Onsite-Utility Clearance Coordinator

Onsite-Utility Clearance Coordinator

Category:

Administration & Office Support

Employment Type:

Contract

Reference:

BH-388621

Utility Clearance Coordinator

External ID # 3963

Colombus, OH- ONSITE

12 month W2 contract (with potential to extend or transition to perm)

Pay rate: $25-30/hr - Depending on Education and Experience

Shift:

Multiple day shift openings with various options for schedule

Summary:

As part of the Clearance Coordination Center (CC) within Gas Control, Clearance Coordinator is responsible for authorizing all applicable gas related work, through planning, development and implementation, for all gas transmission and distribution operations, including, but not limited to: driving simultaneous work avoidance efforts; exercising independent judgment and discretion to ensure the organization maintains situational awareness on all activities affecting its gas assets; providing oversight to all field resources; preparing documentation and analysis for internal and external audits and administrative activities; and coordinating activities with upstream pipeline providers, and contractors to ensure adherence to key components of Gas Standards and all applicable Operational Notices.

Persons holding the positions will apply specialized utility and industry knowledge and various analysis tools to review concurrent work, supply positions, and real-time system conditions; analyze and revise gas special instructions; and provide exceptional customer service for all LDCs while providing meaningful metrics to measure performance of all clearance center activities.

Clearance Coordinator will independently evaluate and approve clearance requests and other assigned work.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

Execute clearance requests by taking phone calls under normal and emergency conditions based on review of work requests and supporting records from the organization and upstream supplier field personnel to determine whether and when to permit field maintenance/repairs/construction to begin, prioritize the order in which requests are granted, suspend, or modify a request that has been granted based on system-wide situational awareness

Analyze and record work via Clearance Management tools, such as j5, Power BI, Tableau, Excel and/or similar.

Use data to inspect what we expect for 1170.020.

Support audit requests, simultaneous work avoidance (SWA) analysis, review work for potential enhancements, stop work for unsafe or unprepared workers, and other risk mitigating efforts.

Review, approve and track all system events and communicate necessary changes to appropriate internal and external stakeholders including but not limited upstream suppliers, Gas Control, and field personnel

Collaborate with Clearance Coordinators 1,2,3 and Sr's and Clearance Engineers to avoid potential simultaneous work

Coordinate system changes with Clearance Engineers, Gas System Planning, Gas Control, Field Engineering, System Operations, and other departments

All other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

0-2 years relevant experience

Ability to read, write and interpret technical plans, processes, and procedures

Good planning, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills

Ability to perform duties effectively under emergency and contingency situations

Ability to perform self-guided study and training as instructed

Preferred Additional Qualifications for Position

1+ years of experience in the gas utility industry or natural gas operations

Experience manipulating and analyzing data in software applications, such as Excel, Access, SCADA, Synergi, j5, Tableau, Power BI and/or similar Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment in high profile and fast paced environment

Demonstrated problem solving skills and capacity to make decisions among var