Meter Specialist

Ameren Corporation; Mount Vernon (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Ameren Illinois is seeking a Meter Technician to support residential and commercial electric meters and gas meters. You will respond to alarms, replace meters, and install AMI meters and gas modules as needed.

The role covers routine meter exchanges, regulator checks, and leak testing, with non-pay door knocks and service disconnections when required. Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent, a valid driver's license, and a technical degree or related training for OQ

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Valid driver license required.
• Associate's degree in a technical discipline preferred or 8 hours of technical math coursework.
• Must pass company-sponsored training to become OQ certified.

Responsibilities

• Respond to alarms and replace meters/modules as needed.
• Install electric AMI meters and gas modules when deployment vendor cannot complete.
• Perform routine electric and gas meter exchanges and AMI gas module exchanges.
• Conduct gas regulator pressure checks and leak detection during installations.
• Perform non-pay door knocks and execute disconnections/reconnections as needed.
• Identify potential diversion, tampering and theft of service and relight gas appliances when required.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree in Electrical Technology or technical math coursework

OQ certification training (gas)

Job description

About Ameren IllinoisAmeren 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.Perform the following duties as they relate to residential and commercial electric meters and residential and commercial gas meters and modules for which employees are trained and capable of performing and in accordance with the 2012 Division Jurisdictional Agreement language as part of the IBEW Contract: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 requiredMust 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 USDPosition 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, 2026All 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.