Meter Specialist

Ameren Services Company; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 63,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive

Benefits package

Job summary

Ameren Illinois seeks an AMI/AMR meter technician to service residential and commercial meters in central and southern Illinois. The role includes responding to alarms, performing meter exchanges, testing gas modules, and reconnections under the IBEW contract, with safety and customer focus at the forefront.

Required are a high school diploma, a valid driver’s license, and company training to obtain OQ certification; an associate degree in a technical field is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent is 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 coursework preferred.

Responsibilities

• Respond to alarms, flags, alerts, and events from the AMI system and replace non-performing meters/modules.
• Install AMI meters and gas modules when the deployment vendor cannot complete the task.
• Perform routine electric and gas meter exchanges and AMI gas module exchanges.
• Set and verify gas regulator pressure and check meter-set piping for leaks.
• Execute electric and gas service disconnections and reconnections as necessary.
• Respond to requests for electric/gas meter reads, including monthly reads for non-standard metering.

Skills

Driver License

OQ Certification Training

Education

High School Diploma

Technical Associate Degree (preferred)

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.

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 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 BW 135 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.