeholders comply with all applicable regulatory requirements, including Special Permit, QA/QC of engineering, construction, reinstatement documents/information prior to Regulatory submissions.
• Provide support and coordination to GPX Environmental & Regulatory. Assist development of packages in support to DFO and delivery to Company for regulatory submission
• Consult with project management on regulatory compliance issues to provide interpretations to maintain compliance, acting where necessary to mitigate potential for recurrence.
• Support review, and query resolution of Implementation Plans
• Coordinate internal auditing across project stakeholders to identify regulatory compliance risk, providing support to corrective actions or developing mitigation strategies and improvements to work process flows.
• Reviews published state and federal agency audit findings across the US region and provides recommendations to internal procedures and processes.
• Continuously ensures project strategies, procedures and processes comply with regulatory order conditions for successful plant construction, commissioning, start-up, and operations.
• Coordinates with operations and other groups in addressing management of change, regulatory queries and areas of compliance concern during revalidation and reinstatement activities commissioning & start-up activities
• Maintains SME knowledge of regulatory requirements, codes/standards, company procedures and documentation.
• Contributes to facilitation of safety related incident management issues on behalf of regulatory agencies.
• Provides support to Company with regulatory reporting via coordination across internal stakeholders.
• Assists in development and review of all documentation for operations in support of regulatory compliance obligations.
• Perform other compliance duties as required.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience: Qualification/ Certification:

• Bachelor's degree in law, business, management or science, and/or 8+ years of regulatory experience.
• LNG experience highly preferred.
• Must maintain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card in good standing status or be able to obtain it.
• Extensive experience in working closely with (PHMSA, FERC and USCG).
• In-depth knowledge of:
  • PHMSA permitting
  • FERC order conditions
  • FERC, PHMSA and USCG regulations, compliance requirements
  • Implementation Plan development and regulatory reporting preferred.
• Ability to oversee multiple tasks at once and manage data/information with minimal direction.
• Experience in procedure development, compliance monitoring, and/or implementing federal rules and regulations is strongly preferred.

Skills Requirement:

• Proven leadership in executional safety and behavior.
• Proven organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively.
• Expert technical skills and judgment.
• Proficient data analytics capabilities.
• Strong logistics, time management, planning and scheduling skills required.
• High attention to detail and drive for completion of outcomes.
• Proven problem solver, results focused, self-motivated and strong communication skills.
• MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) proficiency required.
• Ability to work well under pressure and respond to changing priorities.

Communication:

• Excellent customer service and relationship building skills; ability to interact professionally and knowledgeably with wide variety of individuals.
• Be capable of communicating (written and verbal) and training on highly technical information in a manner that is comprehensible to stakeholders of various levels.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and listening skills required.
• Ability to professionally represent the company when dealing with external organizations and agencies.