Job Description
Job Summary:
Develops, plans and coordinates the transportation-related personnel, equipment & activities for CenterPoint Energy Transportation group. Responsible for carrying out safe, compliant & reliable execution of transportation activities.
Essential Functions:
- Plans, oversees and coordinates transportation logistics for day-to-day CNG and LNG operations and execution of MES jobs.
- Interacts with external contractors on a regular basis to coordinate and schedule transportation logistics, bulk product deliveries, and continuously manned (24-hour) transportation operations.
- Responds to emergency requests for service during non-work hours such as nights, weekends and holidays.
- Assists in development & implementation of DOT and Company-compliant standards, policies, practices, training programs, and safety programs.
- Observes, inspects and directs all phases of transportation activity to ensure compliance with Company, DOT and other applicable regulatory requirements.
- Develops fleet of owned and leased vehicles and equipment by developing relationships with equipment leasing companies, determining relevant equipment specifications, negotiating appropriate agreements, and managing ongoing contracts.
- Maintains fleet of owned and leased vehicles and equipment by ensuring vehicles and equipment undergo regularly scheduled maintenance, remain compliant with required inspections and registrations, and are operated in a safe and sustainable manner.
- Develops relationship with both external and internal customers and delivers service that meets or exceeds customer expectations, needs and time frames.
- Interacts regularly with both external customers and internal customers and promotes the company image with external and internal customers.
- Reviews driver tickets and invoices of completed jobs for accuracy of charged units and unit rates.
- Maintains regulatory compliance with all federal, state and local regulations and associated permits, including all applicable environmental, health and safety regulations, by reading and interpreting regulations.
- Develops, implements, manages, maintains and updates all CET procedures, policies, training programs, safety programs and work practices.
- Helps develop, promote & implement initiatives for innovation. Creates an environment for continuous improvement and, together with staff, identifies and implements new technologies and innovations to improve the cost effectiveness and profitability of the business and develop new products and services.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
Education: Requires a high school diploma or equivalent knowledge of English, math and grammar.
Experience: Minimum of 7 years combined technical experience in transportation logistics, providing a detailed understanding of operation and equipment maintenance for the transportation of hazardous material, overweight loads, and other specially permitted loads.
Competencies:
Business and Financial Acumen – Understand the impact actions and decision have on the bottom line of the enterprise.
- Understand drivers of profitability.
- Use resources efficiently.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how day-to-day activities impact CNP bottom line.
- Proactively look for and implement ways to reduce or contain costs where appropriate.
- Knowledgeable of technology enhancements and the efficiencies it brings to company operations
Coaching and Development – Develop others’ capabilities to empower them to reach their potential.
- Seek opportunities to get input from others for continuous improvement.
- Provide honest and courageous feedback to others.
- Seek out and be open to feedback from others.
- Inspires, motivates and guides others toward achievement of growth and development goals
Collaboration – Eliminate boundaries and drive common goals.
- Shares information proactively with others in order to achieve shared goals.
- Collaborates openly with others as a team player to accomplish company/organization objectives.
- Demonstrates understanding of the impact of own actions on other team members and/or other departments.
- Demonstrates behavior that allows others to contribute to their full potential.
Connecting, Listening, and Sharing – Maintain open, active, two-way communication
- Proactively share and seek out ideas with others.
- Demonstrate openness and accessibility to others.
- Share thoughts and feelings in a direct, genuine, and respectful way.
- Demonstrate you have listened to and understand others’ points of view.
- Actively seek diverse perspectives.
Customer Focus Through Service – Understand and exceed the expectations of internal and external customers
- Deliver customer-focused strategies that build and sustain customer commitment and loyalty. Exceed internal and/or external customer’s expectations.
- Accept responsibility for the quality of service delivered.
- Demonstrate commitment to continuous improvement of services.
- Readily readjust priorities to pressing and changing customer demands.
Enterprise Mindset – Act in way that are best for the company as a whole
- Clearly understand the impact and implications of decisions to the company.
- Place organizational success above individual and team gain.
