Mgr, District Operations (Farmington, MN)

Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Job Function)

This position is responsible for the safe, reliable and diligent operation and maintenance of assigned facilities.


Typical Duties

Responsible for the operation and maintenance of pipeline, farm tap delivery points and town border stations. Provide management direction of the human, physical and monetary resources required to meet customer needs and maximize Northern's business, which includes receiving, transporting, compressing and delivering the required daily volumes of natural gas consistent with system demands and customer allocation rates using planned resources. Provide management direction to skill based pay employees to ensure safe, reliable and diligent operations compliant with safety and environmental rules, practices and company policies, procedures and standards. Review and measure employee activities for assigned facilities to assure the work is organized and effectively accomplished by skilled employees. Ensure employees possess the correct skill sets to perform the operation and maintenance of assigned facilities. Establish required training and staffing changes for the skill based pay employees to meet changing safety, environmental and government regulations, technology and operations requirements. Verify skill sets of each skill based pay employee. Perform critical and meaningful reviews of each employee with input from team members, the team leader and other subject matter experts. Responsible for assigned employee's cost expenditures to meet capital and operations and maintenance budget requirements and ensure compliance with spending policies. Perform administrative activities necessary for the effective management of the department, including employee safety, selection and development of employees, salary administration, budget administration, employee counseling and motivation, organization goals and objectives, and planning, organizing, integrating, measuring and reporting the work performed within the department. Perform any additional responsibilities as requested or assigned. Communications / Contacts Internal - Team leaders, regional director, directors, senior management and skill based pay employees. External - Customers, government agencies and Berkshire Hathaway Energy affiliates. 

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