Manager, Gas Maintenance

This position manages and leads operational activities in a geographic area ensuring safety, reliability and efficiency.

Essential Functions: 

• Leadership – This position requires skills that enable motivating the entire department.  They must possess the ability to provide clear direction and give feedback to employees.  They must have the ability to lead a successful team.
• Safety and Code Compliance – They must possess a full understanding of federal, state and company codes and standards, ensuring compliance.  In addition, they are responsible for their area’s safety program, ensuring customer and employee safety.
• Emergency Response – Each area manager must have a comprehensive operating knowledge of their area to allow them to effectively and safely conduct emergency response.  Our customers and employees safety, as well as system reliability, depend on their abilities to react under emergency conditions.
• The area manager is responsible for developing and maintaining their budget.  They are responsible for ensuring the department runs efficiently within their committed budget.  They are expected to develop creative solutions to improve productivity and efficiency, including new technology.
• The area manager must understand the fundamentals of providing excellent customer service.  They must ensure their area is meeting the goals of the system in providing superior customer service.
• This position requires that clear direction is given to their employees.  Our customers and employees safety and system reliability depend on clear communication and dynamic training.  All employees look to the department manager for their direction problem resolution.  They must possess vast operating knowledge to allow for excellent judgement and sound decision-making ability.

Qualifications:

Technical Knowledge/Skill: 

• Requires knowledge of design and construction of gas distribution facilities and equipment, as well as the codes and regulations that govern the operation and maintenance of the gas distribution system.   
• Requires strong administrative, communication and leadership skills.  

• Knowledge of federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and state code requirements related to gas operations and construction projects preferred.   

• Also requires excellent written and oral communication skills. 

Education:             

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, related discipline or equivalent experience. 
• Master’s Degree or MBA preferred.              

Experience:  

• Ten (10) or more years of gas distribution, utility or technical experience.
• Previous supervisory experience is strongly preferred.                            

Licenses & Certifications:  

• Valid Motor Vehicle Operators License is required.

Working Conditions:

This position is categorized as safety-sensitive for the purpose of drug testing. As an employee in this position the individual shall be subject to random drug testing.

• Must be available to work emergency restoration assignment as required.
• Must be available to travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary.
• Manages multiple tasks in multiple locations at one time.  This will require visiting multiple locations on a frequent basis. 
• Attends to problems in off-hours and for extended periods, if necessary.

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Competencies:

Build trusting relationships

Manage and develop people

Foster teamwork and cross-functional collaboration

Lead change

Communicate strategic vision

Create an engaged workforce

Focus on the customer

Take ownership & accountability

Compensation and Benefits:

Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program. Check out our careers site for an overview of our benefits programs. Salary is commensurate with your experience. This position is eligible for a potential incentive. The annual salary range for this position is:

$141,440.00-$157,150.00

Worker Type:

Regular

Number of Openings:

1

Emergency Response:

Responding to emergency situations to meet customers’ needs is part of every employee’s role. If employed, you will be given an Emergency Restoration assignment.  This means you may