Gas Measurement Technician

Salary : $51,597.57 - $64,201.06 Annually

Location : Lawrenceville Public Works, GA

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number:

Department: Gas

Function: Gas Support

Opening Date: 10/25/2024

Closing Date: 11/8/2024 5:00 PM Eastern

Description

Job Summary

This position performs technical duties in the installation, repair, and maintenance of industrial, large commercial, and large residential meters and services.

Examples of Duties

Major Duties

• Installs natural gas meters to meet customer requirements.
  
• Sorts, tests, maintains, inspects, calibrates, and trouble-shoots various types of meters including electronic volume correctors installed on diaphragm, rotary, and ultra-sonic meters.
  
• Investigates and provides feedback to the Measurement Supervisor on customer metering issues.
  
• Performs on-site natural gas load assessments.
  
• Prepares records detailing equipment used in meter sets.
  
• Receives emergency work orders; locates utilities, repairs meters and repairs cut service lines.
  
• Locates and repairs leaks.
  
• Updates orifice plate check measurement natural gas chromatograph weekly.
  
• Works with crews and service technicians to correctly size dual pressure service and over-pressure detection devices.
  
• Performs daily preventive maintenance of meter sets.
  
• Records all testing data to customer accounts.
  
• Installs and maintains telemetry devices.
  
• Downloads audit trials from pressure recorders.
  
• Installs main line regulators and valves.
  
• Monitors analog differential gauges on all coalescing filters.
  
• Communicates with department management to meet all regulatory requirements.
  
• Performs related duties.

Typical Qualifications

Knowledge Required by the Position

• Knowledge of over-pressure protection devices.
  
• Knowledge of positive displacement natural gas meters.
  
• Knowledge of self and pilot operated regulators.
  
• Knowledge of pressure and temperature compensation.
  
• Knowledge in the cause and effect of metering issues and associated customer issues.
  
• Knowledge of telemetry devices and related software.
  
• Knowledge with industry calibration procedures as they relate to measurement devices.
  
• Knowledge of natural gas appliances.
  
• Knowledge of cathodic protection principles.
  
• Knowledge of the methods and practices involved in the locating, maintenance, and repair of natural gas pipelines, regulator stations and cathodic protection systems.
  
• Knowledge of national and state building and construction codes.
  
• Knowledge of relevant federal and state laws, city codes, and department policies and procedures.
  
• Knowledge of computers and job-related software programs.
  
• Skill in the preparation of project drawings and cost estimates.
  
• Skill in using electronic calibration equipment.
  
• Skill in problem solving.
  
• Skill in prioritizing and planning.
  
• Skill in interpersonal relations.
  
• Skill in oral and written communication.

Supplemental Information

Supervisory Controls

• The Measurement Specialist assigns work in terms of general and specific instructions. The supervisor spot-checks completed work for compliance with procedures and the nature and propriety of the final results.

Guidelines

• Guidelines include the State of Georgia Code Title 46, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Natural Gas Fuel Code, city and county ordinances, and city and department policies and procedures. These guidelines require judgment, selection, and interpretation in application.

Complexity/Scope of Work

• The work consists of varied technical and administrative duties. The unique nature of each customer combined with strict regulations contribute to the complexity of the position.
  
• The purpose of this position is the installation and maintenance of industrial, large commercial and large residential meter services. Successful performance helps ensure the safe, effective and efficient operation of the natural gas utility system.

Contacts

• Contacts are typically with coworkers, other department personnel, contractors, vendors, property owners, customers, and the general public.
  
• Contacts are typically to give or exchange information, resolve problems, and provide services.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching. The employee frequently lifts light and heavy objects, uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, distinguishes between shades of color, and utilizes the sense of smell.
  
• The work is typically performed in an office, stockroom, warehouse, or outdoors, occasionally in cold or inclement weather. The employee is exposed to dust, dirt, grease, machinery with moving parts, and irritating chemicals. Work requires the use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, gloves, etc.

Supervisory and Management Responsibility

• This position may have functional supervision over assigned personnel and related contractors to departmental jobs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with completion of specialized training in the field of work, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education.
  
• Experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the work of subordinate positions to be able to answer questions and resolve problems, usually associated with three to five years of experience or service.
  
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

The City of Lawrenceville offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, health savings accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, short-term disability, holidays, and personal time off.

Health

• Health insurance benefits become active on the 31st day of employment. Health benefits include major medical, dental, and vision. There are three options.
• PPO - Options A & B with HRA (HRA is City funded through wellness program initiatives).
• HDP with HSA (HSA is City funded through wellness initiatives and also voluntarily employee funded).

Retirement

• Retirement plans are Defined Contribution (401a), and Deferred Compensation (457b).
  • The 401a (City makes a 4% contribution beginning on first pay period after hire date)
  • 457b (Employee contributions only)
• If an employee contributes at least 4% into the 457b, which is voluntary, the City will make an additional 6% contribution into the 401a, totaling 10% into the employee's 401a.
• Each contribution is a percentage of the employee's earnings for that pay period.
• There is a graduated vesting schedule into the 401a plan.
  • One year - 20%
  • Two years - 40%
  • Three years - 60%
  • Four years - 80%
  • Five years - 100%

Protection

• There is City paid short-term disability, long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) and life insurance that pays two times the employee's annual salary. Employees can opt into supplemental life insurance for self, spouse and children and pay the premium.

Personal Time Off
The City observes twelve (12) paid holidays per year:

• New Year's Day
• MLK Day
• Good Friday
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Juneteenth
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Friday after Thanksgiving
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• Employees earn PTO in lieu of individual vacation and sick leave; PTO is earned as follows:
  • First year of service - 3.692 hours per pay period (Department Directors accrue PTO hours at a rate of 5.538 from first day and moving forward until after ten years of service).
  • 1-5 years of service - 5.538 hours per pay period
  • 5-10 years of service - 7.384 hours per pay period
  • 10-15 years of service - 9.230 hours per pay period
  • Over 15 years of service - 11.076 hours per pay period
• Salaried employees are given 40 hours of Comp Vacation on January 1st of each year, that must be used by December 31st of that same year.

Pay Interval

• Employees are paid on a bi-weekly basis; pay periods begin on Sunday and payday is every other Thursday. There is a mandatory direct deposit requirement.

Tuition Reimbursement

• Tuition Reimbursement towards associate's, bachelor's or master's degrees, available to all full-time employees after one year of employment. (exclusions apply)

To learn more details, visit our benefits page.