Measurement Technician Associate

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This position is responsible for ensuring safe and continuous flow of natural gas from high pressure transmission system to cities and large industrial customers through the accurate operations of meters, correcting devices, and regulating devices in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Pressure/Flow Control

• Responsible for installing, troubleshooting, repairing, wiring, inspecting, testing and calibrating various types of control valves, regulator pilots, digital control valves, pneumatic control valves, and SCADA communications equipment

• Responsible for operating control valves, in order to maintain pressure and flow of gas. Perform weekly inspection on compressors, make repairs as needed, coordinate large-scale time-consuming repairs with Compressor Technicians

• M&R Station Maintenance

• Responsible for installing, troubleshooting, repairing, inspecting, testing and calibrating regulators, relief valves, heaters, control valves, controllers, filters, transmitters, meters, SCADA equipment, valve actuators

• DOT Requirements

• Responsible for adhering to DOT requirements regarding set points, monitoring setups, regulators and relief valves inspection, maintenance documentation, odorization injecting and testing

• Emergency Response

• Responsible for responding to emergency after hours calls regarding line breaks, compressor failures, station leaks, regulator failures, communications failures and station alarms (SCADA). Assess situation and coordinate/initiate repairs. Take the lead in repair assessment. May be called upon to act alone

• Pipeline Operations

• Responsible for injecting odorant into pipeline, testing odorant level by adjusting the percentage of gas to air, checking Transco and Columbia odorization procedures, quality control of new construction projects and new pipeline tie-ins. Make recommendations to engineering regarding changes to blueprints and schematics

• Telemetry/Measurement Systems

• Responsible for maintaining field equipment, measuring flows and volumes from pipeline, assisting districts with billing and metering issues, providing data directly to customers on flow and pressure rates. Responsible for writing field control programs to run processes and correct problems

• Other

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned and required

Basic/Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Working knowledge of computers to include Windows, Excel, and Word

• Mathematical aptitude

Desired Qualifications:

• Mechanical and electronics aptitude to include some knowledge of engines, circuitry, power sources, etc.

• Mathematical aptitude

• Working knowledge of computers to include Windows, Excel, and Word

• Good verbal and written communications skills

• Ability to work independently

• Knowledge of telecommunications equipment

• Knowledge of the gas industry

• Knowledge of pipeline operations

• Ability to read blueprints and schematics

Working Conditions:

• Valid driver's license

• Medium strength: exert up to 10 lbs. of force constantly and/or up to 20 lbs. of force frequently and/or up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally to move objects

• Movement: standing, walking, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, handling, fingering and feeling objects

• Auditory: talking and hearing

• Smelling differences or similarities in intensity or quality of flavors and/or odors or recognizing particular odors

• Vision: near and far acuity, depth perception, color and field or vision

• Environmental conditions and physical surroundings: exposure to weather, extreme hot and wet and/or humid conditions, noise, vibration, atmospheric conditions, confined/restricted working space

• Equipment: use of office equipment, hand tools, power tools and vehicles

• Hazards: proximity to moving, mechanical parts and exposure to electrical shocks, high noise frequencies

• Work a flexible schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays

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