Southern Company

Runs electric and gas utilities across the Southeast

Transmission Supervisor / Superintendent

Telecom & Utility Field ServiceUpdated on Nov 10

Full-timeElk Grove Village, IL, USA$77.3k - $139.6k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree or at least four years of experience in gas utility operations is required.
A valid driver's license is required.
Previous gas transmission pipeline and station experience is preferred.
Technical knowledge of regulator, heater, and odorizer operation and maintenance is preferred.
Previous supervisory experience is preferred.
Proficiency in reading and interpreting project design plans is preferred.
Proficiency in sizing regulators and reliefs is preferred.
Emergency response knowledge and action planning are preferred.
Knowledge of gas construction and operating principles is preferred.
Intermediate proficiency in a geographic information system or comparable system is preferred.
Intermediate proficiency with PeopleSoft Financials is preferred.
Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and Access is preferred.
Knowledge of system modeling evaluation is preferred.
Must be able to work at various job sites, drive for up to four hours at a time, and be on call as needed.
Must be able to tolerate hot and cold temperatures, rain and snow, climb, lift up to 50 pounds, work around loud noises and large machines and tools, and smell natural gas.

Responsibilities

Oversee the successful operation and maintenance of gas transmission mains and regulation infrastructure.
Prepare, check, and approve routines for main tie-ins and complex facility installations or retirements.
Maintain adequate system pressures, review system charts, and ensure timely corrective action.
Direct and manage emergency response efforts within a defined area.
Oversee and audit compliance records for completeness and accuracy, and take timely corrective action to address anomalies and meet compliance requirements.
Drive field decision-making and schedule internal or external service providers, support departments, and external agencies to ensure work is performed as planned, permitted, and scheduled.
Maintain compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
Coordinate ongoing operator qualification training and ensure newly promoted employees receive appropriate training and qualifications.
Ensure employees have the tools and equipment needed to perform their duties.
Drive safety, quality, and workmanship.
Execute and deliver projects on time and on budget.
Ensure equipment is in good working condition and facilitate repair of damaged equipment.
Ensure specialty regulator parts and tapping tool equipment are available.
Set performance expectations and provide direction to direct reports within the assigned function or area.
Partner with departments to ensure resources, tools, and maintenance techniques meet demand.
Monitor monthly capital and operating expense spending and implement cost controls within the assigned function or geographic area.
Identify process improvements and best practices and make recommendations.
Enhance direct reports' productivity through training, motivation, and performance coaching.
Maintain customer satisfaction through timely, thorough communication with peer departments, municipalities, and government agencies.
Instill corporate values and personal responsibility in the workgroup.
Monitor work goals and objectives for safety, quality, cost management, productivity, and customer service, and measure employee performance in these areas.
Drive change and coach and develop staff through feedback and performance evaluation.
Create and implement improved processes and techniques to enhance the operating environment.
Lead assigned business plan initiatives.

Desired Qualifications

Strong written and verbal communication skills are preferred.
Critical thinking and the ability to identify effective solutions are preferred.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Functional Expertise:
• Responsible for overseeing the successful operation and maintenance of gas transmission mains and regulation infrastructure.
• Responsible to Prepare/Check/Approve routines for main tie in and complex facility installation or retirements.
• Responsible for maintaining adequate system pressures, system chart reviews and ensuring timely corrective action.
• Directs and manages emergency response effort within a defined area
• Responsible for overseeing and auditing compliance records to ensure complete, accurate and taking timely action to correct any anomalies to ensure compliance requirements are met.
• Accountable for driving field decision-making and scheduling, internal and/or external service providers and support departments and external agencies to ensure that work is performed as planned, permitted and scheduled.
• Responsible for maintaining compliance with local, state and federal regulations, overseeing and auditing compliance records to ensure complete, accurate and taking timely action to correct any anomalies to ensure compliance requirements are met.
• Coordinates ongoing OQ training as needed, ensuring all newly promoted employees receive appropriate training and qualifications in appropriate areas.
• Responsible for ensuring employees have proper tools and equipment to perform duties.
• Responsible for driving safety, quality, and workmanship.
• Responsible for execution and delivery of projects on time and on budget.
• Ensures equipment is in good working condition and facilitates the repair of damaged equipment.
• Responsible for ensuring specialty regulator parts and tapping tool equipment is available.

Business Acumen:
• Sets performance expectations and direction for direct internal reports within a functional or area of responsibility.
• Responsible for partnering with multiple departments to determine and ensure resource, tool and maintenance techniques meet demand.
• Responsible for monitoring monthly annual capital and operating expense spend and implements cost control within a functional and/or geographical area.
• Responsible for identifying areas for process improvements or best practices and making recommendations.

Engagement:
• Responsible for enhancing productivity of direct reports through training, motivation and performance coaching.
• Responsible for maintaining customer satisfaction through timely and thorough communication with peer departments, municipalities and other governmental agencies.
• Instill corporate values and personal responsibility into workgroup.

Driving Results:
• Responsible for monitoring work goals and objectives for safety, quality, cost management, productivity and customer service. Measures employee performance for safety, quality and productivity.
• Responsible for driving change and coaching and developing staff through effective feedback and performance evaluation.
• Responsible for creating and implementing improved processes and techniques to enhance operating environment
• Responsible for leading assigned business plan initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Certifications/Licenses:
Required:
• BA/BS degree or 4+ yrs. experience in gas utility operations

Preferred:
• BS construction or engineering

Related Work Experience:
Preferred:
• Previous Gas Transmission Pipeline and Station experience.
• Previous technical knowledge in operation and maintenance of regulators, heaters and odorizers.
• Supervision.

Specific Skills& Knowledge:
Required:
• Valid driver’s license

Preferred:
• Read and interrupt project design plans – proficiency.
• Size regulator and reliefs – proficiency.
• Emergency response knowledge and action planning.
• Written and verbal communication.
• Technical skill sets.
• Gas construction and operating principles.
• Critical thinking process and identifying effective solutions.
• Geographic Information System (GIS) or comparable system - intermediate proficiency.
• PeopleSoft Financials - intermediate proficiency.
• MS Outlook, Excel, Word and Access - intermediate proficiency.
• System modeling evaluation.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
• Working on various job sites and excessive driving up to four (4) hours at a time
• Potential for occasional overnight travel
• On-call as needed
• Hot and cold temperatures, rain and snow
• Climbing
• Lifting up to 50 pounds
• Loud noises
• Ability to smell natural gas
• Large machines and tools

Pay Range: 77,258.00 - 139,620.80 USD Annually: Base salary varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, and at the time of this posting, this is the reasonable salary range for this role.

About the Company

Southern Company

Runs electric and gas utilities across the Southeast

Southern Company owns regulated electric and natural gas utilities that serve homes and businesses across the southeastern United States, chiefly through Georgia Power, Alabama Power and Mississippi Power. Its Southern Nuclear unit runs eight nuclear reactors at three plants in Georgia and Alabama for its sister utilities. The electric utilities generate power from gas, nuclear, coal, hydro and solar plants and deliver it over their own transmission and distribution lines, while state regulators set the rates customers pay and the returns the company earns. A separate gas arm distributes natural gas in several states. Southern Company was formed in 1945 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Atlanta, GA
Founded: 1912

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