Sr Pipeline Technician (Platteville, WI)

Skill-Based Pay

Northern Natural Gas offers a knowledge-based compensation program called Skill-Based Pay. This system rewards employees for acquiring, demonstrating, and maintaining work skills. Additionally, the company provides an annual discretionary incentive bonus up to 10.5%, based on individual and company performance. The goal of Skill-Based Pay is to ensure a qualified, versatile workforce capable of handling diverse business, regulatory, and operational challenges.

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 monitor 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.
• Liquified 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.
• Hazmat and Liquefied Natural Gas Transportation - Obtain additional endorsements for hazmat and liquefied natural gas transportation.
• 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.

Responsibilities

Afforded assistance in performing scheduled preventative maintenance on operational equipment at assigned facility. Recognizes abnormal operating conditions. Supports emergency response. Locates pipelines and oversees third-party excavation and line crossings. Installs and inspects pipeline markers. Operates work equipment including but not limited to power tools, hand tools, and specialized instruments used in pipeline operations, maintenance, and repair of facilities. Maintains and operates facilities in compliance with specifications, codes, safety, and environmental standards/records and company operating procedures. Assists in maintaining records pursuant to required state, federal, and company procedures. Reviews work assignments with the team to ensure work is completed with established safe work practices and reporting. Contributes to a team-centric work environment based on mutual respect and integrity. Supports 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. 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.

About Us

BHE Pipeline Group consists of Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s interstate natural gas pipeline companies, BHE GT&S, Kern River Gas Transmission Company, and Northern Natural Gas Company. Combined, BHE Pipeline Group operates approximately 21,200 miles of pipeline with a design capacity of approximately 21.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day, owns assets in 27 states, and is an industry leader in natural gas transportation. BHE Pipeline Group also operates 22 natural gas storage facilities with a total working gas capacity of 515.6 billion cubic feet and a liquefied natural gas export, import, and storage facility.

About The Team

Northern Natural Gas is 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. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.