LCL949 Gas Service Technician B - Cathodic Protection

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Job Summary:
Design and maintain cathodic protection on distribution and transmission pipelines. Monitors and conducts specialized corrosion tests, troubleshoot, design and recommend corrective actions to maintain cathodic protection that ensures compliance with CNP Operations manual, state and federal codes

    
Essential Functions: 

• Plans, coordinates, directs and participates in the installation of corrosion protection equipment, such as rectifiers and anodes, and also recoating of exposed pipe at bridge crossings or any other places where our system is, by design, subject to atmospheric corrosion.
• Ensures compliance with all CNP Operations manual policies, State and D.O.T. Regulations.  Assist in MNOPS audits and respond to questions concerning cathodic protection. 
• Conducts electrical potential and current tests of test point locations to determine levels of cathodic protection.  Tests and maintains records of rectifiers and resistance bonds.
• Based upon review and analysis of routine electrical test results, locates electrical isolation and continuity problems, determines corrective action and submits work orders to appropriate personnel for remedial action.
• Maintains field records of cathodically protected distribution system, submits corrections, additions and deletions for input into the corrosion computer program, and prepares and updates cathodic protection maps.
• Designs cathodic protection systems for new and existing mains to reduce system maintenance costs and to comply with government regulations.
• Makes preliminary recommendations for main replacement or cathodic protection, due to corrosion, based on field inspections, pipe-to-soil potentials, soil resistively, leak history and other related information to ensure safety and compliance with government regulations.
• Performs other Corrosion activities as apparent or assigned.

    
Education:  

• Requires a high school diploma or the equivalent.
• Must become CP 1 AAMP/N.A.C.E. Certified within 18 months of hire.

Experience:    

• Experience in corrosion work, drafting and gas distribution systems is desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to responsibly schedule daily work, perform various tests and communicate results with a minimum of supervision.
• Must be willing and able to travel extensively throughout Minnesota and able to stay overnight in outstate areas as needed.
• Working knowledge of personal computer is desirable.
• Must have a valid State of Minnesota Class “C” driver’s license and a safe driving record.
• Must be willing to successfully complete additional training as needed.
• This is a safety-sensitive position, which requires a drug-screening test in compliance with Department of Transportation regulations.
• This position requires a criminal record check, which must be satisfactory to the company.

Working Conditions:

Physical Requirements

• Able to operate a motor vehicle including ability to enter and exit the vehicle unassisted.
• Able to meet all the physical demands of this position, including lifting and carrying up to 90 pounds, walking up to 8 hours, bending and climbing.
• Able to walk proposed pipeline route and move swiftly, if needed.
• Able to bend at knees multiple times throughout the day

Working Conditions: 

• Able to work with moderate daily pressure to meet deadlines.
• Able to wear personal protection safety equipment, such as respirator, safety glasses, hard hat, gloves, protective footwear and ear plugs, occasionally.
• Able to work overtime (scheduled and/or unscheduled, nights and/or weekends) occasionally, as needed or required to meet established deadlines.
• Able to travel for installations, inspections and/or investigations in field locations, attend or conduct training,  visit manufacturing facilities and/or attend regulatory hearings, industry or professional association conferences and/or other meetings (with customers, vendors, contractors, communities, etc.) and stay overnight as required. Able to be included in random drug screen pool required DOT safety sensitive positions.
• May be required to remain in the service area during emergency events and assume responsibilities assigned by the company to aide in restoration efforts.

We want you to know
Being a part of the CenterPoint Energy team is more than a career alone. It's an opportunity to make a positive impact. You will be an integral part of enabling everyday life and the pursuit of possibilities for the customers we serve and the communities we share. The vital services we provide are at the core of making our world work, and by sharing your energy with us, we'll create a better tomorrow together.  
 

What we bring to you
•    Competitive pay
•    Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
•    Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
•    Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
•    Health/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
•    401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution
•    Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
•    Paid training
•    Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
•    Life, AD&D, Disability
•    Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
•    Transit subsidies
•    Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
 
Job Type: Full Time  
Posting Start Date: 07/07/2025 
Posting End Date: 07/17/2025 

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a), and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.
 
Compensation Rate: 28.68 Hourly
CenterPoint Energy is required by Minnesota law to provide a good faith estimate of the starting fixed pay rate at the time of posting for the opportunity. This hourly compensation is specific to Minnesota and the pay rate negotiated in the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.

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