Project Coordinator II, Field Operations

About the role

ONE Gas provides natural gas distribution services to more than 2.3 million customers in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Headquartered in Tulsa, Okla., its divisions include Kansas Gas Service, the largest natural gas distributor in Kansas; Oklahoma Natural Gas, the largest in the state; and Texas Gas Service, the third largest in the state in terms of customers.

Its largest natural gas distribution markets by customer count are Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla.; Kansas City, Wichita and Topeka, Kan.; and Austin and El Paso, Texas. ONE Gas serves residential, commercial, industrial, transportation and wholesale customers in all three states.

Inclusion & Diversity is a core value at ONE Gas. We know that every employee makes a difference and contributes to our success through their unique talents and abilities. We also acknowledge that we can accomplish great things by listening and learning from each other.

ONE Gas has great benefits! Here are just a few:

• Medical/Dental/Vision packages that fit your family's needs.
• Paid Time Off
• 401(K) plan that is 100% matched up to 6%.
• Profit Sharing contributions may also be made under the 401(k) Plan.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Basic and Optional Employee Term Life Insurance.
• Education Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement.

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of One Gas. Where positions are covered by a collective bargaining unit agreement, the terms and conditions of the agreement will apply.

ONE Gas, Inc., and its divisions will provide equal employment opportunity for qualified persons without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, military status or genetic information or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Establishes schedules for O&M, Capital and Compliance based work; provides moderate consultation on expediting of pre-requisites, permits and special equipment and determines incorporation of supervisor schedule feedback.

Key Duties and Responsibilities 

• Partner with business and system integrity to schedule construction, maintenance and inspection work coordination and activities for a specific functional and/or geographic boundary within a specified time frame.
• Build schedules that utilize the available resources to the acceptable tolerance level. Assign crews, materials and equipment to individual jobs with specific labor being assigned in a specific timeframe.
• Adjust the resource availability and work assignments within the scheduling tool for the appropriate window of time.
• Adjust and recommend revisions the job priorities to accommodate changing conditions, crewing for specific jobs based on unplanned absences and material and equipment allocations based on revisions occurring within set time frames.
• Identify need for additional resources to meet forecasted workload and collaborate with Resource Management.
• Monitor and report work volumes surrounding maintenance and repair functions.
• Identify when specific jobs are ready to be scheduled by ensuring all pre-requisites are satisfied and approve for crews to be assigned.
• Provide Operations with assignments, emergent work, and job status. Provide guidance on next jobs in the event of an unexpected delay.
• Maintain assets and locations based on maintenance work.
• Understand and maintain assets and locations based on maintenance work within system of record, including modifying and creating assets and locations
• Compare resource availability to the work schedule to ensure balance is in place. Make recommendations for work leveling where appropriate.
• Support pre-requisite management to ensure project pre-requisites are managed effectively within a specified time frame. Pre-requisites may include but are not limited to:
  • Pre-site inspections
  • Order flaggers
  • Order line locates
  • ROW and material requisition permits
• Perform on-going status updates with applicable departments to ensure a seamless transition of workload including, by exception, the transfer of a job back from Field Operations to work coordination.
• Coordinate and/or perform site pre-inspections to ensure work readiness, as applicable.
• Regular and reliable attendance is required in performance of job.
• Employee may be required to perform additional duties as assigned.

Education Requirements 

Bachelor's degree in business administration, construction management, project management or other related field preferred; or an equivalent combination of education and additional work experience. (Typically, one and a half years of relevant experience is equivalent to one year of formal education.)

Experience 

• In addition to education, this role typically calls for two to four years of relevant professional experience; (Minimum of one-year relevant experience is required.)
• Working knowledge of scheduling principles and practices.
• Working knowledge of daily construction, maintenance, appurtenances, and operation of pipeline systems related to natural gas distribution systems preferred.
• Working knowledge of resource skillsets, operator qualifications, equipment and materials.
• Working knowledge to coordinate work projects for most effective use of personnel and equipment.
• Working knowledge to communicate and/or exchange information or instructions and conduct oral presentations.
• Working knowledge of various work types and specific task level dependencies required to execute the work.
• Working knowledge to assess the impact of changes in the business environment or business operating conditions.
• Application of math, advanced algebra and statistics.
• Experience in use and function of office equipment including computers and applicable software.
• Experience with systems and applications
• including but not limited to Maximo/PCAD, Microsoft Dynamics, Power BI, Banner, Perceptive, and GIS.
• Demonstrated ability to read and write fluently in English.

Licenses and Certifications 

Required: Applicable driver’s license.

Preferred: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) preferred.

Additional Requirements 

• Mobility to travel in and around office facilities.
• Ability to communicate and/or exchange information or instructions.
• Visual ability sufficient to perform job duties.

This job description is meant as a guideline for employees of ONE Gas, Inc. It is not a definitive or exhaustive description and consequently may not include all tasks or functions related to the position. This document does not create, and is not part of, an employment contract. Please note the position may change to meet the changing requirements of the business. Employees may be assigned duties either, in addition to or instead of, those set out in this document and the position is subject to further changes at management’s discretion. #LI-SP1