Title:Damage Prevention Coordinator

Company: Peoples Gas System

State and City: Florida - Sarasota

Shift: 8 Hr. X 5 Days

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Damage Prevention Coordinator serves as the liaison between excavators, the affected public, emergency responders and Peoples Gas. Promotes damage prevention of company underground facilities from excavation activities through ongoing training and communication with Sunshine 811, excavators, internal and externally contracted locating technicians and other Peoples Gas team members. Provides statewide team member training, guidance, and support to ensure company-wide consistency of locate responses and 3rd party damage documentation. Provide large damage investigation assistance as needed. Provides back up for pipeline damage claim recovery efforts. Additionally, this role is the internal custodian of Peoples Gas information in the ticket management system including the web-based positive response system, while effectively managing the assignment and distribution of excavation notices received by Peoples Gas

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Damage Prevention and Public Awareness (DP & PA): Travels to support and promote damage prevention of gas facilities at field/regional (Locators) and non-PGS locations (Excavators) to lead damage prevention activities and deliver gas pipeline safety presentations. Travel to non-PGS locations to promote damage prevention practices and perform public awareness presentations to excavators, the affected public and first responders. Serve as a source of education in response to excavator non-compliance activity.

• Ticket Management System (TMS): Serves as a coordinator and principal point of contact for responding to underground facility locate requests from Sunshine 811, resolving excavator issues, while using GIS mapping. Uses the TMS and customer information systems for excavation, damaged facilities and other related inquiries. Makes decisions relative to the TMS to ensure timely response of excavation notices, especially emergency excavations notices, and the Company’s positive responses to them. Ensures coordination of special liaison activities between excavators and locating technicians, for excavation work near priority pipelines, or other similar high-profile pipeline facilities that are identified in the system.

• Leak Management System (LMS): Analyze excavation data in the leak management system, assessing damage trends. Provide increased awareness to responsible locator to ensure increased communication. Schedule on site excavator education training and/or perform on job site visits

What We’re Looking For

Must Haves

• Valid High School Diploma or equivalent/GED.

• Must have a valid Florida driver’s license and safe driving record

• Minimum of 4 years of administrative and/or technical work experience related to the "Primary Duties and Responsibilities" of this position and in progressively more complex assignments; Related experience consists of performing work in an industry related office environment or call center.

• Must be self-motivated

• Must have demonstrated good judgment, an exceptional ability to organize and prioritize daily work and/or assignments and to maintain effectiveness when handling multiple tasks.

• Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to deliver effective presentations and maintain effective working relationships

• Must be computer literate, with intermediate knowledge of MS Excel and Word, and be able to perform basic math functions (add, subtract, multiply, divide, decimals, fractions, basic algebra).

Nice-to-Haves

• Associates Degree in relevant field from an accredited institution

• Work experience performing similar duties and responsibilities in a construction or utility industry and previous experience working with excavators is preferred. Basic knowledge of SAP and ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute, a geographic information system (GIS) software)

• Understanding of excavation practices as it pertains to natural gas operations, methods of construction, gas emergency response, and leak investigation is preferred.

• Practical knowledge of pipeline locating techniques and practices.

• Basic knowledge of Sunshine 811 laws. Basic knowledge of a Leak Management System (LMS) used to monitor leaks and documentation.

Leadership Competencies:

Takes Ownership and Acts with Integrity

Drives Operational Excellence for Customers

Cultivates Innovation and Embraces Change

Thinks Strategically and Exercises Good Judgement

Speaks up on Safety, Health, and the Environment

Working Conditions

In support of Operations, this position will travel to other PGS Divisions as needed. Travel is required and duration will depend on the number of Divisions supported.

The successful applicant will be required to take and pass a Baseline Medical Examination as part of the pre-employment screening once an offer has been accepted. A pre-employment drug screening, as well as a background check (including education, employment, criminal and motor vehicle) will also be conducted as part of the pre-employment screening. A physical may be conducted if required for the role.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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Application accommodations

Applicants may request reasonable accommodation in the application process five business days prior to the time accommodation is needed.

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Nearest Major Market: Sarasota

Nearest Secondary Market: Tampa

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