TFO Cathodic Protection Manager

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Job Summary

Lead cathodic protection and corrosion control operations for CenterPoint Energy’s gas utilities in Indiana, Minnesota, and Texas. Manage the corrosion supervisors and field employees who survey, inspect, and maintain our cathodic protection systems. Own the department’s results against short, medium, and long term goals, including compliance with PHMSA and state corrosion control regulations and CenterPoint Energy policy. Set priorities, manage the budget, and develop the people on the team. Bring expert knowledge of cathodic protection and corrosion control, with working knowledge of the related gas operations disciplines. Solve complex corrosion problems, and put in place the policies and procedures that keep the system protected.

Essential Functions

- Manage the cathodic protection and corrosion control program across Indiana, Minnesota, and Texas, including the Atmospheric Corrosion Inspection (ACI) program, and direct the application of existing principles while implementing new policies and procedures within the departmental area.

- Manage supervisors and non-exempt and/or exempt employees, including compensation, performance management, development, resource planning, and discipline.

- Establish priorities and coordinate work with other departments and/or contractors to ensure prompt resolution of issues in accordance with company specifications and safety rules.

- Ensure monthly cathodic protection maintenance work orders, including rectifier inspections, test station surveys, and remediation work, are planned, scheduled, and completed using the Dispatch Application and SAP.

- Ensure cathodic protection inspection and maintenance plans, including pipe-to-soil potential readings, rectifier readings, and close interval and test station surveys, comply with operating standards and federal and state regulations, and achieve short, medium, and long term compliance goals.

- Ensure work completed by Company crews and contractor crews meets operating standards and regulations, and that gas carrying facilities (such as mains, services, and meter stations) meet company standards for corrosion protection, coating quality, and specifications.

- Review work order assignments and workloads across supervisors and crews for balance and proper utilization of employees and contractors.

Continued Essential Functions

- Communicate expectations, tasks, and plans to supervisors and employees, and ensure they are clearly understood.

- Train and coach supervisors and employees on sound cathodic protection and corrosion control methods and work practices.

- Assure effective corrosion control in the system by reviewing survey data, identifying areas with inadequate cathodic protection, and ensuring timely remediation, including rectifier outages, shorted casings, and stray current or AC interference issues.

- Guide employees on rectifier output adjustments, anode bed and ground bed performance, bonds, and test station maintenance to maintain adequate cathodic protection levels.

- Communicate with internal and external customers, regulators, and stakeholders when responding to concerns about difficult service problems and customer complaints.

- Ensure necessary materials and supplies are available to complete work orders and that controlled materials are properly maintained.

- Oversee investigations of workplace accidents, vehicular accidents, on-the-job injuries, and incidents involving general public liability and/or property damage.

- Ensure documentation, periodic surveys and reports (including cathodic protection survey results and remediation records), cost estimates, and plant facilities records are complete, accurate, and current.

- Develop and manage the O&M and capital budgets for cathodic protection and corrosion control, and ensure compliance with corporate capitalization and budgeting procedures.

- Organize teams to resolve complex corrosion issues within the department, and devise solutions based on limited information using evaluation, judgment, and interpretation.

- Assure good housekeeping of company properties (including buildings, grounds, rectifier sites, test stations, city gates, regulator stations, and transportation equipment) and ensure unacceptable conditions or hazards are corrected.

- Must demonstrate commitment to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the Company's Ethics and Compliance Code, and other Company policies and procedures, and take all required training courses.

- Must demonstrate respect for all individuals and adhere to the Company's values and business practices.

- Available on a 24/7 basis to respond to field emergencies and implement emergency response procedures as necessary.

Education Description

Requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university. Non-degreed individuals with equivalent years of professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree with senior management approval.

Experience

Requires a minimum of seven (7) years of prior functional work experience in the construction, maintenance, and service of natural gas distribution systems, including cathodic protection and corrosion control, with experience managing supervisors and/or exempt and non-exempt employees.

Physical Requirements

- Able to communicate in writing and verbally, either in person or through technical equipment such as a telephone.

- Able to demonstrate and apply the manual dexterity to operate a personal computer and common office equipment.

- Able to demonstrate and apply the physical dexterity to access company and customer locations, which may be confined, require ladder access, or be occupied by the customer.

- Able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a minimal amount of force frequently, to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

- Able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a minimal amount of force frequently, to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

- Able to operate a motor vehicle, and drive daily or for extended time periods in a safe manner, and enter and exit the vehicle unassisted.

- Able to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.

- Able to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, and climb stairs and ladders, and crawl in confined spaces such as vaults, pits, or crawl spaces.

- Able to use cathodic protection test equipment such as multimeters, reference electrodes, and pipe locators, and to oversee the use of hand tools, power tools, and heavy equipment by field crews.

- Able to work a varied schedule with projects and deadlines requiring the ability to meet changing demands.

- Able to certify and use personal protective equipment, such as a respirator, safety glasses, hardhat, gloves, protective footwear, and earplugs, on a daily basis.

- Able to reach, grasp, and move items.

- Able to distinguish color.

Working Conditions

- Required to participate in CenterPoint Energy’s Emergency Operation Plan (EOP).

- Able to work with routine exposure to all weather conditions.

- Able to work regular hours, with occasional or mandatory overtime; may be required to work rotating shifts.

- Able to be included in the random drug screen pool required for DOT safety sensitive positions.

- Able to handle emergency situations, including possible exposure to gaseous atmospheres on occasion.

- Able to work safely around energized rectifiers, electrical equipment, and in areas near high-voltage power lines and pipeline rights-of-way.

- Able to respond to emergency calls and/or callouts and occasionally return to work while off duty.

- Able to work in a fast-paced environment.

- Able to work indoors in an office environment and outdoors with occasional exposure to all weather conditions, equipment, and noise when at field installation sites.

- Field environment may also involve being around livestock and/or captive animals.

- Able to operate a motor vehicle and drive daily or for extended time periods in a safe manner.

- Able to participate in Mutual Assistance.

- Able to travel occasionally overnight.

We want you to know
Being a part of the CenterPoint Energy team is more than a career alone. It's an opportunity to make a positive impact. You will be an integral part of enabling everyday life and the pursuit of possibilities for the customers we serve and the communities we share. The vital services we provide are at the core of making our world work, and by sharing your energy with us, we'll create a better tomorrow together.

What we bring to you

- Competitive pay

- Paid training

- Benefits eligibility begins on your first day

- Transit subsidies

- Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off

- Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston

- Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement

- 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution

Job Type: Full Time
Posting Start Date: 11/13/2026​
Posting End Date: 11/20/2026

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a), and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

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