MIC Technician 1-12 Months

Liberty Utilities•Chillicothe, MO

About The Position

The MIC Technician performs hands-on operation and maintenance of gas distribution systems, including customer service, field operations, compliance-related operations and maintenance, leak surveys, cathodic protection, and system and equipment upgrades. The role focuses on measurement, instrumentation, and control activities for meter and regulating stations on transmission and distribution systems and facilities. All work must follow company regulatory and safety procedures. The technician operates, maintains, tests, and calibrates gas measurement, instrumentation, and control systems and equipment. The work includes measurement devices, SCADA and communications equipment, gas quality and odorization equipment, and natural gas sampling instruments. The role also includes monitoring gas quality, supporting operational balancing, performing leak surveys, maintaining cathodic protection systems, responding to emergencies, and keeping accurate company and regulatory records. The position requires extensive travel, entry to customer premises, and outdoor work in varied weather and potentially challenging environments. The technician may be required to work shifts, weekends, holidays, standby duty, emergency call-outs, and extended hours. The position is safety-sensitive and requires applicable screenings, a valid driver’s license, and residence within 25 miles of the work site.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Four years of natural gas measurement, construction and maintenance, or service field experience.
Must obtain and maintain any other required OQs and classroom training or certifications within six months.
Valid driver’s license in accordance with company standards.
Must reside within a 25-mile radius of the work site.
Ability to perform work requiring occasional bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning, and lifting.
Acute sense of sight and hearing, corrected or uncorrected, and a strong sense of smell.
Ability to lift tools, equipment, and materials weighing up to 60 pounds.
Advanced knowledge of software applications and multiple technologies to create documents, reports, and graphics.
Ability to communicate with internal and external customers to obtain or provide explanations and information.
Must complete applicable pre- and post-employment screenings, including DOT and PHMSA drug testing and motor vehicle record checks.

Responsibilities

Operate, maintain, test, and calibrate measurement, instrumentation, and control facilities and systems.
Assist with functions related to large diaphragm, turbine, rotary, orifice, ultrasonic, and coriolis meters.
Assist with functions related to RTU and other SCADA equipment.
Assist with functions related to communications circuits and equipment, including radios, modems, satellite, and land lines.
Coordinate and perform measurement tests with third-party companies to ensure measurement integrity and accuracy.
Inspect, test, calibrate, and maintain electronic correctors, EFMs, and other electronic measurement devices.
Inspect, test, calibrate, and maintain natural gas quality analysis equipment, including samplers, chromatographs, and hydrogen sulfide and moisture detection equipment.
Inspect and replace orifice plates to maintain measurement accuracy in accordance with natural gas flow requirements and conditions.
Inspect, test, calibrate, and maintain electronic meters and flow measurement devices.
Perform scheduled gas measurement equipment inspections, tests, calibrations, and maintenance.
Inspect, test, calibrate, and maintain gas odorization equipment.
Operate and maintain natural gas sampling equipment and instrumentation.
Monitor natural gas quality for contract compliance and initiate enforcement actions when needed.
Investigate operational balancing systems and implement actions to improve results and meet targets.
Assist in reviewing internal system information related to lost and unaccounted-for gas.
Perform leak surveys using knowledge of leak survey equipment, processes, and procedures.
Maintain cathodic protection systems and investigate system shorts.
Participate in the MIC Skills Assessment/Promotion Process, including the baseline assessment.
Perform activities to ensure responsiveness to natural gas and other emergencies.
Complete and maintain accurate records and reports to meet company and regulatory requirements.
Identify, address, and report safety and encroachment issues through resolution.
Safely operate and inspect assigned company vehicles and equipment.
Follow company values, strategies, policies, procedures, and Code of Conduct, and complete required safety training.