The Director of Gas Engineering, Planning, and Compliance provides high-level strategic leadership, setting long-term direction for the gas distribution system while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance is embedded in all planning, design, and operational decisions. This role drives organizational strategy to meet evolving regulatory requirements, industry standards, and stakeholder expectations. Focused on strategic vision to ensure the safe, reliable, and cost-effective delivery of natural gas services, proactively addressing compliance risks and shaping policies to support sustainable growth, operational integrity, and community trust.
Core Responsibilities
Note: This list is not all-inclusive.
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Provide corporate leadership in the strategic planning and oversight of gas engineering, system planning, and compliance functions.
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Establish and maintain a long-term vision for the gas distribution network, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and regulatory mandates.
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Foster a culture of operational excellence and innovation that fully integrates regulatory compliance into organizational strategies, policies, and practices.
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Collaborate with executive leadership to ensure financial, operational, and safety objectives are met while mitigating compliance risk.
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Develop strategies to anticipate and address emerging regulatory trends, industry changes, and stakeholder expectations.
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Build organizational capability and lead cultural change initiatives that strengthen operational integrity and public trust.
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Represent the organization with regulatory bodies, industry associations, and key stakeholders to influence policy and industry standards.
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Partner across departments to promote a unified approach to quality and regulatory compliance, ensuring that engineering and planning standards are consistently applied and integrated throughout operational practices.
Madison Gas and Electric
Wisconsin United States
www.mge.com
