Position Overview

BLOC Resources is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Transmission Analyst 2 to provide supplemental support to Southern Company’s Substation Design Contractor Oversight team in Forest Park, Georgia.

This position provides critical administrative, financial, contractor-management, reporting, and project-coordination support, allowing contractor oversight personnel to remain focused on quality, schedule, and financial performance.

The Transmission Analyst 2 will provide backup support to the team’s full-time Transmission Analyst during absences and periods of increased workload, particularly with contractor invoice and work authorization reviews. The full-time Transmission Analyst will retain primary ownership and responsibility for those functions.

Additional responsibilities include spend and work authorization tracking, contractor performance metrics, records management, contractor onboarding and offboarding, roster maintenance, training and qualification tracking, meeting coordination, action-item management, and communications with internal stakeholders and external contractor firms.

This position does not involve engineering review, engineering approval, or technical engineering judgment.

The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in project support, invoice or contract administration, accounting, business administration, or a related area, along with strong Microsoft Excel skills and exceptional organizational abilities.

Key Responsibilities

Invoice, Contract & Financial Oversight Support

Provide backup support to the Transmission Analyst during absences and periods of peak volume.

Responsibilities include:

• Perform first-pass reviews of contractor invoices and work authorizations against applicable contract terms, scope, and funding limits.
• Review invoices for completeness and consistency with supporting information.
• Assist with reconciling contractor hours and dollar amounts against contract documentation.
• Identify and flag discrepancies for review by the Transmission Analyst and appropriate oversight personnel.
• Help maintain accurate spend tracking against authorized contract amounts.
• Track expenditures against individual project funding amounts.
• Assist with maintaining work authorization tracking.
• Identify potential funding or scope concerns early and escalate them to the appropriate team members.
• Maintain supporting financial and contract documentation in an organized manner.

The full-time Transmission Analyst retains ownership of invoice and work authorization review activities.

Data Collection, Reporting & Metrics

• Gather recurring contractor firm availability updates for Physical and Control resources prior to assignment discussions.

• Collect and organize information required for recurring management reports.

• Pull routine performance metrics, including:

  • Final inspections
  • Field change status
  • Overdue items
  • Quality Assurance (QA) discrepancy counts

• Consolidate metrics into established reports for supervisor and manager review.

• Review contractor performance scorecard inputs for completeness prior to quarterly and annual performance-review meetings.

• Assist with maintaining consistent and accurate performance information.

• Identify missing or incomplete information and coordinate follow-up as needed.

Records Management & Documentation

• Maintain accurate as-built and field change records.
• Confirm required transmittals are appropriately captured and documented.
• Organize and maintain project, contractor, and administrative records.
• Support accurate electronic filing and document organization.
• Maintain records in accordance with established processes and team requirements.
• Help ensure current information is readily accessible to authorized team members.

Contractor Communications

• Send standard communications to contractor firms using approved templates.
• Support assignment-offer communications and related contractor correspondence.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with external contractor firms.
• Follow established communication procedures and escalate nonstandard issues when appropriate.
• Maintain records of important communications when required.

Contractor Onboarding & Offboarding

Coordinate administrative onboarding and offboarding activities for contract personnel.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinate badge-access requests.
• Coordinate network-access requests.
• Assist with account setup and access administration.
• Track onboarding requirements through completion.
• Confirm required system and facility access is established.
• Coordinate offboarding when contractor personnel complete assignments.
• Confirm accounts and access are appropriately deactivated when resources roll off.
• Communicate with appropriate internal teams regarding onboarding and offboarding requirements.

Contractor Roster Administration

• Maintain the master roster of active contractor personnel.

• Organize contractor information by:

  • Contract firm
  • Discipline
  • Start date
  • End date
  • Current assignment

• Update roster information as contractor resources join, transfer, change assignments, or roll off.

• Maintain accurate and current contractor personnel information.

• Assist management with contractor staffing and availability information as needed.

Training, Standards & Qualification Tracking

• Track required training for contract personnel.
• Maintain records of standards acknowledgments.
• Track required contractor qualifications.
• Identify outstanding training, acknowledgment, or qualification requirements.
• Follow up with contractors and appropriate stakeholders regarding incomplete items.
• Maintain accurate records of completed requirements.
• Support compliance with established contractor-administration processes.

Meeting & Stakeholder Coordination

• Schedule and coordinate meetings with contractor firms and internal stakeholders.

