Senior Supervisor, Pipeline Operations
industrial_energy_operations › Pipeline Operations · M2 — M2 — Manager II · Management
Senior supervisor overseeing pipeline crews and daily operations across construction, inspection, and maintenance activities.
Median pay · United States · annual
$110,455 USD
▲ +29% vs M1 on this ladder
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pay@2 · 2026-07
What this role is
Senior supervisor overseeing pipeline crews and daily operations across construction, inspection, and maintenance activities. At the Manager II (M2) level, the role owns an established team or sub-function, cross-project coordination and priorities, and drives group delivery and development. Manages a team; sometimes manages leads.
What this level does
- Manages skilled operators and lead technicians across the assigned pipeline district, owning tactical maintenance and throughput schedules within known operating parameters
- Trains new operators on operating policies, SCADA use, and pigging procedures, and validates competency before independent shift assignment
- Coordinates with maintenance crews and safety inspectors to schedule routine maintenance and inspection windows that minimize throughput disruption
- Reviews operator logs, alarm-response records, and inspection findings to confirm compliance with company procedures and regulatory rules
- Adjusts crew staffing and task assignments to meet short-term operational and budget targets for the district
- Knowledge applied
- Applies deeper operational knowledge to lead a skilled crew and train new operators, making judgments within known operating factors and regulatory frameworks.
- Complexity & problem solving
- Exercises judgment on tactical issues such as maintenance scheduling and staffing trade-offs where variables are largely known.
- Collaboration & interaction
- Cross-functional cooperation with maintenance crews, safety inspectors, and engineering to schedule work and resolve issues.
- Typical experience
- 2–5 years in pipeline team leadership or senior operator/specialist roles.
Skills at this level
- SCADA monitoring and alarm response
- — Monitors pipeline flow, pressure, and temperature through SCADA and directs response to system alarms and field compressor status.
- Valve and pumping operations
- — Directs operation of valves, actuators, and pumps as part of pumping and pipeline operations, including adjustments to maintain flow and pressure.
- Pigging operations
- — Oversees safe launching, receiving, and inspection pigging of pipelines by field crews.
- Leak detection and integrity monitoring
- — Directs leak detection, scheduled pipeline inspections, and use of real-time hydraulic/line-pack models to identify and mitigate integrity risks.
- Lockout/tagout and safety procedure enforcement
- — Ensures lockout/tagout procedures and safety protocols are followed and documented during all maintenance and inspection work.
- Regulatory compliance for pipeline operations
- — Ensures pipeline systems are operated in compliance with company policies and applicable local, state, and federal rules across transmission and gathering systems, maintaining pipeline-safety certifications.
- Equipment maintenance planning
- — Plans and coordinates upkeep and replacement of pipeline valves, actuators, pumps, liquid handling equipment, and pigging facilities.
- Mechanical troubleshooting
- — Applies working knowledge of pipeline equipment to diagnose and resolve common mechanical problems such as leaks and pump repairs.
- Throughput optimization
- — Coordinates maintenance crews, safety inspectors, and engineers to mitigate risk while optimizing pipeline throughput.
- Operator training and development
- — Trains and qualifies pipeline operators on operating policies, procedures, and systems before independent assignment.
- Process improvement in pipeline operations
- — Implements best practices to improve pipeline operations, reliability, and cost performance.
- Complex project direction
- — Develops, coordinates, and directs large or complex field engineering assignments and integrity projects across line segments.
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