Supv I - Contract Services

This job was posted by https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov/jobs/4867230 Summit Utilities\ \ Join our growing team and discover why Summit Utilities, Inc. continues to earn national and regional recognition as an employer of choice. Our recognitions include Best Places to Work in Maine (20192025); Best Places to Work in Arkansas (2020, 2023, 2025); Best Places to Work in Oklahoma (20222025); Best Places to Work in Missouri (2023 and 2026); Best Places to Work in Colorado (2025); Forbes Americas Best Small Employers (2023); and, most recently, Proud and Purposeful Employer (2026). Summit is a growing natural gas utility that is committed to delivering reliable energy to homes and businesses in Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Being part of the Summit team means embracing excellence and innovation, committing to safety each and every day, and doing all that we can to serve each other, our customers, and the communities where we live. We aim to bring warmth and energy to everything we do. We have an exciting opportunity for a Supervisor of Contract Services (SGL34) in Jonesboro, AR. POSITION SUMMARY As the Supervisor of Contract Services, you will provide general business and technical expertise to coordinate and support the contract work activities within the framework of the companys contracting process. This position will also: supervise inspector(s) to ensure compliance with standards, procedures, and contracts; act as liaison between operations, contractor, various internal work groups and external clients to facilitate the delivery of services and develop operations solutions, prepares reports, performs studies, initiates special projects, and makes recommendations to management on continuous process improvement and optimal utilization of the contract resources. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Supervise contract work activities to ensure compliance with standards, procedures and contracts.\ Assist with proper assignment and completion of contract work.\ Provide support with process issues to optimize contract work.\ Resolve billing disputes or other issues within approval level.\ Provide support with the administration of blanket contracts which may include, but is not limited to bid solicitation, overall pricing unit comparison and field visits to ensure proper application of defined pricing units.\ Assign contract work to get the maximum competitive advantage based on best practices, sound decision making and prudent risk management.\ Distribute work in a manner that is fair and equitable to CNP and the service providers.\ Discuss quality or non-compliance issues with the service providers as required.\ Recommend solutions to operational issues to improve the efficiency of existing processes.\ Maintain open dialogue with districts and engineering to provide necessary contract resources. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE - Requires a high school diploma or the equivalent knowledge of English, mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and percentages), punctuation, grammar, and spelling. - Preferred candidate will have a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in one of the following: gas and/or electric operations, accounting, engineering, or related field. A bachelors degree may be substituted for up to four (4) years of experience. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES Provide a valid state driver's licens\ \ \ \ Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.\ \ PI287655583