Gas Control Technician

City of Danville • Va 24541, VA

13h • Hybrid

About The Position

Installs, operates, and maintains electronic gas measurement equipment to ensure safe pressures and accurate measurement of gas. Provides technical assistance in the installation, repair, and maintenance of Water and Gas AMI equipment, flow corrector devices, pressure measurement equipment, and their related data acquisition systems. Prepares documentation and records of work performed; and communicates with customers, vendors, and co-workers to ensure optimal performance of equipment. The essential functions of the job are not limited to those listed in the job description. The City retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree, with knowledge of a specific vocational or technical nature, from a college, vocational or technical school
• Basic computer skills
• Two to four years of experience
• Valid Driver’s License (Class C) with acceptable driving record according to City Criteria
• Intermediate knowledge to perform most work in normal situations. Comprehension of standard situations and includes knowledge of most of the significant aspects of the subject.
• Intermediate Reading: Ability to read papers, periodicals, journals, manuals, dictionaries, and thesauruses.
• Intermediate Writing: Ability to write reports, prepare business letters, expositions, and summaries with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech.
• Intermediate Math: Ability to deal with a system of real numbers; and practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios/proportions and measurement.
• Requires providing basic information to others outside direct reporting relationships on procedures or general policies. Contact may require the consideration of different points of view to reach understanding and gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas.
• Work requires a comprehensive, practical knowledge of a technical field with use of analytical judgment and decision-making abilities appropriate to the work environment of the organization.

Nice To Haves

• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of the specific requirements listed above

Responsibilities

• Installs flow corrector on meter by connecting phone line, communicating with modem, calibrating unit, updating software in office; determining the requirements for electronic equipment that will meet measurement and work well with existing meters; participating in selection and making recommendations for the purchase of electronic flow correctors placed on key customers; testing and calibrating electronic flow correctors in accordance with DOT and SCC regulations; maintaining inventory of repair/replacement parts and orders as needed; and performing daily check from office to ensure all system are working as expected.
• Installs and maintains transducers by connecting phone lines, coordinating with modems and updates software in office; troubleshooting and making needed repairs of modems, telemetry and phone lines in field and software in office; coordinating work with telephone company, other divisions and departments; training operators to use monitoring software effectively; and maintaining inventory of repair/replacement parts and ordering as needed.
• Provides technical assistance in the installation, repair and maintenance of Water and Gas AMI and other equipment by installing remote modules and programming as needed; maintaining maintenance and repair records; assisting with the Trimble hand held devices; cleaning and replacing batteries; calibrating and installing software upgrades or sending off for repair; managing the inventory of AMI parts, including Trimble device parts; and installing and maintaining the weather monitoring station.
• Prepares documentation and records of work performed by maintaining records of readings taken from measurement and pressure system; maintaining files on all maintenance, repair and calibration work performed at customer stations and pressure monitoring points; maintaining database of key customers, type of equipment, type of installation; and preparing timesheet and material issue tickets.
• Communicates with customers, vendors and co-workers to ensure optimal performance of equipment by corresponding both verbally and in writing with vendors, salespersons, telephone personnel, internal and other external customers; investigating key customer complaints regarding gas leaks and questionable meter readings; assisting customers as needed; and working with vendors to increase knowledge base of equipment.
• Assists meter, regulator, service, and distribution personnel with various trades’ duties.
• Maintains trucks.
• Performs various small maintenance work and repairs.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree