Gas Field Leader-St Clair, Michigan

Job Description

The Gas Compression Field Leader is in integral component to the safe and reliable operation of the station and gas system alike. The field leader provides the single point of contact between operations and several business partners (engineering, project management, etc.) and our customers within Gas Control, storage and transmission. The Field leader provides and leads regular communications between the areas to communicate and resolve potential deliverability impacts to minimize and prevent risk to the gas system and to our customers.

• This position provides planning, direction, regulatory compliance and oversight to assure safe & reliable operation and maintenance at the Company Gas Compression facilities in a cost-effective manner.
• Plan, organize, direct, and control areas such as quality systems, safety and compliance, site readiness inspections, customer interfaces, and policy & procedure applications.
• Initiate and lead project initiatives or change implementation efforts to improve results.
• Manage and inspection of contract work to include field verification of work completion to contract specifications.
• Leaders in this role have the ability to perform effectively and efficiently in routine and non-routine/emergency situations with minimal guidance.

Qualifications

• Responsible for the planning, organization, coordination, evaluation and supervision of employees assigned to the operation, maintenance and construction of activities at the Gas Compression headquarters.
• Recommends proposed changes and enhancements to systems and facilities operation; responds to complaints and requests for information; prepares and maintains reports of completed job orders and the status of jobs in progress.
• Inspects job sites to check on work progress, assures satisfactory completion and assists in the development of work orders for new work assignments; prepares requisitions for operations and maintenance supplies, equipment and materials and supervises special projects as required.
• Conducts regular safety meetings, participates as a member of safety committee; investigates and completes necessary incident reports and accident reports; maintains records, prepares and submits required reports for appropriate agencies.
• Implements preventative maintenance programs.Facilitates and fosters a team environment while maintaining the necessary boundaries to ensure structure in running the business.
• Regular attendance is expected.

• Position requires the individual to work a minimum of 40 hours per week with a majority of the time spent in the office or within the compressor station.
• Individual needs to be willing to work additional hours as necessary to meet deadlines or as activities require with very short notice to do so.
• Individual should be willing to participate in the on-call rotation.
• Individual may have to work outside of assigned headquarters to help with gas system stability which may require overnight stays.
• Potentially work a flexible schedule to meet the demands of the customer, which may include evenings, weekends, holidays and overtime.
• Individual must have a valid driver’s license.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.
• The employee must frequently lift and move up to ten pounds and occasionally lift and move up to seventy-five pounds. The recommended maximum weight for employees to lift without the aid of other employees or a lifting device is 35 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The noise level on the field site is often loud.

Additional Information

For consideration for this position, please apply directly on our CMS Energy careers site at www.consumersenergy.com/careers

Join a diverse and dynamic team that makes and delivers the most valuable services in the world: electricity and natural gas. At Consumers Energy, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. Our employees work around the clock to provide service to our customers in honor of our history and to fulfill our promise to Michigan - Count on Us! Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy and headquartered in Jackson, Michigan, provides natural gas and electricity to nearly 6.8 million of Michigan's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.

All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

The position will be filled at the appropriate salary grade based upon the skills, knowledge, and experience of the selected candidate.