Field Metering Analyst
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Job Description
Basic Purpose:
Provides a variety of meter investigations and customer support services using advanced smart meter interrogation tools and results from key smart grid analytics. Multiple interactions with customers including providing notices and addressing billing issues.
Major Responsibilities and Duties (to fulfill major purpose):
- Contacts and interacts on-site with customers to troubleshoot meter communications errors and resolve meter connectivity issues.
- Writes comprehensive reports on customer, site, and meter connectivity issues.
- Using optical probes and data analysis tools, interrogates meters to resolve issues, and/or issue meter exchanges related to communication and other errors.
- Using optical probes and handheld tools, performs download of meter data and demand meter resets.
- Performs disconnection/reconnection of electrical service via optical probe and handheld tools.
- Schedules and performs on-site manual meter disconnects for electrical service.
- Hand delivers various customer notices; reschedules disconnections and delivers 48 hour payment warnings according to defined on-site conditions and procedures.
- Collect and record registered meter readings including entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/ form.
- Performs checks and investigations in support of, switched meters, damaged or faulty meters, and other support checks including customer circuit breaker checks.
- Initiates and/or completes Service Order work such as following up on billing irregularities for all types of residential account customers and general accounts.
- Contacts and interacts on-site with customers to resolve billing inquiries, meter connectivity issues, address changes and updates accounts for billing purposes.
- Tracks and reports a number of different metrics, including time to complete activities, mileage, administration time, etc.
- Provides training to new staff members.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience in Customer Service Delivery/Service Enablement
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities Required:
- Eagerness to contribute in a team-oriented environment
- Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
- Desire to work in an information systems environment
- Good communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
- Ability to understand and review databases, extract and read data regarding accounts receivables
- Knowledge of how to interpret and apply analytics in order to troubleshoot meter connectivity issues, initiate resolution orders, follow up with customer when necessary
- Ability to initiate and develop detailed comprehensive reports resulting from on-site investigations
- Demonstrated mechanical and technical aptitude to apply and utilize new and emerging technologies such as smart metering interrogation tools.
- Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to perform simple mathematical calculations
- Ability to navigate a designated route
- Knowledge of how to access, install, remove, disconnect and/or read devices or units using new and emerging technologies.
- Effective operation of a PC and demonstrated application skills using Excel, Word, Outlook and other Customer Service related application software including data bases and billing systems
- Knowledge of, commitment and promotion of effective security operations, including the protection of people, data and property, through the use of relevant equipment and the adherence to company policies and procedures
- Excellent time management skills and demonstrated ability to manage competing customer demands
- Customer service orientation, with strong oral and interpersonal communication skills
- Knowledge of principles and processes in providing customer service
- Knowledge of the electrical system and related revenue cycle process
- Experience in office practices and procedures, filing systems, customer handling and hostility diffusion techniques, personal computer and related application program operations. Plus in-house courses: Billing Systems (CCS), MS Office desktop environment and related application programs, email and internet browsers, violence in workplace training will be an asset.
- Knowledge of SAP CCS is an asset
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Demonstrated leadership in professional setting; either military or civilian
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Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting; either military or civilian
Working Conditions:
- Considerable and extensive travel throughout BC required including overnight stays in remote communities.
- Normal office conditions including extensive use of computers.
- Regular exposure to all weather conditions
- Working alone in assigned area of responsibility in the field
- Physical demands such as walking, reaching, bending, working in tight spaces; carrying equipment and tools
- Occasionally dealing with difficult or demanding customers
- Driving in all road conditions
- Occasional exposure to noise, vibration, chemicals, strong odors, animals, electrical hazards,etc.
Experience, Training and Education (demonstrating requirements):
- College diploma or certificate in Office Administration, Business Administration, or a related field, AND experience in customer service, or related field
OR
- High school diploma AND several years of experience in customer service, or in a related field
AND
- A valid driver's license
Specialized training requirements:
- Training and experience in the use of physical tools
- Training in the use of analytical tools
- Analysis of Analytical Results 101
- Business Report Writing
Experience in office practices and procedures, filing systems, customer handling and hostility diffusion techniques, personal computer and related application program operations. Plus in-house courses: Billing Systems (CCS), MS Office desktop environment and related application programs, email and internet browsers, violence in workplace training will be an asset.
This position will be posted externally and internally concurrently. Preference will be given to qualified internal candidates.
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