Customer Care Representative Piedmont Natural Gas; PNG

Position Summary

Build an exciting, rewarding career with us and play an integral part in Piedmont Natural Gas' success and satisfaction as a Customer Care Specialist.

This role has a high degree of accountability for individual performance in the areas of customer satisfaction, quality, and productivity to ensure that customers receive excellent service and business objectives are achieved.

The Customer Care Specialist will also consult with customers on their billing inquiries, service orders, trouble calls and various other needs.

Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you’ll find a friendly work environment, comprehensive benefits, and development opportunities.

Please note:

if selected, you will be contacted for a 30-45-minute mandatory video interview through Microsoft Teams. This video interview will be recorded and is required to proceed in the hiring process. Additionally, you will be required to be on-camera during the interview.

• Paid Time Off, holidays, and sick leave
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401K plan with company match
• All necessary equipment provided

• The pay rate is $21 per hour (non-negotiable)
• This role is virtual, work will be performed onsite and remotely
• Annual incentives are based on performance
• Work Schedule
  • Hours of Operation:
    Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Fayetteville, NC Only – hours of operation include weekends and overnight shifts
  • Over-time and storm duty calls are expected
• Shift change tri annually, but may change at any time due to business need

• The target start date for this posting is Monday, 10/26/26.

• First 9 weeks, Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Required first day onsite attendance at a Duke Energy Call Center location
• Training is held remotely after first day onsite attendance
• During the 9-week training period, there is no allowance for vacation time or absences.
• Your continued employment will be contingent on successful completion of the training program.

• Provide high quality customer interaction by handling customer’s needs with integrity and empathy in one transaction.
• Use professional judgement and elevate customer issues/concerns to management when appropriate.
• Participate in on-call rotation.
• Promote sales of available products and services, as appropriate.
• Building genuine connections with customers and bring a great ambassador for the Duke Energy brand.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including work on special projects.

• High school diploma or GED completed at time of application submission.
• One-year customer service experience (may include call center, hospitality, retail, etc.), either by phone or face to face communications.

• Experience providing customer service support for Duke Energy
• Experience working as an Escalation’s Agent for Duke Energy
• Demonstrated performance enrolling customers in Duke Energy Residential Solutions Products and Services
• Direct call center experience of 3+ years is preferred
• Bachelors degree or Associates degree
• Willingness to work in an environment that requires 100% phone-based customer interaction.
• Experience multi-tasking and working with various technologies using multiple monitors, screens, applications etc.
• Effective listening and communication skills and the ability to interact with customers in a professional, courteous, and empathetic manner.
• Ability to always handle and protect confidential information and act with integrity.

• Virtual - Work will be performed from a remote location after the onboarding period. However, virtual employees should live within a reasonable commute to the designated Duke Energy facility and will be asked…