Job Summary
GIS plays a vital role in Georgia Power Company's strategic direction and technology plan. This position is responsible for leading a team of GIS, technology, and modeling employees within Geographic Solutions & Services (GSS). The team of 10 employees provide GIS support to Power Delivery Field Operations in Metro East, Metro South and West Distribution Areas along with special program support such as Grid. This position is also a leader of leaders with a GIS Team Lead and a GIS Coordinator reporting to it.
GIS activities include creating, editing, maintaining, and supporting assets in support of the GIS Distribution and TCMS Outage Management models.
This position provides GIS and technical direction for internal customers and ensures that the direction and support delivered is consistent and aligned with departmental goals. This position must maintain good relationships with leaders, field resources, and internal partners that rely on GIS data and GSS products to accomplish their goals. This position collaborates with other GSS leaders to support its core values of quality GIS data, modeling, and insights to Georgia Power.
This position is located at 755 Jefferson Street office in Atlanta, GA. The successful candidate will have regular travel to employee locations with the assigned services area.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in GSS field required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, GIS, Geography, Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Geomatics/Mathematics preferred.
- 3+ years of Power Delivery experience is preferred.
- Experience working in multiple departments within Power Delivery and/or Customer Strategy and Solutions is a plus.
- Working knowledge or experience with GSS products and services such as DistGIS, Express Sketch, DistView, GIS Web, ArcFM Mobile, etc. is a plus
- Working knowledge or experience with Power Delivery applications such as JETS, NMS, ARMS, etc. is preferred
- Leadership experience is a plus
- Must be able to lead and develop a diverse workforce, maximize team effectiveness, set high expectations for those around them and hold employees accountable for those expectations.
- Comprehensive knowledge of general business concepts and practical applications to support strategic planning, goal setting, governance, and compliance.
- Strong customer service focus with good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to be a change agent. Must be able to help others understand a vision and motivate them to pursue the vision.
- Ability to recognize situations where GIS will add value and work with users and other team members to exploit GIS opportunities.
Other Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide leadership to the GSS employees including Team Lead in assigned area. This includes, but not limited to, performance management, coaching, goal setting, training, and employee development.
- Ensure all GSS requirements including data integrity and data accuracy is prioritized
- Ensure operational and application support are satisfied in a timely and in a professional manner.
- Collaborates with all internal customers and field resources to continuously improve processes, workflows, and decisions through GIS and technology.
- Serves as a conduit for future GIS application development between the field operations and the GSS support staff.
- Actively engaged in storm restoration efforts and GSS SERP responsibilities.
Georgia Power is the largest electric subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), America's premier energy company. Value, Reliability, Customer Service and Stewardship are the cornerstones of the Company's promise to 2.6 million customers in all but four of Georgia's 159 counties. Committed to delivering clean, safe, reliable, and affordable energy at rates below the national average, Georgia Power maintains a diverse, innovative generation mix that includes nuclear, coal and natural gas, as well as renewables such as solar, hydroelectric and wind. Georgia Power focuses on delivering world-class service to its customers every day and the Company is recognized by J.D. Power and Associates as an industry leader in customer satisfaction. For more information, visit www.GeogiaPower.com and connect with the Company on Facebook (Facebook.com/GeorgiaPower), Twitter (Twitter.com/GeorgiaPower) and Instagram (Instagram.com/ga_power).
Southern Company (NYSE:
SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy solutions provider with national capabilities, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience and sustainability, we are taking action to meet customers' and communities' needs while advancing our goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture has been recognized by a variety of organizations, earning the company awards and recognitions that reflect Our Values and dedication to service. To learn more, visit
www.southerncompany.com.
Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf. Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.
Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.
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