What are the responsibilities and job description for the Leader-Operations Analytics position at Energy Transfer Family of Partnerships?
About USA Compression
USA Compression Partners, LP, (NYSE: USAC) provides mission-critical natural gas compression services to large upstream and midstream energy companies. We are an operations-centric, technology-driven employer with 1,000 employees in 18 states across the US. We owe our success to the quality of our employees, our strong commitment to safety, and our superior service to our customers.
Overview
The Operations Analytics Leader leads a small team responsible for delivering high‑quality operational analytics, reporting, and process improvements across operations. This role combines hands‑on analytical work with day‑to‑day team leadership, ensuring reliable data, actionable insights, and strong alignment with Operations leadership. Databricks expertise is essential.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Oversight
- Lead and mentor a team of analysts supporting field operations, logistics, and executive decision-making.
- Prioritize workload, assign tasks, and ensure timely delivery of reports, dashboards, and analysis.
- Establish standards for data quality, documentation, and analytical best practices while building a culture that fosters innovation.
Operational Analytics & Databricks
- Hands on development and maintenance of Databricks notebooks, data pipelines, and operational models.
- Support the creation of digestible dashboards and KPIs that support throughput optimization, asset reliability, and regulatory reporting.
- Ensure data accuracy and consistency across operational datasets, partnering with IT and Data Engineering as needed.
Operational Support & Continuous Improvement
· Understand the organization's business strategy and operations to ensure platform capabilities support business objectives.
- Support initiatives related to artificial intelligence, digital transformation, automation, and workflow standardization.
- Provide clear, actionable insights to Operations, Engineering, and Commercial teams.
Stakeholder & Project Management
- Serve as a key point of contact for operations leadership regarding analytics priorities and reporting needs.
- Translate business requirements into technical specifications and ensure alignment across teams.
- Provide training and support to end-users to ensure successful implementation and utilization of operational dashboards.
This position is responsible for the operation of compressors, motors, cooling equipment, pumps, valves, pipelines and other related gas processing equipment. This position ensures the cost effective and efficient operation of gas processing and treating units and associated equipment within gas and liquid facilities and pipelines.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The essential job duties for this position are listed below:
- Operate, inspect, and maintain equipment and systems at plant facilities which includes, but is not limited to: cryogenic plants, hydrocarbon fractionation units, process controls and measurement, LNG facilities, engines and compressors, pumps, pump stations, pressure relief systems, instrument air systems, dehydrators, fuel systems, treating, emergency shutdown systems, reciprocating compressors, gas fired heaters, process pumps, amine treating systems, inlet gas receivers and NGL storage and transfer facilities in a reliable and efficient manner while in compliance with the Partnership’s procedures and regulatory requirements
- Seek to optimize processing through facility by maintaining proper product specifications
- Respond to alarms and problems within the plant and takes corrective measures
- Monitor and control pressures, temperatures, flow rates, and levels to efficiently achieve desired operating results and ensure proper operation of equipment under current process conditions such as Start/Stop/Rate adjustment of equipment
- Demonstrated understanding in the maintenance and compliance of plant operations in alignment with partnership and environmental standards (PSM-SPCC-TNRCC) including the creation and maintenance of required reporting and readings
- Maintain and adhere to required trainings, policies, and procedures
- Where applicable, the selected candidate will be required to pass all PSM-required operator certifications
- Actively participate in safety programs and initiatives
- Communicate with partnership control centers, business groups, and other operating groups as necessary
- Oversee the construction and/or maintenance activities performed by third parties
- May perform lab tests for quality assurance, diagnose mechanical problems, complete minor repairs as needed, assist other technical staff and any other tasks as assigned or required
- May monitor field compressor status through the use of SCADA
- Comply with partnership safety policies and procedures
- Perform energy isolation lockout/tagout procedures (LOTO)
Required Qualifications
- 8 years of experience in operations analytics, or similar roles, for mid-to-large organizations.
- 4 years of experience leading or mentoring analysts (formal or informal).
- Strong hands‑on experience with Databricks, SQL, and data modeling.
- Proficiency with BI tools (Power BI, Spotfire, Tableau).
Strong communication skills with the ability to present insights to operational leadership.
- Supervisor requires 8 years of experience with a HS Diploma.
Manager requires 8 years of experience with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience within midstream, energy, or industrial operations.
- Understanding of compression or midstream operational workflows (SCADA data, maintenance planning, or scheduling).
- Familiarity with Azure or other cloud data platforms.