• Manage the group calendar and proactively review upcoming meetings and commitments.

• Ensure appropriate participants are included in scheduled meetings.

• Coordinate meeting logistics, including:

  • Conference rooms
  • Catering
  • Meeting materials
  • Scheduling
  • Participant communications

• Coordinate recurring meetings and schedule reviews.

• Ensure appropriate internal groups are included when necessary, including:

  • Project Support
  • Estimating
  • SPPM
  • Construction
  • Other applicable stakeholders

Meeting Documentation & Action Items

• Attend contractor firm updates, oversight team meetings, and contractor performance reviews.
• Take clear and accurate meeting notes.
• Document decisions, responsibilities, deadlines, and action items.
• Distribute meeting notes and action items to appropriate participants.
• Track assigned action items through closure.
• Follow up with responsible parties regarding outstanding items.
• Maintain current standing agendas.
• Distribute preparation materials in advance of meetings.
• Help ensure stakeholders are prepared for recurring meetings and performance reviews.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in one or more of the following:

  • Project support
  • Invoice administration
  • Contract administration
  • Accounting
  • Business administration
  • Financial administration
  • Related business-support function

• Strong attention to detail when reconciling invoices, contractor hours, dollar amounts, and supporting contract documentation.

• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and recurring work cycles simultaneously.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to communicate professionally with internal employees and external contractor firms.

• Ability to maintain accurate records and documentation.

• Ability to follow established processes and escalate discrepancies appropriately.

• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented corporate environment.

Education

An Associate’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or a related field is preferred.

Equivalent relevant professional experience will also be considered.

Required Technical Skills

Candidates should be proficient with Microsoft Office applications, particularly:

• Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint

Strong Excel skills are particularly important because the position involves recurring financial, contractor, project, and performance tracking activities.

Preferred Technical Experience

Experience with enterprise financial or work-management systems is preferred, including systems such as:

• Maximo
• Oracle
• SAP

Familiarity with CAMP or MOBI is considered a plus.

Core Competencies

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

• Invoice Reconciliation
• Contract Administration
• Financial Tracking
• Work Authorization Tracking
• Project Support
• Contractor Administration
• Data Collection & Reporting
• Microsoft Excel
• Attention to Detail
• Records Management
• Meeting Coordination
• Action-Item Tracking
• Calendar Management
• Professional Communication
• Organization & Prioritization
• Deadline Management
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Problem Identification
• Follow-Through
• Accuracy & Accountability

Physical Requirements

This is primarily an office-based position.

The role involves:

• Extended periods of sitting.
• Significant computer-based work.
• Regular use of standard office equipment.
• Frequent review and processing of electronic records, reports, spreadsheets, emails, and other documentation.

No lifting, climbing, ladder work, or work on uneven surfaces is required.

Work Environment

The position is based at:

62 Lake Mirror Rd.
Forest Park, GA 30297

Work is performed primarily in a temperature-controlled indoor office environment.

The position requires the selected candidate to work onsite four days per week.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is an experienced Project Coordinator, Project Analyst, Contract Administrator, Invoice Analyst, Business Analyst, Accounting/Finance Support Specialist, or Administrative Project Support professional who is comfortable working in a structured corporate environment.

The strongest candidate will have experience reviewing invoices or financial documentation, maintaining contract or project tracking information, coordinating contractor onboarding, producing recurring reports, managing records, organizing meetings, and following action items through completion.

The candidate should be particularly comfortable using Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, and working with multiple spreadsheets, deadlines, contractor records, financial information, and recurring reporting cycles.

Experience with Maximo, Oracle, SAP, CAMP, MOBI, or similar enterprise systems would strengthen a candidate’s qualifications.

Because this role supports a Substation Design Contractor Oversight team, familiarity with the utility, engineering, construction, or infrastructure industries is beneficial; however, the position itself does not require engineering review or technical engineering judgment.

Transmission Analyst 2

Company: BLOC Resources
Client: Southern Company
Location: 62 Lake Mirror Rd., Forest Park, GA 30297
Pay Rate: $30.00–$32.00 per hour, based on experience
Work Schedule: Onsite 4 days per week
Position Type: Contract / Supplemental Workforce
Industry: Utilities / Transmission / Contract Administration / Project Support

Position Overview

BLOC Resources is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Transmission Analyst 2 to provide supplemental support to Southern Company’s Substation Design Contractor Oversight team in Forest Park, Georgia.

