Utility Worker (Newport News)
Posted on: 8 Mar 2023
Newport News, VA
Job Description
Job Summary
Virginia Natural Gas (VNG) is looking for dynamic, career-motivated individuals to join one of the Top Workplaces in Hampton Roads as part of our Field Operations team.
The Utility Worker position is an entry-level, developmental role that offers opportunity for growth and advancement through future promotion into our apprenticeship program. This apprenticeship program presents exciting opportunities for long-term career growth and stability in the growing natural gas industry.
Work is predominantly outdoors and in all weather conditions. Interested individuals must be able and willing to travel. Candidates must be able to drive safely, work extended hours; travel 5% of the time, and wear company provided Personal Protective Equipment.
This is a bargaining unit position ( IBEW Local 50) and is a DOT (Department of Transportation) covered classification subject to random drug and/or alcohol screening.
Transitioning military personnel are encouraged to apply.
This position is based in our Virginia Natural Gas office located in Newport News, VA.
Representative Duties and Responsibilities:
Serves as a member of a crew engaged in installing and repairing gas mains and service lines. Participates in making taps on mains and services
Provides assistance with all distribution activities involved with the installation, repair and maintenance of the distribution system
Completes jobs by digging, shoring, repairing leaks, testing, and wrapping pipe Performs work with hand tools, air tools, shovels, etc. during distribution activities while adhering to all safety and work rules Assists other crew members in all activities as required Ensures that truck is stocked with equipment and supplies and maintains distribution vehicles, tools and other equipment in neat and orderly condition
Must live in the service area and be subject to call out for emergency service. Stand By duty and emergency call out
Job Requirements
Education and Experience:
Required:
High school diploma or GED equivalent
Job is entry level and requires no previous experience
Must pass the DOT drug test
Certifications/Licenses:
Required:
Operator Qualified in accordance with Company Plan
Must have a valid VA state drivers license
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
Must live within 30 minutes' drive from the Newport News office for on-call / emergency response purposes
Must be physically able to stoop, bend, crawl, walk, climb ladders and lift weights in excess of 75 pounds
Must also have a keen sense of smell, hearing, vision and color identification
Must have the ability to work in all types of terrain and weather conditions, as required.
Southern Company
Atlanta, GA
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates in four segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy facilities and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations. It owns and/or operates 33 hydroelectric generating stations, 26 fossil fuel generating stations, 3 nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 40 solar facilities, 9 wind facilities, and 1 biomass facility; and constructs, operates, and maintains 75,200 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 158 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 9 million electric and gas utility customers.
It also provides products and services in the areas of distributed generation infrastructure, energy efficiency, and utility infrastructure. In addition, the company offers digital wireless communications services with various communication options, including push to talk, cellular service, text messaging, wireless Internet access, and wireless data. The Southern Company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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IndustryEnergy/Utilities
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No. of Employees30, 286
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