Location: Austin,TX, USA
**Location:** Austin , TX US 73301 **Rqd Education:** Bachelor's Degree **Rqd Experience:** 5+ years **Posting Title**
Customer Service Supervisor
**Job Requisition Number**
AE502627
**Position Number**
109259
**Job Type**
Full-Time
**Division Name**
Customer Care
**Minimum Qualifications**
**Education and/or Equivalent Experience:**
* Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a related field, plus five (5) years of experience providing customer service, two (2) years of which were in a lead or supervisory capacity.
* Experience may substitute for education up to a maximum of four (4) years.
**Licenses or Certifications:**
* None.
**Notes to Applicants**
This Supervisor position handles complex tier 2 escalations received from various channels within the City. Work includes in depth investigation and analysis of metered utility accounts, researching usage, verifying rates, problem solving, and investigating anomalies for possible causes and resolutions. This position will also create detailed and comprehensive spreadsheets and documents to present facts, utility usage and costs, and prepare written and oral summaries. This position is also required to initiate, authorize, and/or process billing adjustments and account corrections in accordance with established procedures. This position also provides leadership support to the team and conducts coaching and performance reviews. Perform routine and adhoc associate performance audits.
**Employment Application:**
* The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered.
* **Please be sure to detail on the application all current and previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.**
* The Employment Record should be complete with job titles, employment dates, job duties, functions, and responsibilities for each position held. Starting salary will be based on overall relevant experience from your application.
* Rsums will not be accepted and statements such as see rsum will not be accepted. You may use N/A for fields that are not applicable.
* Please note that Austin Energy may close the job posting at any time after 7 days from the date of the initial advertisement. Once the job posting has closed, applications cannot be changed.
**Assessments:**
* Your skill level in some of the competency areas for this job may be assessed through skills testing.
* Candidates moving forward in the interview process will receive information and instructions for preparing a short presentation to be given as part of the interview process.
**If you are selected as a top candidate:**
* Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED , undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution. .
* If you are identified as a top candidate and are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD-214 prior to confirming a start date.
* This position requires a criminal background investigation.
**Work Schedule:**
* This position is categorized as Essential Personnel with the City of Austin. Essential staff are required to work during emergencies or bad weather if they are scheduled to work and, in some cases, when they are not scheduled. Essential employees ensure the continuance of key operations for the City of Austin.
* Work hours may include after hours, holidays, and weekends.
* Shifts may change according to departmental needs.
* Employee may be required to work additional hours outside of regular work schedule.
**Pay Range**
$25.05 - $32.56
**Hours**
Monday thru Friday, varying from 7:00am to 6:00pm. Will require possible nights/weekends/holidays during outage response/incident command. Schedule is subject to change to meet business needs.
**Job Close Date**
02/24/2022
**Type of Posting**
External
**Department**
Austin Energy
**Regular/Temporary**
Regular
**Grant Funded or Pooled Position**
Grant Funded
**Category**
Professional
**Location**
4815 Mueller Blvd, 78723
**Preferred Qualifications**
* Experience handling tier 2 escalations in a call center environment
* Experience with CC&B
* Experience coaching and developing a team of direct reports
* Experience monitoring team performance
* Experience scheduling, preparing, coordinating and/or representing utility (electric, water, gas) administrative hearings
* Experience troubleshooting/problem solving relative to metered utility (electric, water, gas) accounts
* Experience auditing utility accounts, researching usage, determining average consumption, verifying rates, problem solving, and investigating anomalies for possible causes and resolutions.
* Experience initiating, authorizing, and/or processing billing adjustments and account corrections in accordance with established procedures.
* Bilingual English/Spanish, preferred.
* Intermediate or better with Microsoft Excel.
**Duties, Functions and Responsibilities**
**Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.**- Resolves customer conflicts and provides options to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Develops, revises, and implements standard operating practices, policies, and procedures for the section/division. Determines goals/objectives/resource requirements for activities within the division.
- Oversees billing collection and payment arrangement functions.
- Reviews and approves account documentation.
- Provides technical advice and assistance to employees, city management, contractors, and citizens.
- Coordinates division activities with other divisions and departments.
- Ensures all Citizen Assistance Forms are assigned to respective sections and processed within set deadlines.
- Prepares financial summaries, performance measures, data, and reports for management review.
- Plans, develops, implements and conducts on-going education and in-service training programs.
**Responsibilities**- Supervision and/or Leadership Exercised:
Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal
**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**
**Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.**
* Knowledge of rate structures, utility usage, and conservation methods.
* Knowledge of utility conservation methods and procedures applicable to commercial, industrial or residential uses.
* Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
* Knowledge of city practice, policy and procedures.
* Skill in oral and written communication.
* Skill in using computers and related software.
* Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
* Skill in planning and organizing.
* Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
* Ability to calculate services and rate classification for commercial, industrial or residential applications.
* Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
* Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with city employees and the public.
**Criminal Background Investigation**
This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation.
**EEO/ADA**
City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) ###-#### or TTY (512) ###-####.****About this Employer?****
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