Customer Service Representative - North Shore, Pittsburgh

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities.

We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.

Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S.

Over 130 Years in Pittsburgh.

Daytime Hours. Great Benefits from Day 1. Starting rate is over $18.50 per hour. In 18 months this could progress to $23.48 an hour

If you're looking for a Stable and Reliable career with a Growing utility company with over 130 years of serving Western Pennsylvania...We are looking for you to join our Home Town team!

Do you have stellar customer service skills? A passion to help your community? Experience working in a fast paced environment?

Peoples offers a competitive benefit package including paid time off, consistent work schedules, opportunities for advancement, & more!

At Peoples, we are more than just an energy provider. We are a company that is truly passionate about serving our community and Making Lives Better.

Customer Service Representative:

Our Customer Service Representative will be responsible for satisfying a broad array of customer needs, resolving routine to complex billing issues, adhering to PUC guidelines and performing and maintaining credit and collection activities. Individuals will need toexercise judgment within a framework as established by supervision. This position provides an opportunity to progress to higher levels with experience.

Duties of this position include:

• Answer inbound calls, and when required make outbound customer calls. Independently respond to and resolve customer questions, concerns, and complaints via calls and correspondence.

• Provides prompt and accurate service to promote an excellent customer experience while utilizing complex computer systems.

• Identify, review and resolve complex billing issues including errors. Perform credit identification for new applicants

• Schedule service orders to address service issues including emergency orders.

• Assessing customer needs and educating customers on procedures and services. Clarifyinformation, research every issue and provide solutions and alternatives.

• Enter customer meter reads utilizing complex SAP system to identify, track and document correspondence, issues, actions, and resolutions.

• Provide administrative and clerical support as needed within the Customer Service Center.

Successful candidates will possess the following knowledge and skills:

• Excellent PC skills including mouse navigation, computer software skills (such as Microsoft Office). Able to operate computerized and standard office equipment.

• Must be proficient in all computer applications including Outlook email.

• Ability to work and multi-task in a high volume and fast paced environment.

• Excellent written & verbal communication & interpersonal skills; able to address complex customer needs and determine appropriate action independently. Strong negotiations skills to resolve problems.

• Ability to utilize multiple screens and systems to resolve customer inquiries.

• Able to follow procedures, process work load and help customers, while using independent thinking and good judgment.

• Organized, detail oriented, exercise discretion while operating within complex PUC regulatory requirements.

• Must be flexible & able to maintain professional disposition during diverse & stressful conditions.

Reliable,regular attendance is an essential function of this job.

Essential Utilities, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
Essential Utilities is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (1-877-271-9012).
To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:

• Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
• Family members cannot work in the same department.