Superintendent, Control

Southern Company • Glen Ellyn, IL

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About The Position

The purpose of this position is to lead and supervise field personnel responsible for all installation and
maintenance activities associated with field instrumentation, real-time data communication, and SCADA
controls to ensure optimum system operation and reliability. Ensures all compliance and regulatory activities
are completed and documented as required. Responsible for the daily performance monitoring and oversight
of job functions performed by field staff ensuring field instrumentation, real-time controls and SCADA
equipment are properly maintained, repaired, and calibrated to Company standards and regulatory guidelines.
Additional duties include overseeing the maintenance of electronic controls and equipment associated with
odorizers, electronic chart recorders, pipeline heaters, chromatographs, transmitters, cellular modems and
RTUs. Ensures resources for quick response to system outages are readily available. Daily travel within the Nicor Gas Territory.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree
• 5+ years equivalent LDC operations experience working in a SCADA/Controls department
• Intermediate MS Excel and MS Word
• Demonstrated experience supervising employees
• Radio/RF, TCIP addressing, or SCADA addressing
• As-building for pre and post design documentation
• Basic electrical distribution (12Volt, 24 Volt, 110 Volt)
• Electronic Controls Design ( 4 – 20 ma, 1 – 5 volts)
• Reading and understanding electrical line diagrams and wiring schematics
• Demonstrated ability in the calibration and testing of instrumentation and SCADA control equipment using test equipment
• Demonstrated ability in the installation and startup of new SCADA/control sites
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with data communication protocols i.e. WPLS, modems, land-lines, Modbus, IP, etc.
• Experience in SCADA field controls design, installation and maintenance
• Experience working with Fisher ROC or Bristol RTU/PLC

Responsibilities

• Understands all regulatory requirements and Company standards to ensure delivery of SCADA data from field devices to the real-time control systems
• Oversees the configuration and startup of field RTUs
• Oversees and manages the installation and startup of new SCADA stations as well as implements, schedules and oversees instrumentation and SCADA field projects. Closely works with RTSS for scheduling SCADA host additions/revisions to meet timeline requirements for station commissioning.
• Understands PHMSA Control Room Management requirements associated with field SCADA and ensures full compliance within department
• Investigates and resolves communication issues concerning radios, cellular modems and RTUs
• Oversees and manages the troubleshooting and repair of field instrumentation equipment associated with odorizers, pipeline heaters, chromatographs, electronic chart recorders, etc.
• Organizes and communicates daily work assignments to SCADA personnel
• Maintains necessary inventory for operation and maintenance of field SCADA equipment
• Monitors and directs compliance related tasks to ensure requirements are met
• Meets or exceeds all financial, performance, and regulatory metrics
• Sets performance expectations and direction for team
• Responsible for monitoring monthly and annual capital and operating expense budgets and implementing cost control for the department
• Provides supervision and guidance to SCADA personnel to ensure daily workloads are completed and departmental goals are achieved
• Collaborates with other internal departments to meet company goals
• Clearly communicates with department leadership
• Trains, develops, and engages SCADA personnel
• Instills corporate values and personal responsibility into SCADA personnel
• Builds strong relationships with other Southern Company Gas departments
• Ensures Company safety guidelines are met
• Ensures departmental metrics and goals are met
• Ensures all regulatory requirements are met
• Administers employee performance process and work with individual employees to establish developmental goals and steps to achieve objectives
• Responsible for creating and implementing improved processes and techniques to enhance operating environment

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.
• Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager