Meter Specialist

Ameren Corporation; City of Mount Vernon (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Ameren Corporation requires a Metering Technician to install and service AMI electric meters and gas modules in the region. The role includes responding to alarms, performing meter exchanges, and ensuring safe, compliant operation of gas regulators and piping.

You will read meters and assist with disconnections/reconnections as needed. Must pass required gas training to become OQ certified; a valid driver license is required.

Qualifications

• Must be able to pass company training including gas training to become OQ certified.
• Valid driver license required.
• IBEW bargaining agreement applies to this position.

Responsibilities

• Respond to alarms, flags, alerts, and events from AMI system.
• Install and replace electric AMI meters and gas modules as needed.
• Perform routine meter exchanges and gas module work.
• Check regulator pressure and piping for leaks during gas meter work.
• Disconnections/reconnections and field reads for electric and gas meters.
• Identify potential meter diversion, tampering, or theft of service.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree in Electrical Technology

Gas/OQ certification training

Job description

About Ameren Illinois Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution service and natural gas distribution service. Every day, we deliver electricity to 1.2 million electric and 816,000 natural gas customers in central and southern Illinois. We deliver safe, reliable energy to more than 1,200 communities.

Duties

• Must maintain safety and customer focus at all times. Respond to alarms, flags, alerts, and events from the AMI system and replace non-performing electric meters and gas meters/modules/indexes as necessary.
• Install electric AMI meters and gas modules the deployment vendor is unable to complete (UTCs).
• Change out AMI/AMR electric meters and AMI gas meters/modules due to customer request for non-standard (non-AMI/AMR) metering.
• Perform routine electric and gas meter exchanges and AMI gas module exchanges.
• As part of gas meter exchanges, installations and removals, set and verify gas regulator pressure and lock-up pressure; and check meter-set piping for leaks with leak detector solution.
• Install/replace regulator vent screens.
• Perform non-pay door knocks in advance of non-payment disconnections, when necessary.
• Execute electric and gas service disconnections and reconnections as necessary.
• Respond to all requests for electric and gas physical meter reads as necessary, including but not limited to, monthly meter reading for non-standard metering.
• Identify, investigate and report potential diversion, tampering and theft of service situations.
• Relight gas appliances as necessary as part of the standard gas reconnection process.
• Perform all applicable voltage checks, meter base/socket/service wire/and service connections inspections associated with electric meter connect/disconnect/installations/removal and diversion/tampering inspections.
• Perform troubleshooting for non-communication electric meters and gas modules.
• Paint gas meter-sets and piping as necessary.
• Make safe a gas leak as necessary.

Position Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Must possess a valid driver license.
• All candidates will be expected to pass company-sponsored training, including required gas training to become OQ certified.
• Associate's degree in a technical discipline (e.g. Electrical Technology) or minimum 8 hours technical math course work preferred.
• This position is covered by the IBEW bargaining agreement.

Hourly Pay: Grade Step BE 094 Step 1 of 1 (Top Step) - 45.97 USD Position is eligible for annual incentive payments based on company performance and subject to sole management discretion.

Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date: Friday September 18, 2026

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.

Ameren is a leader in the energy industry, and our transformation toward more clean, renewable energy is also transforming other industries and infrastructure in our communities. As a regional company serving local customers, we not only serve our communities, we're a part of them. This isn't just a job. At Ameren, we invest in you, so you can power the quality of life you want.