This position provides critical administrative, financial, contractor-management, reporting, and project-coordination support, allowing contractor oversight personnel to remain focused on quality, schedule, and financial performance.

The Transmission Analyst 2 will provide backup support to the team’s full-time Transmission Analyst during absences and periods of increased workload, particularly with contractor invoice and work authorization reviews. The full-time Transmission Analyst will retain primary ownership and responsibility for those functions.

Additional responsibilities include spend and work authorization tracking, contractor performance metrics, records management, contractor onboarding and offboarding, roster maintenance, training and qualification tracking, meeting coordination, action-item management, and communications with internal stakeholders and external contractor firms.

This position does not involve engineering review, engineering approval, or technical engineering judgment.

The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in project support, invoice or contract administration, accounting, business administration, or a related area, along with strong Microsoft Excel skills and exceptional organizational abilities.

Key Responsibilities

Invoice, Contract & Financial Oversight Support

Provide backup support to the Transmission Analyst during absences and periods of peak volume.

Responsibilities include:

• Perform first-pass reviews of contractor invoices and work authorizations against applicable contract terms, scope, and funding limits.
• Review invoices for completeness and consistency with supporting information.
• Assist with reconciling contractor hours and dollar amounts against contract documentation.
• Identify and flag discrepancies for review by the Transmission Analyst and appropriate oversight personnel.
• Help maintain accurate spend tracking against authorized contract amounts.
• Track expenditures against individual project funding amounts.
• Assist with maintaining work authorization tracking.
• Identify potential funding or scope concerns early and escalate them to the appropriate team members.
• Maintain supporting financial and contract documentation in an organized manner.

The full-time Transmission Analyst retains ownership of invoice and work authorization review activities.

Data Collection, Reporting & Metrics

• Gather recurring contractor firm availability updates for Physical and Control resources prior to assignment discussions.

• Collect and organize information required for recurring management reports.

• Pull routine performance metrics, including:

  • Final inspections
  • Field change status
  • Overdue items
  • Quality Assurance (QA) discrepancy counts

• Consolidate metrics into established reports for supervisor and manager review.

• Review contractor performance scorecard inputs for completeness prior to quarterly and annual performance-review meetings.

• Assist with maintaining consistent and accurate performance information.

• Identify missing or incomplete information and coordinate follow-up as needed.

Records Management & Documentation

• Maintain accurate as-built and field change records.
• Confirm required transmittals are appropriately captured and documented.
• Organize and maintain project, contractor, and administrative records.
• Support accurate electronic filing and document organization.
• Maintain records in accordance with established processes and team requirements.
• Help ensure current information is readily accessible to authorized team members.

Contractor Communications

• Send standard communications to contractor firms using approved templates.
• Support assignment-offer communications and related contractor correspondence.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with external contractor firms.
• Follow established communication procedures and escalate nonstandard issues when appropriate.
• Maintain records of important communications when required.

Contractor Onboarding & Offboarding

Coordinate administrative onboarding and offboarding activities for contract personnel.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinate badge-access requests.
• Coordinate network-access requests.
• Assist with account setup and access administration.
• Track onboarding requirements through completion.
• Confirm required system and facility access is established.
• Coordinate offboarding when contractor personnel complete assignments.
• Confirm accounts and access are appropriately deactivated when resources roll off.
• Communicate with appropriate internal teams regarding onboarding and offboarding requirements.

Contractor Roster Administration

• Maintain the master roster of active contractor personnel.

• Organize contractor information by:

  • Contract firm
  • Discipline
  • Start date
  • End date
  • Current assignment

• Update roster information as contractor resources join, transfer, change assignments, or roll off.

• Maintain accurate and current contractor personnel information.

• Assist management with contractor staffing and availability information as needed.

Training, Standards & Qualification Tracking

• Track required training for contract personnel.
• Maintain records of standards acknowledgments.
• Track required contractor qualifications.
• Identify outstanding training, acknowledgment, or qualification requirements.
• Follow up with contractors and appropriate stakeholders regarding incomplete items.
• Maintain accurate records of completed requirements.
• Support compliance with established contractor-administration processes.

Meeting & Stakeholder Coordination

• Schedule and coordinate meetings with contractor firms and internal stakeholders.

• Manage the group calendar and proactively review upcoming meetings and commitments.

