Sr Pipeline Technician (Platteville, WI)

NV Energy; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary incentive bonus up to 10.5%

Skill-Based Pay compensation program

Job summary

NV Energy is seeking a Pipeline Technician to carry out technical work on the largest interstate natural gas pipeline system in the United States. The role requires skills in controls, corrosion, welding, and mechanical operations, along with maintaining safety and environmental standards.

Qualified candidates should possess an Associate degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent experience. The position entails scheduled maintenance, emergency response, and compliance with operational specifications.

Qualifications

• Associate of Applied Science degree or comparable technical certification preferred.
• Minimum of four to six years of related work experience if education is not met.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Recognize abnormal operating conditions.
• Support emergency response.
• Operate power tools and specialized instruments.
• Maintain records in compliance with regulations.

Skills

Controls – Install, maintain, troubleshoot PLCs

Measurement – Operate and troubleshoot gas measurement equipment

Corrosion – Install and maintain protection equipment

Mechanical – Repair rotating and reciprocating equipment

Liquefied Natural Gas Operations

Welding – Qualified in API 1104 and ASME

Education

Associate of Applied Science degree in technical specialization

Tools

Power tools

Heavy equipment – backhoes, boom trucks

Job description

Northern Natural Gas offers a knowledge-based compensation program called Skill-Based Pay. Skill-Based Pay rewards employees for acquiring, demonstrating, and maintaining work skills. Along with Skill-Based Pay, employees may receive an annual discretionary incentive bonus of up to 10.5%, based on individual and company performance.

Compensation and Benefits

The Skill-Based Pay system ensures a qualified, versatile workforce that can produce an extremely competitive product across varying business and regulatory climates. Employees are paid according to the skills demonstrated and tasks performed.

Pipeline Technician Role

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.

Technical Skills Specialization

• 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 used 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 produce 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, and skid loaders. 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.

Day‑to‑Day Responsibilities

• Assist in performing scheduled preventative maintenance on operational equipment at assigned facilities.
• Recognize abnormal operating conditions.
• Support emergency response.
• Locate pipelines and oversee third‑party excavation and line crossings. Install and inspect pipeline markers.
• Operate work equipment, including power tools, hand tools, and specialized instruments used in pipeline operations, maintenance, and repair of facilities.
• Maintain and operate facilities in compliance with specifications, codes, safety, and environmental standards, records, and company operating procedures.
• Assist in maintaining records pursuant to required state, federal, and company procedures.
• Review work assignments with the team to ensure work is completed with established safe work practices and reporting.
• Contribute to a team‑centric work environment based on mutual respect and integrity.
• Support the Company’s CHAMPION culture, which centers around personal responsibility, continuous improvement, and delivering quality for our customers.

Qualifications

• An Associate of Applied Science degree in a technical specialization is preferred (e.g., 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 required if the education requirements are not met.
• Successful completion of Pipeline Technician Academy and/or achievement of at least one skill‑block.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and be available for overtime, overnight stays, on‑call, rotating schedules, and 24‑hour emergency response call out.
• Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.