Ready Force Technician I | Espanola, NM

About The Team

Bermex offers expert utility consulting services and solutions to utilities and associated organizations throughout the United States including leak detection atmospheric corrosion line location software service solutions as well as water gas and electric meter reading and installation. At Bermex we are always looking for motivated individuals who enjoy working independently and love the outdoors to become a part of our team.

About the Role

The Ready Force Team Technician plays a key role in gas water and electric meter installation/exchange maintenance and reading surveying gas lines as well as customer communication. This role may also participate in atmospheric corrosion leak surveying or line locating. This position requires a significant amount of walking in outdoor environmental conditions excellent time management and flexibility. Traveling throughout the United States up to 100% of the time while supporting various projects is required.

What Youll Do

Meter Maintenance:

• Perform visual inspections of water or electric meters for leaksor damage

• Identify hazards at meter sites and report accordingly

• Properly change out water or electric meters of varying sizes and brands

• Properly change out meter registers for AMI/AMR upgrade

Meter Reading:

• Read electric gas or water meters

• Enter data collected in the field into a handheld computer

Surveying Meters and Gas Lines:

• Detect location of underground utilities and mark accordingly

• Inspect gas meters and associated piping for proper coatings and evidence of atmospheric corrosion

• Perform visual inspections of gas meters lines and fittings

• Grade gas leaks by severity and report escalations accordingly

• Identify hazards at meter sites and report accordingly

• Clean and re-coat/paint meters and piping

Customer & Team Communication:

• Refer all consumer complaints to the appropriate authorities

• Provide general information about the meter services to customers when applicable

• Use telephones tablets and/or computers to communicate

• Participate in company-provided safety meetings

Key Responsibilities:

• Proficient in at least one to two core services such as:

  • Meter reading (gas water or electric)

  • Small meter installation/exchange.

  • Basic gas line surveying or detection.

• Performs under close supervision.

About You

Must haves:

• Education: None. Must be at least 18 years of age

• Experience: Must possess a valid drivers license. Upon hire the candidate may need to complete and pass all Pipeline Operator Qualification (OQ) training. Applicants must have a minimum of 1 year of experience in any of these fields:

  • Electric gas or water meter maintenance installation or reading

  • Gas line detection/surveying

  • 1 year in related field (electric gas water meter maintenance/installation/reading or gas line detection/surveying).

Nice to haves:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED

• Experience: 1 or more years of experience in gas and/or electric services 2 years experience in the direct exchange of water meters and registers of varying sizes; The Ready Force Team Technician plays a key role in gas water and electric meter installation/exchange maintenance and reading surveying gas lines as well as customer communication. This role may also participate in atmospheric corrosion leak surveying or line locating. This position requires a significant amount of walking in outdoor environmental conditions excellent time management and flexibility. Traveling throughout the United States up to 100% of the time while supporting various projects is required.

Your Skills:

• Valid drivers license and successful completion of OQ training.

• Ability to multi-task and work independently and as a team

• Exceptional flexibility in daily routines route scheduling and work hours

• Adequate time management skills to finish daily tasks in a timely manner

• Excellent communication skills comfortable interacting with management and customers

• Ability to interact with unhappy or negative customers in a professional manner

• Excellent attention to detail for problem-solving and finding

• Ability to walk long distances and appropriately prepare for weather conditions

• Proficient computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office programs

• Basic knowledge of GIS systems and principles

Working Conditions:

• Outdoor working conditions

Supervisor Responsibilities:

• None

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time

• Repeat motions that may include the wrists hands and/or fingers

• Work that includes moving objects up to 50 lbs.

• Communication with others to exchange information. Must be able to see read write and speak

• Requires standing walking reaching stooping kneeling crouching

Travel Requirements:

% of travel time: 80

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religious creed national origin physical or mental disability protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please contact us by email at and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Company: ACRT Inc.