Natural Gas Construction Project Coordinator

About Us

Elizabethtown Gas is a natural gas utility company that delivers safe, reliable, and affordable natural gas to over 300,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Union, Middlesex, Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Morris, and Mercer counties. At our core, we're dedicated to being a committed community partner, delivering exceptional customer service and developing innovative clean energy solutions to meet the needs of the future.

At Elizabethtown Gas, we believe that our employees are our most valuable asset. Whether you're a seasoned operations technician or an early-career legal professional, our culture, inclusive workforce, and leadership development and training programs will provide you with the tools you need to either kickstart your career or bring it to new heights.

Position Summary

A career in Construction Operations provides the opportunity to support and ensure safe operations of construction in the field. The Project Coordinator monitors, inspects, and maintains projects from start to finish. This involves scheduling meetings routinely throughout the project until completion. Additionally, this team member plays a role in ensuring company initiatives are on track, such as measuring performance within functional teams and working closely with other business units.

The Construction Operations team is responsible for oversight of all capital construction work, including planning, assigning, monitoring, and reporting on all construction work completed by South Jersey Industries team members and contractors. Additionally, this team member supports the execution of strategic plans related to construction implementation and oversight, customer service, and quality controls. This team establishes priorities and resource allocation and maintains deadlines for effective and efficient delivery of multiple simultaneous projects.

Essential Functions

• Oversee construction of gas utility infrastructure for residential, commercial, and industrial properties, including supervising and inspecting all construction activities like safety, compliance, quality, locates and restoration
• Coordinate with internal and external service providers and support other units to take action in the field and ensure that work is performed as planned, permitted, and scheduled
• Review and approve work orders, progress reports, field changes, invoices, as-built records and bid contracts to ensure compliance with company standards and policies
• Maintain customer satisfaction through timely and thorough communication with customers, municipalities and other governmental agencies such as DOTS, Counties, etc., including serving as initial contact for new business construction inquiries for developers, builders, homeowners, and Service Center personnel
• Champion Quality Assurance (e.g., policies, procedures, standards) and Quality Control on all capital construction projects
• Drive results through performance management of external and indirect resources including setting expectations, evaluating results, and taking corrective action as needed
• Direct "root-cause" analysis on any self-inflicted gas damage or customer outage related to construction
• Influence external contractors who represent the company by exhibiting the organization's values

Qualifications

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Benefits Package Overview

SJI offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.

The SJI "Total Rewards" Benefits Package include :

Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

At this time, SJI is only considering applicants authorized to work in the United States currently and in the future without the need for visa sponsorship.

Compensation Range : $69,000 - 110,400

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