About this role
Job Summary
Provide day-to-day leadership support, strategy implementation, and business unit/project support for the Resource Management team to ensure positive operational and organizational goals are achieved. This includes strengthening internal business processes, delivering timely data and insights, supporting growth initiatives and process improvements, and providing tailored support across business lines.
Functional Expertise
- Strategic Reporting and Analysis
- Advisor to the Management Team
- Business Unit Compliance and Oversight
- Executive Management Presentations
- Organizational Support
- Customer Service
- Strategy Plan Implementation and Administration
- Risk Mitigation Leadership
- Performance improvement analytics, supply/demand projections, workforce planning, design Power BI dashboards, and goal monitoring
Business Acumen
- Provide strategic reporting, analysis, and oversight for regulated Resource Management business lines
- Develop and maintain reporting tools and dashboards
- Create presentations for projects and leadership requests
- Facilitate monthly project meetings
- Lead or support special projects and cross-functional committees
- Build strong relationships with Project Managers, Business Operations, and other key stakeholders
Engagement
- Foster a diverse and engaging work environment
- Demonstrate expertise, integrity, and sound decision-making
- Support meaningful goals and address performance issues proactively
- Build cross-functional partnerships
- Promote collaboration and continuous skill development
- Champion change in a dynamic business environment
Qualifications Education, Certifications/Licenses
Preferred: BA/BS degree in business, finance, economics, or similar field
Required: Equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree
Related Work Experience
Required:
- 3–5 years in utilities or related industries
- 2–4 years in data analysis and process improvement
- 4+ years in project cost tracking
- Experience with business processes and systems (e.g., CC&B)
- Proficiency in Power BI and SQL
Preferred:
- 4–6 years analyzing operational data, modeling, or forecasting
- Experience in the natural gas industry
- Advanced knowledge of business systems and exception processing
- Cross-departmental experience
- Familiarity with Southern Company Gas KPIs and metrics
Specific Skills & Knowledge
Required:
- Power BI
- SQL
- Excel (Advanced)
- PowerPoint (Advanced)
- SharePoint
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Initiative and ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Time management and sound judgment
Preferred:
- Business Intelligence tools
- Data Modeling
- Journey Mapping
- Infographics
- Resource database and web-based research skills
Working Conditions
- Travel: 0–10%
Additional Responsibilities Systems Expertise & Support
- Serve as SME for Sentniel, Click, Maximo, CC&B, and Asset Repository
- Provide guidance, troubleshooting, and training
- Ensure data integrity and system optimization
Cross-Functional Scheduling
- Support scheduling for any business unit
- Maintain flexibility and responsiveness
- Collaborate across departments for accurate scheduling
Leadership Backup
- Serve as backup to Superintendent when unavailable
- Make decisions and maintain continuity
- Communicate effectively with leadership and stakeholders
About Southern Company Gas
Southern Company Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO), America’s premier energy company. Southern Company Gas serves approximately 4.2 million natural gas utility customers through its regulated distribution companies in four states and approximately 600,000 retail customers through its companies that market natural gas. Other nonutility businesses include investments in interstate pipelines and ownership and operation of natural gas storage facilities. For more information, visit southerncompanygas.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.
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Other facts
About Southern Company
Together with our subsidiaries, we deliver clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy to our 9 million customers. Our focus is doing so with service excellence.
That means we are leaders who take action to meet our customers’ and communities’ needs while advancing our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. We create community value through energy, social, economic, and environmental progress.
We do this through electric operating companies in three states and natural gas distribution companies in four. Our family of companies draw on diverse energy sources to create the best mix for our service areas, including electricity, natural gas, solar power, carbon-free nuclear, and other sustainable sources.
We leverage our leading distributed energy infrastructure company and other innovative technology to better serve every customer. Our competitive, national generation company serves wholesale customers, and our family includes a fiber optics network, and telecommunications services.
What you'll do
- Provide leadership support and strategy implementation for the Resource Management team. Strengthen internal business processes and deliver timely data and insights to support growth initiatives.
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