WGL - Operations Clerk - Dispatch

Job Description

Position Summary

As an Operations Dispatch team member, you’ll help keep field operations organized, accurate and responsive. You’ll support Operations Dispatch and System O&M field crews by researching, processing and documenting work activities, maintaining compliance records, and providing timely information to employees, external partners and customers.

You’ll also play an important role during emergency situations by supporting dispatch activities, researching information and communicating with field personnel, emergency services, government jurisdictions and other stakeholders.

This is a shift-work position and is considered safety sensitive and subject to applicable safety-related policies.

What You’ll Do:

Dispatch & Field Operations Support

- Receive, code, process and verify work activities generated by customers, the one-call centre, internal departments and field crews.
- Create and dispatch work orders in Click when required.
- Initiate and verify work types that generate work requests.
- Initiate and update CTS conditions and WMIS work requests.
- Provide support to the Dispatch Specialist.
- Analyze leak orders originating from customers or System O&M field operations.
- Manage incoming and outgoing phone calls in a timely manner.

Emergency Response Support

- Support Operations Dispatch activities during emergency situations.
- Research information needed for emergency decision-making using CAD, SmallWorld, and other manual and computer-based record systems.
- Communicate with government jurisdictions, emergency services personnel, media representatives, field personnel and customers to provide information needed to help control emergency situations.
- Obtain verbal authorization from jurisdictions for emergency work and follow up with the required applications.

Permits & Work Coordination

- Initiate permit requests through Web Portal and D.C. WEPS.
- Coordinate permit processes for company and contractor construction and maintenance work.
- Track permit progress and required approvals.
- Communicate with customers, permit agencies, the one-call center, contractors, excavators and internal teams regarding the status of construction and maintenance activities.

Records, Compliance & Administration

- Maintain accurate and complete records of work activities.
- Maintain workload logs for compliance documentation, workload planning and internal/external notifications.
- Ensure information and documentation are accurate and complete.
- Support the training of new Operations Dispatch employees as needed.
- Follow company and department policies and demonstrate behaviors established by Operations Dispatch leadership.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring:

Required

- High School Diploma or GED.
- Twenty-four (24) months of experience within the Operations area.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Ability to work shifts.

Preferred

- Familiarity with SAP, SMALLWORLD, WMIS, CTS, Web Portal, Web Extender/Application Extender tracking systems preferred.

Additional Position Requirements

- Shift work: Required
- Personal vehicle: Required as needed
- Safety-sensitive position: Yes

Union: Yes

Bargaining Unit/Local: Office and Professional Employees International Union- Local 2

Rate Classification: Grade 4A- $25.57 per hour, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement

Number of Positions Available: 1

Please note that current union members will receive priority on these vacancies, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Why work at AltaGas?

AltaGas  is a North American energy infrastructure company with a focus on owning and operating assets that provide clean and affordable energy to our customers. AltaGas assets include Washington Gas/WGL, SEMCO, and Petrogas. Our talented team, nearly 3,000 strong, leverages the strength of our assets and expertise along the energy value chain to connect customers with premier energy solutions – from the well sites of upstream producers to the doorsteps of homes and businesses to new markets around the world.

We deliver clean and affordable natural gas to approximately 1.7 million customers’ homes and businesses through regulated natural gas distribution utilities across four jurisdictions in the United States and two regulated natural gas storage utilities in the United States. Learn more about our team, vision, and strategy.

WGL is an EO employer – M/F/Vets/Disabled

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For Canadian hires : AltaGas hires personnel on the basis of job-related qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to a person's ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

For U.S. hires : WGL/SEMCO/AltaGas offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive bonus plans, holiday pay, 401K matching and a wide array of benefits. These benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage are designed to help you and your family stay healthy. We also have paid time off (PTO) to balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits vary depending upon the specifics of the role.

U.S. affiliates of AltaGas are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical or mental disabilities, political affiliation, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.