What are the responsibilities and job description for the Gas Maintenance Pipeline Technician position at City of Richmond?
- Responding to work orders for reports of broken or leaking gas lines and requests for shutdowns to determine the threat to public safety;
- Making gas line repairs in accordance to established Operation Maintenance Procedures;
- Locating the City of Richmond's underground utilities in the City of Richmond and counties of Chesterfield and Henrico;
- Completing and passing all Operators Qualification tasks.
This individual may be required to work overtime, nights, weekends, holidays or on-call, as needed.
Considerable knowledge of Pipeline service line replacement and repair, Federal and state safety/environmental compliance, Pipeline shutdown valves, Hazmat/PPE protection equipment and safety procedures, Purging small and large gas lines, Corrosion monitoring, Residential and commercial gas meters, GIS maps. Demonstrated skills locating pipelines underground, Verbal and written communication, Inspecting pipelines for leaks, Operating heavy machinery and hand tools, Plumbing, Welding. Demonstrated ability to Follow standard operating procedures, Prioritize, Multi-task, Manage time effectively, Follow safety regulations.
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- Requires High School diploma, GED, or specialized vocational training;
- One year of related experience;
- An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.
- None required
- Experience installing or repairing gas lines (Residential or commercial);
- Candidate must have a Virginia Driver's License, and the ability to obtain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within 6 months of employment;
- At least one (1) year of plumbing or pipefitting work and/or equivalent combination of experience working on gas lines;
- Experience breaking or cutting asphalt, concrete and earth during the installation, excavation and servicing of pipeline systems and components;
- Experience with filling holes;
- Experience reading Gas/GIS map system;
- Familiar with Miss Utility of Virginia.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach extending hands and arms in any direction, stand, push, pull, lift, finger (picking, pinching or otherwise working primarily with fingers), grasp applying pressure to an object with fingers or palms, talk, see, and hear. The employee is frequently required to climb, balance, stoop, crouch, crawl, walk, feel and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands and fingers. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be heavy work, exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Salary : $43,306 - $64,002
