Salary
≈ $59k – $115k per year (Estimated)
Location
In office (Farmington)
Seniority
Senior · 3+ years exp
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 25, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 1, 2026. Berkshire Hathaway Energy scores B on the Alion truth index.
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Berkshire Hathaway Energy is the energy holding company of Berkshire Hathaway, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, that owns electric and gas utilities, natural gas pipelines, renewable generation and transmission businesses. Its subsidiaries include MidAmerican Energy, PacifiCorp, NV Energy, Northern Powergrid, BHE GT&S pipelines and BHE Renewables, serving millions of utility customers in the US, Canada and the UK, and it is developing lithium recovery from geothermal brine in California. It hires substation, gas systems and process engineers, line mechanics, pipeline and compression technicians, attorneys, regulatory accountants, software engineers and auditors.
The purpose of this position is to plan, coordinate and perform pipeline stoppling and tapping activities on Northern's pressurized natural gas transmission pipeline.
- Perform stoppling and tapping for scheduled and emergency activities throughout Northern's system.
- Provide work direction and coordination tie-ins of each job while ensuring the safety of personnel and the reliability of service to Northern's customers.
- Review construction drawings to verify operations and tie-in feasibility and compliance to stopple/hot tap procedures and engineering standards and codes.
- Maintain, test and repair equipment in a safe, efficient operational condition.
- Maintain records as required by code and company procedures.
- Operate company trucks with trailers to transport work equipment to pipeline locations throughout Northern's system.
- Provide technical support for project feasibility and planning.
- Perform any additional responsibilities as requested or assigned.
- Communications / Contacts Internal - Operations management and teams External - Contractors
- Associate's degree in a technical field; or equivalent work experience. (Typically three years of related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess an Associate's degree).
- Extensive technical experience related to pipeline facilities, including knowledge of safety tolerances, codes applicable to welding and bracing, pressures of various pipe grades, and construction/environmental practices.
- Must have and maintain DOT/CDL certificate and records.
- Preferred welding skills or be able to achieve welding skills at skill level 3 of Northern's skill qualification program within a time established by the manager.
- Personal computer skills (Word, Excel, Access).
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
- Subject to 24-hour on-call, overtime, and assignments away from home location approximately 70% of the year with little or no notice.
- Activities performed in all types of weather conditions for extended periods.
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