Field Investigator; Public Utilities Gas Pipeline Safety Compliance Investigator

Job Description - Field Investigator (Public Utilities Gas Pipeline Safety Compliance Investigator) (260006L1)

Field Investigator (Public Utilities Gas Pipeline Safety Compliance Investigator) (260006L1)

Public Utilities Commission

United States of America-OHIO-Lake County

United States of America-OHIO-Summit County, United States of America-OHIO-Ashtabula County, United States of America-OHIO-Portage County, United States of America-OHIO-Cuyahoga County, United States of America-OHIO-Geauga County, United States of America-OHIO-Trumbull County, United States of America-OHIO-Mahoning County

$34.53

Full-time

Work Hours : 8:00-5:00 Flex Available

OCSEA

Utilities

Inspection Principles, Auditing, Investigation, Compliance Enforcement

Attention to Detail, Observation

The Public Utilities Commissions of Ohio (PUCO) affect nearly every household in Ohio. The PUCO regulates providers of all types of utility services which include electric and natural gas companies, local and long-distance telephone, water and wastewater, and rail and trucking companies. More recently, the PUCO gained responsibility for facilitating competitive utility choices for Ohio consumers.

To carry out our responsibilities, the PUCO employs a professional staff that includes engineers, economists, attorneys, and safety inspectors. Continually monitoring the activities of utility and transportation companies, the PUCO works to ensure safe and reliable services for all Ohioans.

Our mission is to assure all residential and business consumers access to adequate, safe and reliable utility services at fair prices, while facilitating an environment that provides competitive choices.

Field Investigator (Public Utilities Gas Pipeline Safety Compliance Investigator)

Service Monitoring & Enforcement Department (SMED)

Facility and Operations Field Division (FOFD)

Hourly Rate: $34.53

The Service Monitoring and Enforcement Department’s (SMED) mission is to enforce consumer safeguards, to resolve consumer complaints and to ensure Ohio utility consumers receive safe, reliable and services. SMED is organized into three divisions.

Facility Operations Field Division (FOFD) staff regularly inspects utility facilities and reviews plant operating practices to ensure regulated utility service providers deliver safe, reliable and quality service. Field investigators from the division's electric, telephone, water/wastewater and gas pipeline safety sections perform on-site inspections and audit company records to ensure utilities observe regulatory requirements. FOFD staff also participates in rate case proceedings and recommends changes in company policies and practices to improve utility service.

FOFD staff also acts as the agency lead for the damage prevention complaint reporting and tracking process; assisting with the maintenance of the damage prevention enforcement database; and answering internal and public inquiries.

• Reviews of company plans and procedures
• Reviews of company construction, operations, and maintenance records
• Field observations of gas company employees, contractors
• Field inspections of company pipeline facilities.

The Gas Pipeline Safety team at the PUCO is responsible for enforcing federal and state pipeline safety regulations. We work in partnership with the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).

In this position as a Gas Pipeline Safety Compliance Investigator, you will be a field-based employee responsible for scheduling, coordinating, and conducting independent field audits and inspections with gas utilities. Inspections include: you will also be assigned to investigate natural gas related incidents and complaints.

The position will involve learning and applying federal and state pipeline safety regulations to various company records and facilities to determine whether the company is complying with the regulations. Some inspections are performed as part of a team, but most…