Manager, Customer Field Service and Daytime Dispatch (Gas Utility)

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team.

At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it. 

Purpose

This role is responsible for managing customer field service activities such as meter reading, move ins/outs, disconnects, meter installs & maintenance, and emergency response. The incumbent will also manage day-time dispatch including prioritization, scheduling, dispatch communications, emergency response, and completion tracking. Scope also includes managing and operating the meter shop for local operations. This role will prioritize adherence to compliance, standards, codes and regulations, as well as current industry practices designed to ensure the safety of Liberty workers, customers and the general public.

Accountabilities

Management

• Manage multiple utility maintenance programs to ensure operational reliability.                                                                     
• Oversee and manage Liberty staff in there roles as emergency first responders and customer field service.                                                              
• Provide team leadership, employee coaching and development                                                          
• Implement continuous improvement of departmental processes                                                                       
• Manage team budget                                                                       
• Faciliate effective collaboration within and between teams to effectively meet customer and business needs (including coordinating work with Resource Planning, Customer Service, Billing & Collections, etc.)                                                             
• Work with Resource Planning to set workload planning priorities for team        

Customer Field Service

• Oversee customer field service including meter reading, move ins/outs, disconnects, meter installs & maintenance, and emergency response                                                         
• Provide oversight of direct reports in regards to customer appliance repair and installations (e.g., HVACs)                                                            
• Ensure that gas installations meet applicable codes prior to turn on                                                                  
• Manage and operate the meter shop for the local operations                                                                
• Oversee measurement and regulation of meter sets                                                                  
• Manage team to ensure they stay up to date on notifications from Click tool on iPad alerting them to schedule changes throughout the day                                                                      
• Ensure that team completes all work tracking in real time for all events/actions on the iPad                                                            
• Work with team to complete/populate checklists and ensure proper documentation is recorded on iPad (i.e., leak form, gas smell form etc.)                                                                   
• Work with team to create new work orders if follow up work is required, as necessary create work order for any new materials including meters                                                                 
• Oversee redlining of any changes to assets using GIS tool on the iPads to capture accurate and complete view of asset location and components                                                                 
• Create positive customer experiences; achieve and maintain customer satisfaction at the highest level                

Scheduling and Tracking Service Personnel

• Oversee day-time  dispatch including prioritization, scheduling, dispatch communications, emergency response, and completion tracking;                                                                   
• Accountable for emergency calls, ensuring that appropriate information from the caller is captured, and the info