Virginia Natural Gas · 2 days ago
Technician I, Engineering
Virginia Beach, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry Level
3+ years expVirginia Natural Gas is a subsidiary of Southern Company Gas, serving approximately 4.2 million natural gas utility customers. The Technician I, Engineering position involves designing and preparing natural gas infrastructure improvements, including system replacements and expansions, while ensuring compliance with engineering standards and regulations.
EnergyOil and GasResidential
Responsibilities
Provide quality control of geospatial data and mapping products
Researches facility records in GIS and project as-builts
Draft city, state and railroad right-of-way permits and traffic control plans as required
Analyze construction proposals for DOT, municipal, and private projects for conflicts with existing gas utilities and propose recommendations to resolve conflicts
Develop timely and accurate cost estimates for construction projects, new gas main installations, plastic and steel main replacements, reinforcements and other system support projects as required
Collaborates with engineers, construction, and operations to produce effective drawings
Collaborates on facility relocations with outside parties including county, municipal and state government representatives, road contractors and developers
Meet and negotiate with city and state officials, engineers, and construction contractors to resolve conflicts in a timely manner and relay Company policy, procedure, and other information relative to the gas industry
Influence customer satisfaction by responding to customer needs, keeping customers informed and ensuring work is scheduled in an effective manner
Create construction designs using MicroStation, AutoCAD, GIS and other applications
Monitors projects to ensure on-time delivery of plans to state, county and municipal authorities
Create a project AFE for design and prepare internal documents including ARM BCA/PWR
Ensure that compliance with all engineering principles, gas operating standards, local code, state and federal rules, regulations, mandates and statutes is maintained by preparing and/or revising designs as necessary for all gas facilities installed
Qualification
Required
BA/BS year degree with 3 years work related experience
Knowledge of natural gas distribution system facilities
Valid driver's license
Drafting ability – advanced proficiency
One or more industry standard CAD Packages (MicroStation, AutoCAD, TurboCAD etc) – advanced proficiency
Work Prioritization – advanced proficiency
Ability to read, interpret and apply engineering and architectural plans – intermediate proficiency
Excellent interpersonal communication skills
Mathematical aptitude – intermediate proficiency
Proficiency with variety of GIS concepts, practices, and procedures
MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint - intermediate proficiency
ArcGIS – basic proficiency
ARM – basic proficiency
Preferred
Some level of GIS, engineering, or technical education or experience
GIS Certification
Benefits
Health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being
Annual incentive awards for eligible employees
Additional compensation, such as an incentive program
Company
Virginia Natural Gas
Virginia Natural Gas is a public utility company that offers natural gas services to residential, commercial and industrial clients.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Shannon Pierce
Vice President, Strategy & Chief Administrative Officer
Michele Potter
Human Resources Business Partner
Recent News
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