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When you work with us at AGA, you are eligible for so many great benefits!
We’re seeking versatile, innovative individuals who are great at achieving outcomes and represent the best of performance and quality in working for the natural gas industry! Learn more about working at AGA, explore our benefits, and view our current job openings below.
Why Choose AGA?
Opportunities for Growth: We believe in investing in our people. Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced professional, we offer opportunities for career development.
Collaborative Environment: You’ll have the chance to work alongside talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, all driven by a common goal.
Benefits: We value the well-being of our employees and their families and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salaries, health insurance, retirement plans, and more.
Impactful Work: At AGA, your contributions matter. Join us in tackling some of the most pressing challenges facing the natural gas industry today.
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Director, Building Codes and Standards
About the Job
The Director, Building Codes & Standards spearheads efforts to ensure strategic support to AGA and its members for codes, standards, regulations, and legislation that support the use of natural gas for residential and commercial needs. This role is crucial for advocating and advancing building codes and standards that support the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible use of natural gas in end-use applications and markets.
What you will do:
- Stay abreast of industry developments and implications to help identify short-term and long-term strategies that will meet membership building energy codes and standards priorities.
- This position offers an opportunity for impactful policy leadership, professional advancement, and contributing significantly to sustainability and innovation in a period of dynamic industry evolution.
- Underscore the indispensable role of natural gas in meeting today’s energy demands while laying the groundwork for a sustainable and resilient energy future.
- Develop and maintain a priority list of codes & standards issues to AGA member companies.
- Oversee the development of a consensus position among AGA members on high-priority codes & standards issues.
- Lead advocacy at model code organizations and appropriate standards bodies for the adoption of AGA’s positions.
What you will bring:
- Demonstrated policy insight and a deep technical understanding of natural gas applications and energy-efficient technologies.
- Experience and proven performance in developing and gaining adoption of codes and standards provisions and regulatory and legislative requirements that enhance the use of natural gas in Commercial businesses and residences.
- Undergraduate degree as a minimum in engineering, comparable technical degree, or equivalent experience.
How we operate:
This role is based in Washington, DC where AGA employees currently have the flexibility to work a hybrid schedule with 3 days in the office and 2 days remotely. The employee’s team determines one day each week, and the employee determines the others.
The Pay and Benefits:
For employees who live in the Washington, DC Metro area, the salary range for this position is $118,862 to $160,814 annually. Typically, new hires are brought into the organization at a salary range between the minimum and midpoint, depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted salary for the role.
- Paid Time Off
- Medical and Dental insurance
- Employer-paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance
- 401(k) with employer matching, and non-elective contributions
- Commuting subsidy
- Educational assistance and more!
The American Gas Association requires all offered candidates to pass a background check and sign an arbitration agreement as conditions of employment.
To be considered for this role, please submit a cover letter, resume, and three professional references with your application.
About AGA:
The American Gas Association, founded in 1918, represents more than 200 local energy companies that deliver clean natural gas throughout the United States. There are more than 76 million residential, commercial, and industrial natural gas customers in the U.S., of which 95 percent — more than 74 million customers — receive their gas from AGA members. Today, natural gas meets more than thirty percent of the United States’ energy needs.
Senior Manager, Safety & Operations
About the Job
The Senior Manager, Safety & Operations oversees technical committees, discussion groups, and other membership-driven programs within the Safety, Operations, Engineering & Security department. In addition, this role supports AGA’s Enhanced Peer Review Program, organizes and leads webinars and workshops, provides technical support for AGA publications, and collaborates with industry organizations to represent AGA’s interests and monitor relevant industry standards.
What you will do:
- Administer the work of Safety, Operations, Engineering, and Security (SOES) technical committee(s), task groups, Discussion Groups, and membership-driven programs.
- Provide technical and staff support for AGA’s Enhanced Peer Review Program.
- Organize and conduct industry workshops, conferences, roundtables, and webinars by developing agendas, confirming speakers, working through event logistics, leading discussions, and possibly giving presentations.
- Provide technical support for AGA publications, industry position papers, and industry comments for proposed rulemakings.
- Provide technical support for industry data collection, analysis, and summaries.
Stay abreast of industry developments and assist in determining appropriate short-term and long-term plans for SOES. - Represent AGA in technical conferences, workshops, meetings, and other venues.
- Work closely with Meeting Services staff to conduct events on issues of interest to member company technical personnel.
- Staff technical committees and provide leadership to the committee officers.
What you will bring:
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in the natural gas industry, preferably gas distribution or intrastate transmission.
- Excellent communications skills, both oral and written; ability to communicate technical issues, both orally and in writing to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Excellent facilitation skills.
- Ability to successfully work on multi-disciplinary teams to accomplish team goals, manage projects within established budgets and timetables, integrate diverse opinion into consensus positions for AGA membership, and recognize and implement opportunities to generate revenue.
- Project managerial or organizational skills.
- Must be available to travel up to 12 trips per year.
- Successful candidate ideally possesses knowledge in one of the following areas: i) Safety Management Systems; ii) Pipeline safety regulatory compliance; or iii) Gas measurement & regulation.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred (or equivalent industry experience).
How we operate:
This role is based in Washington, DC where AGA employees currently have the flexibility to work a hybrid schedule with 3 days in the office and 2 days remotely. The employee’s team determines one day each week, and the employee determines the others.
The Pay and Benefits:
For employees who live in the Washington, DC Metro area, the salary range for this position is $119,850 to $162,150 annually. Typically, new hires are brought into the organization at a salary range between the minimum and midpoint, depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted salary for the role.
- Paid Time Off
- Medical and Dental insurance
- Employer-paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance
- 401(k) with employer matching, and non-elective contributions
- Educational assistance and more!
The American Gas Association requires all offered candidates to pass a background check and sign an arbitration agreement as conditions of employment.
To be considered for this role, please submit a cover letter, resume, and three professional references with your application.
About AGA:
The American Gas Association, founded in 1918, represents more than 200 local energy companies that deliver clean natural gas throughout the United States. There are more than 76 million residential, commercial, and industrial natural gas customers in the U.S., of which 95 percent — more than 74 million customers — receive their gas from AGA members. Today, natural gas meets more than thirty percent of the United States’ energy needs.
Benefits
At AGA, we prioritize our team’s well-being with a comprehensive benefits package that supports both employees and their families. Our retirement benefits feature a competitive 401(k) plan, complete with matching and non-elective employer contributions, offering peace of mind for your future.
Healthcare Benefits
- Choice of quality health, dental and vision insurance plans.
- Short- and long-term disability insurance – 100% company paid.
- Life and Travel Accident Insurance – 100% company paid.
- Generous AGA contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSA) for those electing a consumer-directed health plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) – healthcare and limited purpose
- Voluntary Life Insurance
Retirement Benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match
- 401(k) non-elective employer contribution
Paid Leave, Holidays and Flexibility
- Hybrid work arrangements
- Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
- Paid family and parental leave
Additional Benefits
- Access to on-site gym and bike storage station
- Educational Assistance up to $5,250 per year
- Monthly transit and technology stipend
- Professional Development opportunities
- Employee referral bonus program
- Financial Wellness Program
- Legal resources
- Identity Theft Protection coverage
- Unlimited coffee, tea and other beverages
Contact Us
Please contact the Talent Operations team at talentoperations@aga.org