Supervisor, Technical Field Operations; Natural Gas Utilities

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

Supervises the daily activities of craft personnel to complete tasks in the areas of leak survey, cathodic protection, pressure regulation, field SCADA, odorization, atmospheric corrosion inspections, meter reading, and measurement. Ensures maintenance and capital improvement projects are completed in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

• Supervise daily activities within technical field operations (TFO) in one or more areas involving: leak survey, cathodic protection, pressure regulation and control, field SCADA, odorization, and measurement activities in a gas region to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations
• Responsible for proactive and reactive inspections and subsequent troubleshooting
• Direct the daily activities of company and contract personnel; schedule all required training; ensure employees are trained and equipped to complete all assigned job activities
• Maintain departmental records to ensure compliance and perform administrative duties involving timesheets; ordering equipment; scheduling resources; reviewing field reports and data; approving expense reports; managing work orders; supervising all departmental processes to ensure full compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Support the creation and implementation of maintenance plans to comply with regulatory and code requirements
• Negotiate contracts for service and manage expense/capital projects through completion. Process invoices and ensure projects are completed in a timely manner
• Support all regulatory reviews and audits of system records and respond to all regulatory data requests in area(s) of responsibility
• Assist in the evaluation of new technologies and integrate into work processes where approved
• Interact with operations and engineering to ensure all system replacements and modifications meet all internal and external compliance requirements. Provide emergency response resources (personnel and equipment) as required
• Support special projects as assigned
• Ensure a safe work environment including active participation in any company sponsored safety initiatives
• For leak survey, ensure all main and service surveys are completed according to schedule, evaluate new technology and process improvements, and ensure audit issues are addressed as necessary
• For cathodic protection, review major project needs (i.e., ground beds), review all steel jobs for cathodic protection design, evaluate new technology and process improvements, and ensure audit issues are addressed as necessary
• For measurement, oversee the installation and troubleshooting of all meter stations, odorization equipment, and associated electronics; ensure that lost and unaccounted-for gas issues are addressed; manage large volume billing errors
• For pressure regulation and control, supervise staff to ensure all maintenance work is completed within compliance timelines, support emergency response, and provide support for routine construction projects involving system pressure/capacity modifications
• Able to be available after hours to communicate with the SCADA Control Room personnel to evaluate system alarms/anomalies and dispatch field personnel to investigate accordingly
• Other duties as assigned

• Requires a High School Diploma or the equivalent; knowledge of the English language, mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and/or percentages), punctuation, grammar, and spelling
• Preferred
  : bachelor’s degree in engineering or a technical field, or a process technology (PTech) degree from an accredited university

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in natural gas operations or engineering; or a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with 4 years of experience in natural gas operations or engineering

• Able to develop a productive working relationship with the local union where necessary and negotiate changes to processes and procedures as needed
• Able to work with district…