Energize your future by joining our team at Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative!

We are looking for a Customer Service Representative to perform analytical, financial and reporting functions associated with an engineering and construction environment. This role covers the full lifecycle of construction work requests and job orders from initiation of work requests in an Oracle-based work management information system (WMIS) through post construction as-built reconciliation.

This position may be required to work at both our Gainesville, VA and Minnieville, VA office locations, based on workload.

Essential job functions will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Secure required information from customers/developers to initiate work requests for new underground/overhead electric installations, relocations, conversions, retirements and street lights.
• Complete various analyses necessary to create new service locations and customers in NOVEC's CIS to facilitate commencement of billing upon installation of service and ensure job site readiness prior to release to construction.
• Plan, monitor, adjust and prioritize the schedule for construction of work requests and SOC Board job orders to facilitate completion of the work promptly and cost effectively.
• Reconcile contractor invoices, conduct as-built processes and process meter installation data into the CIS system to ensure new facilities are correctly posted to NOVEC's continuing property records, entered into NOVEC's GIS mapping system and accurate customer billing is commenced.
• Perform financial functions including administering post construction invoicing for adverse trenching and backfill as well as performing payroll time entry for construction staff involving analysis of crew timesheets to ensure conformity with collective bargaining agreement provisions.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Premier health benefits, including an onsite wellness center.
• Survivor and Disability benefits
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% base salary match and an additional match of your contribution at a rate of 50% up to the first 12%
• Life insurance
• Vacation, Sick and Holiday Leave
• Educational Assistance
• Annual Company Events

If you're ready to take the next step towards advancing your career, apply today! NOVEC is an equal opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. We do not provide sponsorship or relocation for this position.

Education and Experience:

High School Diploma or GED is required.

An associate's degree in business or finance is desired.

A minimum of two years of related experience is required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Ability to secure information regarding requests for new or upgraded service from customer, developers or internal staff members, analyzes request for each service location to determine type(s) of electric service required, determine applicable electric service tariff, correct local district and associated Distribution Engineering designer and initiates appropriate work requests(s) in Oracle-based work management information system (WMIS).
• Ability to analyze a design-finalized work request engineering drawing and staking sheet to verify that the work request is complete, review job with Distribution Engineering designer and then distribute to NOVEC job site inspector assigned to territory.
• Ability to research and verify service location information in ESRI GIS mapping program and local government real property database including determining subdivision, tax and NOVEC Board district, substation circuit(s) which will serve location and then creates service location(s) in Daffron customer information system (CIS).
• Ability to research required county inspections and monitor receipt of CIAC payments required prior to creating connect service orders in CIS. Upon verification of receipt of required approvals, creates connect service orders utilizing the appropriate rate code for billing the customer, tax district, NOVEC Board District, setting up new customer accounts, verifying customer credit ratings.
• Ability to prioritize components of the construction work to be completed and coordinate with electricians or representatives of other utilities required to be on-site during construction, completing or updating tasks in WMIS and ARM scheduling web portal. Advise contractors and/or NOVEC crews if all requirements have been met for new services to be metered.
• Ability to determine and verify locational coordinates for excavation work and creates required Miss Utility ticket(s) providing both written instructions and highlighting excavation area on Miss Utility online maps.
• Ability to review work assigned to contractors and NOVEC crews, documenting the status, estimated completion dates and workload quantity to balance the the cost of contractor or NOVEC crew overtime against additional mobilization costs. Redefine construction deadlines and work for more efficient use of contractor labor and reduction in additional project costs where possible.
• Ability to reconcile invoices by analyzing invoices and staking sheet for completeness and re-calculating invoices utilizing as-built data entered into WMIS verifying contractor invoice compatible unit totals and pricing matches WMIS Webscripts reports.
• Ability to analyze meter installation information verifying meter and ERT number(s) in CIS for newly constructed services and processes information into WMIS and Daffron CIS systems in accordance with strict timetable to ensure accurate initial billing.
• Ability to perform payroll time entry for assigned construction staff into Lawson Time Management System and serve as backup for entry of time for other team members or their proxies in their absence or as dictated by workloads.
• Ability to conduct WMIS audit processes utilizing Webscripts reports to investigate problems impeding the progression of work requests through division work flow processes and addressing issues by directing problems to the appropriate personnel for resolution tracking.

About NOVEC (Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative)

Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) is a locally based and locally owned electric distribution system headquartered in Manassas, VA. NOVEC provides reliable electric service to more than 170,000 homes and businesses located in Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford counties, the City of Manassas Park and the Town of Clifton (all in the state of Virginia).

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