Gas Meter Technician

Peak Utility Services Group; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Peak Utility Infrastructure is an integrated engineering and construction company serving electric, natural gas, and telecommunications sectors. The Gas Meter Tech role supports meter installations, piping, leak detection, and related gas meter work on job sites with emphasis on safety and accuracy.

Responsibilities include installing regulators, maintaining logs, inspecting systems, and ensuring compliance with standards while working near customer properties and construction crews.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• 2+ years of Residential Plumbing, pipe fitting & repair experience.
• 2-3 years of service plumbing experience.
• Equivalent education/experience accepted.

Responsibilities

• Meets client and operating company standards related to gas meter piping work.
• Installs gas regulators, piping and pipe fitting work with iron pipe.
• Keeps legible daily logs and installation records.
• Cleans and prepares meter worksites to eliminate hazards.
• Maintains tools and equipment for proper use and upkeep.
• Completes work in an organized, timely manner per SOP.
• Communicates abnormal conditions to appropriate parties.
• Measures, cuts, and threads pipes to specifications.
• Inspects and tests installed systems using gauges/methods.
• Plans pipe system layout, installation, or repair.

Skills

Residential plumbing experience

Pipe fitting & repair

Service plumbing experience

Read and interpret documents

Effective communication

Basic math skills

Microsoft software applications

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Peak Utility Infrastructure is an integrated engineering and construction company that serves the Electric, Natural Gas, and Telecommunications industries. We provide a full suite of engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance services, including repair, replacement, maintenance, and installation of natural gas, telecommunications, and electric infrastructure through our operating subsidiaries: Site Wise, Kelly Cable, Riley Brothers, Superior Pipeline Services, Superior Hydrovac and 5Star Electric.

Position Title: Gas Meter Tech

Our Core Values: Guided by Safety. Focused on Communities. Powered by Care.

Classification: Non-Exempt

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

A Gas Meter Tech performs physical activities in support of completing meter support for construction crews, piping, leak detection, line testing, arm-overs/above ground /below ground piping and other related gas meter work. This position will identify and resolve problems and make timely decisions on a daily basis while constantly striving to obtain maximum productivity.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Meets client and operating company standards related to gas meter piping work in accordance with our core values.
• Installs gas regulators, piping and pipe fitting work with iron pipe.
• Keeps legible hand-written accurate records including daily work logs and installation records.
• Cleans and prepares meter worksites to eliminate possible hazards.
• Monitors and maintains tools and equipment for proper use, storage, and upkeep.
• Complete all work in an organized, timely manner, within standard operating procedure.
• Uses relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards and communicates abnormal working conditions to appropriate parties.
• Measures, cuts, and threads pipes to specifications, using tools such as saws, pipe threaders, or pipe benders.
• Inspects, examines, or tests installed systems or pipelines, using pressure gauge, observation, or other methods.
• Plans pipe system layout, installation, or repair, according to specifications.
• Attaches pipes to walls, structures, or fixtures, such as radiators or tanks, using brackets, clamps, tools, or welding equipment.
• Cuts or bores holes in structures, such as bulkheads, decks or walls prior to pipe installation, using hand or power tools.
• Shuts off gases from pipe sections once approved by using valve keys or wrenches.
• Assists crew leaders in construction/ reconstruction and maintenance work providing meter support.
• Works safely around customer houses and private property, backhoes, excavators, and directional drills.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Success Factors

• Must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety data sheets, operating manuals, and work orders.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbal and written.
• Good analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Provide exceptional customer service while on the jobsite.
• Basic math skills required when measuring and performing take-offs for miscellaneous jobs.
• Detailed procedures. Responds to situations requiring immediate attention.
• Knowledge of standardized work routines and the ability to follow and give oral/written instructions involving a few steps
• Knowledgeable with Microsoft software applications.
• Moderate to strenuous effort required.
• This position requires extended intervals of standing, walking, climbing, bending, crouching, working at heights from ladders, scaffolds, platforms and repetitive motions of the hand/wrist and elbow/shoulder.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb and balance and talk and hear.
• Workers must also have the ability to work in confined, noisy, hot, and cold spaces and work with hand tools and shop equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Experience And Education

• A high school diploma or G.E.D.
• 2+ years of Residential Plumbing, pipe fitting & repair experience (diagnosing & troubleshooting a normal plumbing system).
• 2-3 years of service plumbing experience required.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year-to-year basis.
• Previous experience working with underground utilities is preferred.

Additional Requirements/Licenses/Certifications

• Meter Tech or Plumbing experience, Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid State of Residence Driver’s License is required within two weeks of employment.
• Candidates must pass criminal and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) background checks and pass a pre-employment drug screen.

Notes

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.