Specialist I​/II, Operations Quality Assurance

This position is responsible for assessing in-progress and completed work (including documentation) for compliance with internal and external regulatory policies and procedures. The successful candidate must be able to conduct rigorous enforcement of laws and standards as well as influence the workforce regarding the importance of Quality through their emotional intelligence, operating proficiency, and technical skill sets.

• Engineer/Spec I, Ops Quality Assurance
• Engineer/Spec II, Ops Quality Assurance
• Engineer/Spec Sr, Ops Quality Assurance

• Experience and/or education
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and ability
• Complexity of programs administered, risk and responsibility, and budgetary value of managed work

• Performs operational assessments, both “live” and “post,” to evaluate work performed by field personnel for compliance with Company policies and procedures (driven by Federal and State regulations as well as industry best practices and Company-mandated requirements) in one to three (or more) of the following areas:
• Asset Protection [This position will primarily focus on assessing work performed by Asset Protection locators
  - Company and/or Contractor]
• Construction Operations – Company
• Construction Operations – Contractor
• Corrosion
• Field Operations – Distribution
• Field Operations – Service
• Leak Survey
• Storage & Peaking
• System Operations
• Technical Training
• Transmission
• Welding
• Participates in the annual audit of compliance records in advance of public service commission compliance records audits
• Participates in special audits of new/revised procedures recently implemented or of newly certified employees
• Interprets Company policies, procedures, and O&M manual
• Serves as Company liaison during State field inspections
• Performs multiple out-of-state QA audits (record and field) at other Southern Company Gas companies to evaluate Company and contractor personnel compliance with Company policies and procedures which are driven by Federal and State regulations as well as industry best practices and Company-mandated requirements
• Participates in event-learning analysis, with oversight (i.e. self-inflicted hit reviews) for Field Operations – Delivery and Construction Operations – Company crews to determining OQ disqualification
• Participates in efforts to interpret and develop responses to proposed regulatory rules changes that could affect Gas Distribution and Southern Company
• Actively represents Gas Distribution and Southern Company within industry groups
• Collaborates with Safety and FO Support departments to develop and implement programs and processes to minimize workplace hazards
• Teaches principles to others
• Participates in internal gas distribution audits, documenting findings, preparing reports, and communicating findings to management
• Participates in internal process audits and helps develop necessary action plans for corrective measures

• BS in any engineering discipline or other analytical/technical discipline; or
• Equivalent academic education and experience in any/all of the following:
  Asset Protection, Construction Operations – Company, Construction Operations – Contractor, Corrosion, Field Operations – Distribution, Field Operations – Service, Leak Survey, Storage & Peaking, System Operations,…