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Reference #: R4056 delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

Operating as the  (water and wastewater services) and the  and  (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities.

We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.

Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S.

Responsible for directing the Administrative Assistant group, monitoring performance and work load, interpreting and implementing policies and procedures and ensuring compliance with Company polices and PUC and Federal rules/regulations. Responsible for backing up 24/7 Emergency Dispatch Center as needed.

What You'll Do: Oversee and coordinate all field administrative assistant functions within Operations. Supervise employee productivity, including performance management. Monitor work load and assignments of staff members as needed. Provide direction and training to staff members as needed. Resolve department issues and decisions affecting interdepartmental relationships. Conduct coaching sessions as needed. Track data, create and distribute reports as requires and requested. Identifying bottlenecks and re routing work as appropriate. Assist in developments, interpretation, and delivery of policies and procedures for department. Request, collect, review and organize data and/or information and develop into reports for department use. Investigate questionable areas on reports, received information, etc. and make administrativedecisions. Analyze and send daily reports to managements. Other duties as assigned.

Secondary Duties: Serve as back up supervisor for 24/7 Emergency Dispatch Center. Responsibilities include coordinating and monitoring staffing levels to maintain appropriate levels for emergency dispatch response; overseeing Dispatch operations to provide necessary emergency response in order to protect the public; maintaining consistent communications with staff; tracking data; and gathering and communicating details concerning major incidents to critical PNG personnel.

What You'll Bring Knowledge of company policies, practices and procedures, and PUC regulations. Full understanding of PNG organizational structure, practices and interdepartmental communications. Strong collaboration skills; effective, motivating leader; function with minimal supervision. Excellent computer software skills (such as Word, Excel, graphic software, etc.) and other Microsoft programs. Knowledge of SAP system. Strong planning, writing, data analyst, and time management skills. Detailed orientated, organized, able to prioritize assignments, analytical, able to use judgement to make decisions and solve complex, diverse and sensitive issues.

Experience/Education Requirements: Minimum of 5 years experience in gas distribution/operations. Minimum 2 years of leadership experience and/or supervisory role required. Demonstrated ability to handle conflict effectively. Demonstrated experience developing and implementing processes. Demonstrated analysis and project coordination skills. Bachelor's degree preferred. Demonstrated experience may be substituted for preferred degree. Valid drivers license and ability to drive all PNG vehicles.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to: 30-40% travel to work sites of PNG. Perform sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Operate a computer and other business machines including Blackberry in order to communicate to key PNG personnel during emergent and urgent situations. See, hear, talk, communicate, stoop, stand walk, and perform tasks requiring manual dexterity. Physical working conditions include exposure to noise.

Essential Utilities, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law. Essential Utilities is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (1-877-271-9012). To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to: Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship Family members cannot work in the same department.

Aqua America, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.  Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.