Damage Prevention Specialist

About the Role

This position oversees pipeline crossings by third-parties, conducts investigations of natural gas facility damages, and ensures compliance with Company and regulatory requirements. The role involves working with Company crews and outside contractors, maintaining accurate records, and addressing safety and encroachment issues.

Responsibilities

• Oversees pipeline crossings by third-parties.
• Works with Company crews and outside contractors to perform excavations for damage prevention.
• Conducts investigations of natural gas facility damages and follows through to resolution.
• Reviews and reconciles invoices.
• Maintains contact with area excavators, municipalities, and Company personnel responsible for excavation activities.
• Ensures the accuracy of Company maps and records related to damage prevention.
• Completes and maintains accurate records and reports to comply with Company and regulatory requirements.
• Identifies, addresses, and reports safety and encroachment issues to resolution.
• Ensures the safe operation and inspection of assigned Company vehicles and equipment.
• May be required to hold stand-by duty, work shifts, holidays, weekends, emergency call outs, and occasional extensive hours.
• May require reporting outside the regular work area.

Requirements

• High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and five years of experience in natural gas construction, damage prevention, or related field.
• In-depth knowledge of Company operations.
• Must obtain and maintain minimum Operator Qualifications (OQs) and classroom training within six months.
• Valid driver's license in accordance with Company standards.
• Ability to communicate, persuade, and influence internal and external customers at a management level on technical and complex matters.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in using the Company's internet/intranet website for data entry and retrieval tasks.

Qualifications

• Ability to work outdoors in all types of weather, including exposure to extreme climates, high noise levels, rough terrain, and confined spaces.
• Physical ability to perform activities such as bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning, and lifting up to 45 pounds.
• Acute sense of sight, hearing (corrected or uncorrected), and strong sense of smell.
• May require overnight travel and residence within a specific area due to call-out response time.

Other Requirements

• As a Safety-Sensitive position, pre and post-employment screenings, including drug testing and motor vehicle record (MVR) background checks, are required.

Atmos Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Job Family: Damage Prevention