Specialist, Field Data Ops Support

Southern Company • Virginia Beach, VA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to develop, manage, and coordinate field-facing,
asset inspection, data collection and data maintenance initiatives for Southern
Company Gas (Gas); to oversee data transfer activities within Gas asset
inspection and asset management applications. This role provides field data
coordinator support across a variety of programs – including but not limited to
Asset Protection, GIS, Legacy Cross Bore, Leak Survey and Emissions Survey. This
role also provides strategic and technical direction in the
development/maintenance of field asset data collection applications to support
GIS, Field Operations, Compliance, Sustainability, R&D, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Geography/GIS, Computer Science, Business Information Systems, Engineering or related discipline or 5+ years of relevant work experience in data analytics and visualization with data quality control/assurance
• Working knowledge of some combination of the following applications: ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcSDE, GLS, Maximo, Smartsheet, Excel and Power BI
• Effective written/verbal communication
• Work with existing job aids and standards and assist development and roll-out of new procedures as needed
• Proven organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Assist in the development and deployment of field data collection systems including Esri mobile applications, pending Maximo program module releases, and/or leak survey applications
• Experience with field GPS, leak survey, emissions survey, and cross bore data collection activities
• Experience with content and document management applications with integrations into workflow
• Geoprocessing and spatial analysis skills
• Esri ArcGIS Online – intermediate proficiency
• MS Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) – advanced proficiency
• Maximo – intermediate proficiency
• Click mobile application – basic understanding
• SQL RDBMS – intermediate proficiency
• SmartSheets – intermediate proficiency
• Microsoft PowerBI – intermediate proficiency
• Content/Document Management system – intermediate proficiency
• TEAMS/SharePoint – intermediate proficiency
• Relational database management systems – intermediate proficiency
• Financial Accounting – intermediate proficiency
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies
• Ability to function independently and as a team leader
• Ability to handle multiple assignments and changing priorities
• Ability to work effectively with limited direct supervision

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years pipeline or local distribution company experience
• Master’s degree in Geography, Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field.
• GLS – advanced proficiency
• GCMA data tables – intermediate proficiency
• AR data tables – intermediate proficiency
• Field Quality Assurance audit execution – intermediate proficiency
• Large scale data conversion project team experience

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and supports the maintenance of asset field inspection data collection applications
• Importing data into Maximo
• Provides content and document management via various applications
• Serves as Subject Matter Expert on asset field inspection data collection requests and outlines requirements
• Assists with the execution of field application testing and the documentation of defects
• Completes post review and editing of field collected data as needed
• Supports the development of IT systems and applications related to asset data, asset performance, compliance assurance, and/or operational efficiency
• Maintains PHMSA regulation knowledge and experience including 49 CFR Part 192
• Demonstrates ability to enhance program management functions by pursuing opportunities for improvement of existing methods, tools, or workflows
• Audits the performance of leak survey (in accordance with the Leak Survey Manual)
• Develop queries and reports from mobile advanced leak detection (MALD) vendor provided, cloud-based customer platforms
• Operates and maintains GPS hardware, software, and equipment
• Ensures data transfers into the gas leak survey application are established and functional
• Supports Program Managers with field inspection data collection, management, reporting, and visualization
• Analyzes current business processes and system data to recommend best practice field inspection data collection solutions
• Interfaces with the Technology Organization and vendors for the MALD technologies to drive improvements in the collection, reporting, and data analytics solutions for MALD survey data
• Develops and maintains dashboards, forms, and sites in executing QA/QC of the various field inspection and maintenance programs
• Provides subject matter expertise on GAS geospatial field inspection data collection issues (GLS enhancements, GIS and other technology strategy, process improvements, etc.)
• Builds and maintains cohesive working relationships with internal and external, application customers

Benefits

• Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being.
• This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s).
• A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees