Lead Construction Specialist

The Lead Construction Specialist provides labor and advanced skills; trains and directs/coordinates assigned personnel in the installation, inspection and maintenance of natural gas distribution and/or transmission facilities, in accordance with Company construction, safety and emergency procedures.   Required to respond to emergencies and implement Incident Command System (ICS). 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

This position requires a minimum of two years experience as a Construction Technician or Construction Inspector or equivalent. This position must possess mechanical and physical aptitude, as required, to perform assigned duties. This positon must have the ability to perform all activities associated with the position responsibilities and meet all special requirements. 

This position must have knowledge of Company policies and standard practices, forms and records, Company construction procedures; safety and emergency procedures and practices; construction tools and equipment; natural gas pipe installation and maintenance; operation of line locating equipment and locating procedures; operation of leakage detection equipment and leakage survey procedures; plastic pipe joining techniques; pressure control equipment and procedures; scheduling and organizing of assigned work; effective utilization of available resources; leadership and training methods. 

Employees mustpass all written tests and/or hands-on training, or simulations as required for this job classification; this includes all the covered task modules for Operator Qualification. Employees must qualify in all covered tasks in their classification and satisfy all applicable requirements under State and Federal law.

TYPICAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Perform labor and skilled mechanical work related to installation, maintenance and operation of natural gas facilities
• Excavate and backfill trenches, cut and thread pipe, apply various coatings on steel pipe and fittings, thermite weld, read and interpret company maps, construction drawings, join plastic pipe and fittings using heat fusion, mechanical or solvent cement methods
• Operate and maintain low pressure control equipment as required
• Ability to quickly analyze and make critical decisions related to the installation or maintenance of subsurface and above-ground facilities by contractor
• Assist supervisor(s) in the timely review, reconciliation and processing of as-built and billing documentation submitted by contractor
• Meet and maintain acceptable levels of quality and quantity of work as required
• Read and understand complex design drawings and as-builts for high pressure distribution and transmission facilities
• Maintain knowledge of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) processes and requirements
• Perform duties in a manner that is in compliance with Company, local, state and federal regulations, safety and emergency practices and procedures
• Ability to quickly analyze and make critical decisions related to incident response management and work under the Incident Command System (ICS) structure as required
• Successfully complete on-going extensive operator qualification training, and maintain required proficiencies
• Use and maintain protective safety equipment including, but not limited to self contained breathing devices, flash suits, harnesses and life lines as required
• Operate, clean and maintain assigned vehicles, equipment, tools, and material and complete required documentation
• Operate and maintain leakage detection equipment and conduct leakage surveys as required
• Operate and maintain pipe and cable locating equipment and locate and mark underground facilities as required
• Operate large vehicles and equipment such as, but not limited to, crew trucks, backhoes, trenchers, loaders and boom trucks based on division requirements
• Operate, repair and maintain power and pneumatic/hydraulic equipment including but not limited to generators, pumps, jackhammers, tampers, boring tools as required
• Oversight of preventive maintenance program for all construction related tools and equipment as required
• Direct and train others in all phases of natural gas distribution construction and maintenance procedures
• Assist supervisor(s) in coordination of Company and contractor resources necessary to complete work in a timely manner
• Maintain working technical proficiency of lower classifications in the Construction job family
• Promote a positive and productive working relationship with management, other SWG department and outside agencies
• Perform quality control inspection of contracted construction activity to ensure compliance with Company, state and federal regulations
• Conduct a full range of quality control i