Gas System Tech/Sr. Gas System Tech

This position will be open to internal and external and will close on Monday, June 30, 2025.

 

Pay for the Gas System Tech position is in the range of $54,720 to $68,400, and for the Senior Gas System Tech pay is in the range of $63,440 to $79,300 and is dependent upon skills, experience and education of the successful candidate.

 

The successful candidate must live within 30 minutes of the Farmington Service Center. 

 

About This Opportunity
If you would like to be part of a team that solves gas system problems across the state of New Mexico, the Gas System Tech may be the perfect fit! You will be diagnosing malfunctions, making repairs and replacing parts on transmission or distribution systems. Areas of expertise can vary, depending on location, but may include pressure control, leak survey, or corrosion functions. You will never get bored with this rewarding career!

 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities
This list does not reflect the job duties in their entirety.

• Performs various measurement functions, including diaphragm, rotary, turbine, ultra-sonic, and orifice accuracy tests, changing charts, adjusting pressures, ensures and maintains proper pressure control, changing orifice plates, running dew point tests, witnessing meter tests, and completing necessary reports. Performs SCADA troubleshooting, repairs, and calibration.
• Troubleshoots and supports large customers with equipment operations.
• Designs large meter and regulator station with oversight from Engineering. Performs blow down, purging, and monitoring of transmission system.
• Repairs and maintains remote data transfer units, odorization equipment, meters, regulators, relief valves, analyzers, and chromatographs.
• Prepares, submits, and maintains required records for all leak and cathodic protection surveys, tests, and other related documentation in a timely and accurate manner.

*Senior Level: Entry Level Duties Plus Additional Responsibilities

 

Successful Candidate Must Have:

• A high school diploma or GED
• Gas Systems Tech: 2 years of work experience related to the Duties & Responsibilities of this position. 
• Sr. Gas Systems Tech: 4 years of work experience related to the Duties & Responsibilities of this position. 
• Must maintan a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record 
• Preferences: experience in electrical work and SCADA systems

 

Working Conditions:
Subject to 75% outdoor work, overtime, weekends, on-call, frequent travel and working within confined spaces. Works with high pressure lines, and uses self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), as needed. Regular standing, walking, bending, climbing, driving, sitting, lifting 20 lbs regularly and 75 lbs occasionally.