Consultant, Design; Associate-Senior

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

The Design Consultant meets with builders, developers, and customers to coordinate actions required to provide gas service; initiates and develops opportunities for gas sales, and represents the Company on gas service, design requirements and billing.

• Meet with builders, developers and customers or their representatives to coordinate actions required to provide gas service
• Determines customer gas loads and metering requirements.
• Verifies equipment type, size, and location; review facilities for compliance with governing ordinances and Company standards; stakes the location of proposed facilities for construction forces where appropriate.
• Prepares construction sketches, layouts and drawings of existing and proposed distribution facilities
• Prepare estimates of cost for material and labor to complete projects with commercial and residential development customers
• Identifies project requirements and completes the designs and work activities for gas distribution capital programs
• Monitors construction progress and serves as liaison between customer and construction departments to ensure timely completion of work.

• Requires a high school education or the equivalent knowledge of English, basic mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and calculation of fractions and/or percentages), grammar, spelling and punctuation.

• One year Gas Distribution Field Operations experience,
  OR
• Two years of related industry experience.

• Two years as a Design Consultant
• Three years Gas Distribution Field Operations experience,
  OR
• Five years of related industry experience.

• Three years as a Design Consultant
• Three years Gas Distribution Field Operations experience,
  AND two years as a Design Consultant,
  OR
• Six years Gas Distribution Field Operations experience,
  AND one year as a Design Consultant,
  OR

• Able to perform other job-related duties as assigned, within your scope of responsibilities.
• Able to comprehend, document, calculate, visualize and analyze.
• Within six months after employment, know and understand Company safety rules.
• Acquire the ability to identify abnormal operating conditions.
• Must have the ability to acquire and maintain skills required as technology evolves (e.g., accessing electronic mapping information, collecting and interpreting electronic pipe locating and leak detection information, etc.)

• Able to communicate and interact with all levels of management and associates and perform well in a team environment.
• Able to represent Company in a professional manner in matters and meetings with both private and public, entities and officials.
• Able to cultivate relationships and partner with business and community contacts to achieve business results.
• Able to collaborate across functional boundaries to improve business processes.
• Able to use PC software proficiently, including word processing, presentation and spreadsheet programs.
• Able to learn and use ArcGIS, Hydraulic Modeling Software, AutoCAD, and other engineering related programs as required.
• Able to motivate self, accomplish tasks and achieve goals with minimal supervision including self-directed learning.
• Able to identify solutions to problems with creativity and innovative thinking.
• Able to demonstrate effective project management and time management to meet project deadlines and remain within budget.
• Able to multi-task and manage several projects or activities at one time.
• Able to use initiative, good judgment, and tact to complete assigned tasks.
• Able to apply extensive knowledge of company policies and procedures and DOT CFR 192 regulations.
• Able to make sound decisions based on engineering and operational principles and Company policies.
• Able to demonstrate commitment to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the Company’s Ethics and Compliance Code of Conduct, and other Company policies and procedures and do so consistently, take all required training courses…