- Focus on efforts that add significant value and align according to priorities.
- Understand the big picture and the impact when executing plans and making decision.
Results Orientation – Reject the status-quo, find opportunities to improve and drive outstand business results
- Drive for results consistent with the organization’s vision, mission, and strategies.
- Demonstrate curiosity by challenging assumptions and questioning processes.
- Assess individual performance against a set of measurable criteria.
- Hold self and others accountable for verifying results and living the values.
- Demonstrate willingness to examine successes and failures in order to apply what was learned to improve individual performance.
- Perform the duties and responsibilities of his or her position efficiently and effectively.
- Manages one’s own time, energy and abilities and leverages the use of technology for maximum performance.
Steadiness—Demonstrate strength, poise, and an appropriate presence.
- Project credibility in adversarial situations.
- Make decisions confidently and wisely, after considering alternative courses of action.
- Handle conflict effectively.
- Remain focused and positive during periods of transition or uncertainty.
- Act to preserve relationships, even under difficult or heated circumstances.
- Publicly model behavior that supports the vision and values.
Physical Requirements:
- Able to make site visits to work environments where exposure to any of the following may occur: outdoor environment, extreme heat, extreme cold, air contamination, vibration, improper illumination, dirty environment, awkward/confining workspace and noise intensity.
- Able to respond to emergency calls 7 days per week, 24 hours per day including working more than 40 hours per week to meet established project completion dates and deadlines, as required.
- 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 demonstrate and apply manual dexterity to operate a personal computer.
- Able to use hand tools as needed on job sites.
- Able to travel to work sites, occasionally overnight.
- Able to obtain a class A, state of Texas Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with hazardous-materials (hazmat) endorsement.
- Able to maintain a Texas Railroad Commission CNG and LNG Certificate.
- Able to respond to emergency calls during non-work hours such as nights, weekends & holidays
Working Conditions:
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• Able to work indoors, in an office environment, regardless of whether a cubicle, open office or private office.
- Able to work outdoors with some exposure to all weather conditions.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment with moderate daily pressure.
- Able to work with some exposure to excessive noise, dust, dirt, grease, temperature extremes and safety hazards, including an explosive environment.
- Able to work overtime (nights and/or weekends), as needed or required to meet established deadlines.
- Able to respond to emergency calls and/or call-outs and return to work while off duty.
- Able to travel to installations, inspections, and/or investigations in field locations, attend or conduct training, visit manufacturing facilities and/or attend industry or professional association conferences and/or other meetings and stay overnight as required.
- Able to operate vehicle regularly on roadways varying quality.
- Able to make site visits to work environments where exposure to any of the following may occur: outdoor environment, extreme heat, extreme cold, air contamination, vibration, improper illumination, dirty environment, awkward/confining workspace and noise intensity.
- Able to respond to emergency calls 7 days per week, 24 hours per day including working more than 40 hours per week to meet established project completion dates and deadlines, as required.
- 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 demonstrate and apply manual dexterity to operate a personal computer.
- Able to use hand tools as needed on job sites.
- Able to travel to work sites, occasionally overnight.
- Able to obtain a class A, state of Texas Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with hazardous-materials (haz-mat) endorsement.
- Able to maintain a Texas Railroad Commission CNG and LNG Certificate.
- Able to respond to emergency calls during non-work hours such as nights, weekends & holidays
Working Conditions:
-
• Able to work indoors, in an office environment, regardless of whether a cubicle, open office or private office.
- Able to work outdoors with some exposure to all weather conditions.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment with moderate daily pressure.
- Able to work with some exposure to excessive noise, dust, dirt, grease, temperature extremes and safety hazards, including an explosive environment.
- Able to work overtime (nights and/or weekends), as needed or required to meet established deadlines.
- Able to respond to emergency calls and/or call-outs and return to work while off duty.
- Able to travel to installations, inspections, and/or investigations in field locations, attend or conduct training, visit manufacturing facilities and/or attend industry or professional association conferences and/or other meetings and stay overnight as required.
- Able to operate vehicle regularly on roadways varying quality.
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