C&M Crew Leader

About the role

Join our growing team and discover why Summit Utilities, Inc. continues to earn national and regional recognition as an employer of choice. Our recognitions include Best Places to Work in Maine (2019–2025); Best Places to Work in Arkansas (2020, 2023, 2025); Best Places to Work in Oklahoma (2022–2025); Best Places to Work in Missouri (2023 and 2026); Best Places to Work in Colorado (2025); Forbes America’s Best Small Employers (2023); and, most recently, Proud and Purposeful Employer (2026). Summit is a growing natural gas utility that’s committed to delivering reliable energy to homes and businesses in Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Being part of the Summit team means embracing excellence and innovation, committing to safety each and every day, and doing all that we can to serve each other, our customers, and the communities where we live. We aim to bring warmth and energy to everything we do.

Responsibilities

• Plans, directs, schedules, performs, and checks all work in connection with construction and maintenance of gas distribution system.
• Installs, repairs or replaces steel and plastic pipe.
• Trains, coaches and monitors crew members.
• Responsible for locating gas lines and ensuring that other utility lines are located prior to excavation.
• Responsible for the quality of all plastic and steel welding by crew members.
• Transports required equipment, tools, and supplies to work site.
• Provides First Responder assistance in emergency situations.
• Completes paperwork as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Requires a high school diploma or the equivalent knowledge of English, mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and percentages), punctuation, grammar and spelling.
• Preferred candidate will have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in construction, installation, and maintenance of natural gas distribution systems, including two (2) years’ experience welding (steel) pipe & two (2) years’ experience of plastic fusion activities.
• Requires a commercial driver’s license and company welding certification.

Qualifications

• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
• Valid state Class A commercial driver's license and present and maintain a good driving record and to operate company vehicles safely and in compliance with applicable laws and company policies.
• Apply knowledge of industry and company safety standards and regulations and hold others accountable for complying.
• Utilize and train others on the use of proper tools for any given job.
• Demonstrate and maintain company plastic fusion certification and company welding certifications.
• Complete gas meter resets and relights.
• Able to utilize company’s mapping system effectively.
• Completes all paperwork as required.
• Able to motivate self, accomplish tasks and achieve goals with minimal supervision including self-directed learning.
• Demonstrate knowledge of industry and company safety standards and regulations.
• Demonstrate use the proper tools for any given job.
• Able to respond well to changing priorities.
• Solve problems with logical solutions.
• Demonstrate and utilize effective oral and written communication skills.
• Listen effectively and clarify information as needed.
• Able to perform Plugging and Tapping procedures.
• Able to operate heavy equipment such as backhoe, trencher and a two-ton or larger truck.
• Demonstrate an aptitude for basic mechanical tasks.
• Demonstrate use of Personal Computer skills, SAP and Mobile Data completion.
• Demonstrate commitment to compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Able to demonstrate respect for all individuals, adhere to the Company’s values and business practices and do both consistently.
• Provide training and development for all field related activities to crew members.

Skills

• Valid state Class A commercial driver's license.
• Company welding certification.
• Company plastic fusion certification.
• Gas meter resets and relights.
• Utilization of company’s mapping system.
• Completion of all paperwork.
• Ability to motivate self and complete tasks with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of industry and company safety standards and regulations.
• Use of proper tools for any given job.
• Ability to respond to changing priorities and solve problems logically.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Listening and clarifying information as needed.
• Performing Plugging and Tapping procedures.
• Operating heavy equipment such as backhoe, trencher and a two-ton or larger truck.
• Basic mechanical tasks.
• Personal Computer skills, SAP and Mobile Data completion.
• Compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Respect for all individuals, adherence to the Company’s values and business practices.
• Training and development for all field related activities to crew members.

Benefits

We understand that home and family are essential pieces of your life, and our benefits are designed to support you both at work and at home. Summit offers competitive pay and medical/dental/vision and other benefits that provide flexibility, choice and support to our employees when they need it most.

Pay

Competitive pay is offered to ensure our team members are compensated fairly for their hard work and dedication.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is flexible to accommodate the needs of the employee and the company.