• Ensure appropriate participants are included in scheduled meetings.

• Coordinate meeting logistics, including:

  • Conference rooms
  • Catering
  • Meeting materials
  • Scheduling
  • Participant communications

• Coordinate recurring meetings and schedule reviews.

• Ensure appropriate internal groups are included when necessary, including:

  • Project Support
  • Estimating
  • SPPM
  • Construction
  • Other applicable stakeholders

Meeting Documentation & Action Items

• Attend contractor firm updates, oversight team meetings, and contractor performance reviews.
• Take clear and accurate meeting notes.
• Document decisions, responsibilities, deadlines, and action items.
• Distribute meeting notes and action items to appropriate participants.
• Track assigned action items through closure.
• Follow up with responsible parties regarding outstanding items.
• Maintain current standing agendas.
• Distribute preparation materials in advance of meetings.
• Help ensure stakeholders are prepared for recurring meetings and performance reviews.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in one or more of the following:

  • Project support
  • Invoice administration
  • Contract administration
  • Accounting
  • Business administration
  • Financial administration
  • Related business-support function

• Strong attention to detail when reconciling invoices, contractor hours, dollar amounts, and supporting contract documentation.

• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and recurring work cycles simultaneously.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to communicate professionally with internal employees and external contractor firms.

• Ability to maintain accurate records and documentation.

• Ability to follow established processes and escalate discrepancies appropriately.

• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented corporate environment.

Education

An Associate’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or a related field is preferred.

Equivalent relevant professional experience will also be considered.

Required Technical Skills

Candidates should be proficient with Microsoft Office applications, particularly:

• Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint

Strong Excel skills are particularly important because the position involves recurring financial, contractor, project, and performance tracking activities.

Preferred Technical Experience

Experience with enterprise financial or work-management systems is preferred, including systems such as:

• Maximo
• Oracle
• SAP

Familiarity with CAMP or MOBI is considered a plus.

Core Competencies

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

• Invoice Reconciliation
• Contract Administration
• Financial Tracking
• Work Authorization Tracking
• Project Support
• Contractor Administration
• Data Collection & Reporting
• Microsoft Excel
• Attention to Detail
• Records Management
• Meeting Coordination
• Action-Item Tracking
• Calendar Management
• Professional Communication
• Organization & Prioritization
• Deadline Management
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Problem Identification
• Follow-Through
• Accuracy & Accountability

Physical Requirements

This is primarily an office-based position.

The role involves:

• Extended periods of sitting.
• Significant computer-based work.
• Regular use of standard office equipment.
• Frequent review and processing of electronic records, reports, spreadsheets, emails, and other documentation.

No lifting, climbing, ladder work, or work on uneven surfaces is required.

Work Environment

The position is based at:

62 Lake Mirror Rd.
Forest Park, GA 30297

Work is performed primarily in a temperature-controlled indoor office environment.

The position requires the selected candidate to work onsite four days per week.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is an experienced Project Coordinator, Project Analyst, Contract Administrator, Invoice Analyst, Business Analyst, Accounting/Finance Support Specialist, or Administrative Project Support professional who is comfortable working in a structured corporate environment.

The strongest candidate will have experience reviewing invoices or financial documentation, maintaining contract or project tracking information, coordinating contractor onboarding, producing recurring reports, managing records, organizing meetings, and following action items through completion.

The candidate should be particularly comfortable using Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, and working with multiple spreadsheets, deadlines, contractor records, financial information, and recurring reporting cycles.

Experience with Maximo, Oracle, SAP, CAMP, MOBI, or similar enterprise systems would strengthen a candidate’s qualifications.

Because this role supports a Substation Design Contractor Oversight team, familiarity with the utility, engineering, construction, or infrastructure industries is beneficial; however, the position itself does not require engineering review or technical engineering judgment.

Compensation

$30.00–$32.00 per hour, based on experience, education, technical qualifications, project-support experience, financial and contract-administration skills, and overall alignment with the position requirements.

Why Join BLOC Resources?

As a BLOC Resources professional supporting Southern Company, you will have the opportunity to work within a major utility organization while gaining valuable experience supporting transmission and substation contractor oversight, project administration, financial tracking, and contractor-management activities.

BLOC Resources provides recruiting, onboarding, workforce administration, and ongoing support throughout your assignment.

Equal Employment Opportunity

BLOC Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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