Pipeline Construction Supervisor - Travel Required

At DT Midstream, we’ve got the energy to achieve great things! DT Midstream owns and operates a diverse, integrated portfolio of midstream pipeline, storage and gathering assets, allowing us to provide a comprehensive set of midstream services to our customers across the Southern, Northeastern and Midwestern United States and into Canada. Our newly independent public company is an energy industry leader with more than 20 years of proven success as part of DTE Energy and our focus is to be safe, caring, dependable and efficient in all we do.

This position requires travel across our footprint covering the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Job Summary 

Supervises employees responsible for day-to-day planning and execution of construction projects performed by Company and contractor personnel. Responsible for ensuring projects are planned and built in accordance with Company standards, specifications, schedules and requirements, and yield maximum Return on Investment (ROI). Oversees construction permitting activities. Interfaces with Company and contractor staff to ensure the optimal allocation of support resources. Works with construction planning personnel to ensure that projects are prioritized and planned in accordance with mutually agreed upon construction schedules. Leads continuous improvement (CI) commitment and systematic CI efforts for a given group(s). 

Key Accountabilities

• Ensures that contractors build facilities in accordance with Company standards and procedures and maintain appropriate crew operator qualification standards.


• Oversees construction schedules and coordinates construction activities with other appropriate areas.


• Ensures that construction action plans are kept up-to-date and communicated to the organization for prioritization of workload.


• Resolves escalated construction project concerns and works with appropriate parties (contractors, customers, agencies, etc.) to determine project and scheduling solutions.


• Responsible for review of as built drawings before payment to contractor is approved.


• Works with the construction planning group on technical designs and cost-effective installations.


• Applies and works with new construction materials, practices and technologies (as deemed appropriate for the given project(s).


• Identifies and implements process and procedure changes related to customer- and Company-generated processes that result in increased efficiencies.


• Monitors workload of staff to ensure that activities are being planned in accordance with their priority; Monitors staff productivity; implements workload adjustments if standards are not being met.


• Ensures that resources and workloads are balanced, ensuring that projects are appropriately planned, prioritized and executed.


• Guides the continuous improvement commitment & efforts for a given group(s): designing processes; establishing quality/quantity standards & metrics; collecting, refining, adapting & communicating best practices; sharing knowledge and developing staff in a systematic fashion. Uses process design outcomes to solve problems


• May assume responsibility as key tag protection leader and/or job leader per applicable corporate policy.


• Performs or ensures the accomplishment of the following core supervisory/management functions for a given group(s): planning, organizing, directing the performance of ongoing activities, special and/or ad hoc assignments, staffing (employee selection, training/coaching & performance management), time entry, coordinating, reporting & budgeting. 


• May perform other duties as assigned

 Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent


• 3 years of job-relevant experience 


• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license

 Preferred: 

• Associate’s degree or certificate in engineering, construction management, or other job-relevant discipline


• Bachelor’s degree in construction management


• Proficiency in applicable software applications (i.e. – Microsoft Office, Maximo) to apply them with minimal instruction or guidance


• FERC knowledge


• Mechanical or Electrical Facility knowledge

Other Requirements  

• Experience managing multiple projects and dealing with customers


• Communicates effectively (verbally & in writing) with individuals at all levels, inside and outside the Company


• Analytical & problem-solving skills consistent with the ability to identify key issues from a broad range of alternatives, and recommend optimal solutions for various situations


• Thorough knowledge of project management concepts and processes, and project controls related to design, procurement and construction management


• Ability to apply project planning & implementation and/or continuous improvement principles (typically acquired through several years of experience in these areas) to affect tangible, positive outcomes


• Deals effectively with resistance; takes positive steps to avoid the recurrence of errors through constructive critique.


• A minimum of 50% travel

 Compensation and Benefits

We offer competitive, comprehensive compensation & benefit plans including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) plan with generous employer match & contribution, Group insurance plans, Flexible spending accounts, Annual incentive plan, Long-term incentive plan, Paid holidays and vacation days, Paid volunteer time, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and resources, Leave of Absence programs

Physical Demands

The physical demands and essential job functions below are those that must be met by an employee to properly perform the integral functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. To properly perform the integral functions of this job, the employee is required to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, reach, talk, hear, grasp and carry objects.

It is crucial to the outcome of job tasks that the employee is able to: talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms extensively. The employee in this classification will be required to frequently lift objects of up to 10 pounds in weight. Occasionally the employee will have to lift/move objects of up to 50 pounds in weight. Vision requirements for this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. 

 Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee works at an asset location or project site. While working at the asset location and project sites, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, including cold/hot, wet and/or humid conditions, uneven or steep terrain and may work near moving mechanical parts and/or machinery. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration (see physical requirements above). The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in the office but, may become loud at the project site