Sr Pipeline Technician

BHE Bonn Hungary Electronics Ltd.; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Natural Gas is seeking a Senior Pipeline Technician to operate and maintain its compressor stations and pipeline facilities across a broad range of technical specialties. The role covers controls, measurement, corrosion, mechanical, LNG, underground storage, and environmental duties, with on-call and overnight shifts expected.

Responsibilities include installing and maintaining PLCs, gas measurement systems, corrosion protection, and compressor equipment, as well as performing pigging

Qualifications

• Associate degree in a technical specialization preferred (aviation maintenance, diesel, natural gas, compression, instrumentation, controls, electrical, electro-mechanical or corrosion).
• Comparable undergraduate degree with technical certification acceptable.
• Completion of Pipeline Technician Academy or achievement of at least one skill-block.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain and troubleshoot programmable logic controllers, HMIs, motor control centers, and power distribution and pneumatics used in pipeline operations.
• Program, maintain, operate and troubleshoot gas measurement equipment including meters, valves, regulators and related software; monitor gas quality control equipment.
• Install, maintain and troubleshoot corrosion protection equipment to ensure pipeline integrity; NACE CP1 tester certification preferred.
• Install, maintain, troubleshoot, overhaul and repair rotating and reciprocating compression equipment.
• Ensure reliable operation and maintenance of LNG processes.
• Ensure reliable operation and maintenance of underground storage processes.
• Operate compressor station equipment; perform pigging operations, damage prevention, and right of way maintenance.
• Transport, inspect, maintain and operate heavy equipment (backhoes, trucks, excavators, etc.); hazmat and LNG endorsements may be available.
• Weld pipeline welds per API 1104 and ASME; structural welds per AWS standards.
• Maintain environmental standards and regulatory compliance for assigned locations.

Skills

Controls

Measurement

Corrosion

Mechanical

LNG Operations

Underground Storage Ops

Compressor Station Ops

Equipment Operation

Welding

Environmental

Education

Associate of Applied Science (technical)

BA/BS in technical field

Tools

Hazmat endorsement

LNG transportation endorsement

Job description

The Senior Pipeline Technician performs activities required to successfully operate and maintain Northern Natural Gas compressor stations and pipeline facilities. Pipeline Techs are multi-skilled employees who perform highly technical work within a geographical area on the largest interstate natural gas pipeline system in the United States. Positions will specialize in one or more of the following technical skills:

• - Controls - Install, maintain and troubleshoot programmable logic controllers, human machine interfaces, motor control centers, and medium and low voltage power distribution and pneumatic control devices utilized in pipeline operations.
• - Measurement - Program, maintain, operate and troubleshoot gas measurement equipment including gas meters, control valves, relief valves, regulators and associated software, as well as monitoring gas and quality control equipment.
• - Corrosion - Install, maintain and troubleshoot corrosion protection equipment to ensure pipeline integrity. NACE CP1 Tester certification is preferred.
• - Mechanical - Install, maintain, troubleshoot, overhaul and repair rotating and reciprocating compression equipment.
• - Liquefied Natural Gas Operations - Ensure reliable operation and maintenance of processes required to make liquefied natural gas.
• - Underground Storage Operations - Ensure reliable operation and maintenance of processes required to store and deliver natural gas from underground reservoirs.
• - Compressor Station Operations - Ensure reliable operation of compressor station equipment. Pipeline - Perform pigging operations, damage prevention measures and pipeline right of way maintenance.
• - Equipment Operation - Transport, inspect, maintain and operate various mobile heavy equipment including backhoes, boom trucks, semi-trucks, dump trucks, excavators, skid loaders, etc. Additional endorsements for hazmat and liquefied natural gas transportation are available.
• - Welding - Pipeline welders must be qualified in API 1104 and ASME standards to weld on natural gas pipelines. Structural welders must be qualified in AWS standards.
• - Environmental - Maintain environmental standards, environmental activities and regulatory compliance for assigned locations.

• - An Associate of Applied Science degree in a technical specialization is preferred. Ideal degrees include Associate of Applied Science in aviation maintenance, diesel, natural gas, compression, instrumentation, controls, electrical, electro-mechanical or corrosion.
• - A comparable undergraduate degree with a technical specialization certification is applicable. Typically four to six years of related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess the education requirements.
• - Successful completion of Pipeline Technician Academy and/or achievement of at least one skill-block.
• - Must have a valid driver's license.
• - Work schedules may vary with some positions requiring overtime and overnight stays away from home, on-call and rotating schedules and availability for emergency response call out 24 hours per day.