Pressure Control Technician I
Description
Basic Function:
Member of a team responsible for inspecting, troubleshooting, and maintaining the Company's Statewide regulator and gate stations. Assists with the inspection and maintenance of Statewide emergency valves.
Representative Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists in conducting annual inspections of regulator stations.
- Assists in flow interruptions, blow downs and purging for ongoing capital improvements.
- Performs leak testing of regulator stations.
- Assists with the startup of new stations.
- Supports local service centers during internal and external operations audits.
- Assists with troubleshooting procedures on large meter sets for AGL customers.
Education and Experience Required:
- High School Diploma or GED
- 3-5 years in gas distribution operations
Or
- Equivalent academic education and experience
Skills Required:
- Must possess and demonstrate mechanical aptitude with emphasis on regulators, relief valves, and valves.
- Must have good working knowledge of various hand tools and their uses.
- Must have computer skills for working in (Excel, Word, Outlook).
Within 12 months of job entry must pass the Pressure Control Tech I examination and be able to:
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of regulators.
- Identify types of direct operated and pilot operated regulators.
- Identify types of commonly used valves.
- Explain basic concepts of regulator station orientation.
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of pressure system classes: Low Pressure (LP), Medium Pressure (MP), and HP Pressure (HP).
- Demonstrate knowledge of common terminology related to pressure control and gas distribution.
Certifications/Licenses:
Required - Driver's License
Preferred - Commercial Driver License (CDL)
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
- Must be physically able to stoop, bend, crawl, walk, climb ladders, and carry/lift weights up to 100 pounds.
- Ability to occasionally ascend and descend stairs and ladders as required.
- Must have keen senses of smell, hearing, vision, and color identification.
- Ability to work in all types of terrain and weather conditions (extreme heat/cold).
- Have ability to work with leak soap solutions, grease, cleaning fluids used in pressure control operations.
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is America's premier energy company, with 44,000 megawatts of generating capacity and 1,500 billion cubic feet of combined natural gas consumption and throughput volume serving 9 million electric and gas utility customers through its subsidiaries. The company provides clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy through electric utilities in four states, natural gas distribution utilities in seven states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across America and a national recognized provider of customized energy solutions, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and affordable prices that are below the national average. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, Southern Company and its subsidiaries are inventing America's energy future by developing the full portfolio of energy resources, including carbon-free nuclear, 21st century coal, natural gas, renewables and energy efficiency, and creating new products and services for the benefit of customers. Southern Company has been named by the U.S. Department of Defense and G.I. Jobs magazine as a top military employer, recognized among the Top 50 Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc, listed by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity and designated a Top Employer for Hispanics by Hispanic Network. The company has earned a National Award of Nuclear Science and History from the National Atomic Museum Foundation for its leadership and commitment to nuclear development and is continually ranked among the top utilities in Fortune's annual World's Most Admired Electric and Gas Utility rankings. Visit our website at www.southerncompany.com.
Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Job Field: Gas Pipeline Operations & Maintenance
Job Type: Standard
Primary Location: Georgia-Metro Atlanta-Riverdale
Operating Company: Southern Company Gas
Job Type: Standard
Travel (Up to...): Yes, 75 % of the Time
Union Covered: Yes
Work Location(s):
Riverdale LNG - 7790 Hwy 85 (7790RiverdaleCODE)
7790 Hwy 85
Riverdale, 30274
Req ID: GAS2004158
