Director, Gas Infrastructure

COMPANY OVERVIEW   Hanwha Energy USA , headquartered in Houston, Texas, is part of the Hanwha Group—a FORTUNE Global 300 company and one of South Korea’s most respected business enterprises. With over a decade of experience delivering high-quality, utility-scale energy projects across North America, Hanwha Energy USA has evolved into a comprehensive energy solutions provider. Our portfolio now spans utility-scale renewables, natural gas generation, retail electricity, and strategic partnerships that power America’s growing data center industry. Our expertise covers the entire energy value chain—from project development and engineering to construction, operations, and maintenance. By integrating advanced technologies, proven processes, and strong partnerships, we deliver reliable, customized solutions that meet the dynamic needs of local energy markets. Hanwha Energy USA is actively advancing strategic initiatives in natural gas generation and data center development, including hyperscaler solutions on both sides of the meter. We are proud to serve as the parent company of: Hanwha Renewables – specializing in utility-scale solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) Chariot Energy – providing retail electricity services for residential, commercial, and industrial customers in deregulated markets POSITION OVERVIEW We are seeking a Director, Gas Infrastructure to add pipeline-specific technical depth to Hanwha Energy USA's growing natural gas infrastructure and generation initiatives. The Director will serve as the company's lead technical resource for the evaluation and advancement of pipeline transportation, storage, compression, interconnection, and other gas infrastructure opportunities. The role will also support technical due diligence for gas-fired generation and related infrastructure investments. The Director will lead technical workstreams from early screening through due diligence, investment approval, contracting support, and project handoff. Responsibilities include assessing physical feasibility, system operations, integrity and reliability, capital requirements, schedule considerations, and execution risks, and translating those findings into actionable recommendations for development, investment, and operational decision-making. For gas-fired acquisitions and investments, the Director will focus on fuel supply infrastructure, pipeline connectivity, and related technical considerations while coordinating broader plant evaluations with engineering and external subject matter experts. This role serves as the company's primary technical authority for natural gas transportation and infrastructure matters. The position is responsible for evaluating infrastructure opportunities, identifying technical risks and constraints, supporting strategic planning efforts, and providing technical expertise throughout the project lifecycle. The role works closely with commercial, engineering, environmental, regulatory, and operational teams to ensure infrastructure decisions are grounded in sound technical analysis and aligned with business objectives. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by management. All duties will be assigned in accordance with applicable laws and company policies. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by management.  All duties will be assigned in accordance with applicable laws and company policies. RESPONSIBILITIES   Pipeline Infrastructure and System Operations Evaluate interstate and intrastate transmission pipelines, gathering systems, storage facilities, compression, metering, regulation, dehydration, and receipt and delivery interconnections. Assess pipeline hydraulics, pressure profiles, compression requirements, system bottlenecks, fuel use, redundancy, outage exposure, expansion capability, and practical gas deliverability under normal and peak conditions. Review pipeline operating data, maintenance practices, control-room management, SCADA and telecommunications, cybersecurity interfaces, emergency response, operator qualification, and reliability risks. Evaluate integrity-management programs, inline inspection and direct-assessment results, corrosion control, anomaly remediation, class location and high-consequence areas, maximum allowable operating pressure records, leak history, and remaining-life considerations. Identify pipeline compliance, land, environmental, and permitting issues that may affect feasibility, cost, schedule, operation, expansion, or transfer, and coordinate detailed review with the Environmental Permitting Manager and legal counsel. Commercial Support Partner directly with the Director, Gas Origination to screen and evaluate pipeline, lateral, storage, compression, and interconnection opportunities, including greenfield projects, brownfield expansions, joint ventures, and anchor-shipper positions. Develop technical scopes, data-room requests, site-visit plans, management questions, and advisor workplans aligned with commercial priorities and transaction schedules. Test proposed capacity and deliverability against hydraulic studies, compressor availability, outage assumptions, receipt and delivery pressures, gas quality requirements, downstream constraints, tariff provisions, and operating requirements. Review route, design basis, constructability, cost estimates, schedule, procurement strategy, commissioning plans, and cost-to-complete exposure for pipeline additions and expansions; provide inputs to the Environmental Permitting Manager for permit strategy and schedule. Provide technical assumptions for commercial negotiations and investment models, including capacity, availability, fuel loss, operating cost, maintenance capital, expansion capital, schedule, and contingency. Gas Asset Due Diligence Support technical due diligence for acquisitions and investments involving simple-cycle and combined-cy