TFO Cathodic Protection Supervisor

Job Summary

Supervise and coordinate field cathodic protection and corrosion control operations. Motivate, develop, coach, and discipline employees. Coordinate, monitor, and optimize the daily work activities of personnel to complete appropriate tasks as scheduled in response to internal and external customer demand. Schedule cathodic protection surveys, inspections, and field tests to maintain compliance with TRRC and PHMSA corrosion control regulations and CenterPoint Energy policy.

Essential Functions

• Determines priorities and coordinates the work with other departments and/or contractors to assure that prompt resolution of any situation or issue is in accordance with company specifications and safety rules.
• Receives cathodic protection maintenance work orders monthly, including rectifier inspections, test station surveys, and remediation work.
• Schedules, assigns and verifies that cathodic protection inspection and maintenance plans are in compliance using Dispatch Application and SAP. 
• Assigns employees to perform cathodic protection testing, including pipe-to-soil potential readings, rectifier readings, and close interval and test station surveys, in accordance with operating standards and federal/state regulations.
• Inspects work completed by Company crews or contractors' crews to confirm that the work was done in accordance with operating standards and federal/state regulations. Assures that gas carrying facilities (such as main, services, meter stations, etc.) meet the company’s standards for corrosion protection, coating quality, and specifications.
• Reviews daily work order assignments for balance and proper utilization of employees.
• Communicates tasks and plans to the crew either through tail-gate sessions or individually to ensure that each crew member is informed of expectations.  Clarifies tasks and plans so that each employee knows what is expected.
• Trains and coaches employees on sound cathodic protection and corrosion control methods and work practices.
• Communicates with internal and external customers when responding to concerns about difficult service problems and/or customer complaints.
• Motivate, develop, coach, and discipline employees.
• Determines and assures that necessary materials and supplies are available to complete work orders.  Maintains controlled materials and issues adequate supply of work materials.
• Investigates workplace accidents, vehicular accidents, on-the-job injuries and instances involving general public liability and/or property damage.
• Compiles data, keeps current documentation and prepares periodic surveys and reports (including cathodic protection survey results and remediation records), cost estimates and updates plant facilities records.

Continued Essential Functions

• Advises employees on rectifier output adjustments, anode bed and ground bed performance, bonds, and test station maintenance to maintain adequate cathodic protection levels.
• Assures effective corrosion control in the system by reviewing survey data, identifying areas with inadequate cathodic protection, and initiating timely remediation. Investigates and resolves rectifier outages, shorted casings, and stray current or AC interference issues.
• Assures good housekeeping of company properties (including buildings, grounds, rectifier sites, test stations, city gates, regulator stations, transportation equipment) through inspection and instigates correction of any unacceptable conditions or hazards that exist.
• 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.
• Ensure compliance with corporate capitalization and budgeting procedures.
• 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.

Experience

• Requires a minimum of five (5) years of related experience in the construction, maintenance and service of natural gas distribution systems, including cathodic protection and corrosion control.

Physical Requirements

• Able to communicate either written and verbal communications either in person or through technical equipment such as 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 areas occupied by 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 a motor vehicle daily or for extended time periods, in a safe manner, and enter/exit vehicle unassisted.
• Able to operate a motor vehicle and heavy equipment and the ability to enter and exit vehicle unassisted.
• Able to sit, stand or walk for long periods of time.
• Able to sit, stand, walk, kneel, or crouch for extended periods of time.
• Able to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, reach, climb stairs and ladders, and poles.
• Able to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, reach, climb stairs and ladders, and crawl in confined spaces such as vaults, pits, or crawl spaces.
• Able to use a variety of hand tools, power tools, and cathodic protection test equipment including picks, shovels, sharp-shooters, pipe wrenches, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, pavement saws, jack hammers, air guns, multimeters, reference electrodes, and pipe locators, etc.
• 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 respirator, safety glasses, hardhat, gloves, protective footwear, and earplugs on a daily basis.
• Able to exert up to 100 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 70 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a minimal amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• 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 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 a motor vehicle daily or for extended time periods, in a safe manner.
• Able to participate in Mutual Assistance.
• Able to travel occasionally overnight.
• Able to work in an office environment.