Director, Gas Infrastructure

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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 operationa
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approval, or independent engineering review.

• Working knowledge of gas-fired power generation and the relationship among plant operating requirements, pipeline deliverability, transportation, storage, pressure, gas quality, and contingency supply.
• Ability to interpret hydraulic studies, engineering reports, operating data, inspection records, drawings, permits, tariffs, contracts, cost estimates, schedules, maintenance records, and investment-model assumptions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting material risks and recommendations to senior executives and investment committees.
• Ability to manage multiple time-sensitive workstreams and travel approximately 25% to 40%, including asset and project site visits.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer license, advanced engineering degree, or MBA.
• Direct experience in pipeline operations, control-room management, compression engineering, integrity management, system planning, storage operations, or major-project development.
• Experience with interstate pipeline tariffs and operating requirements, gas transportation and storage contracts, and joint venture or project-development agreements.
• Experience evaluating simple-cycle or combined-cycle power plants, including assets supporting large industrial or data center loads.
• Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, representations and warranties diligence, lender or independent engineer reviews, and post-acquisition integration.

COMPENSATION: $220,000 - $240,000 salary

Attention external recruitment firms, we will not accept any unsolicited resumes at this time. Please do not contact any internal member of our company to discuss the position or to solicit candidates.

Hanwha Energy USA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

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