Construction & Maintenance Tech/Sr. Construction and Maintenance Tech

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Construction & Maintenance Tech/Sr. Construction and Maintenance Tech

City: Artesia

State: NM

This position will be open to internal and external candidates and will close on Thurday, August 28, 2025.

The Construction & Maintenance Technician position pays between $42,400 to $53,000, and the Senior Construction & Maintenance Technician position pays between $48,000 to $60,000. Placement is based on skills,experience and education of the successful candidate.

The successful candidate must live within 30 minutes of the Artesia office.

About This Opportunity

Are you searching for a company you can grow and develop in? Look no further, the Construction and Maintenance Technician role is your introduction to a long career with us. We offer paid training and varied settings daily. You will find the workday interesting as you provide labor support for construction, maintenance, installation and emergency response on our gas distribution/transmission lines.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

- Prepare job sites for safe operation

- Frequent work around live gas mains and services performing taps, stop-offs, or tie-ins.

- Excavate site using manual tools, excavating machinery, and shoring following all safety procedures

- Installation and maintenance of steel pipe or non-steel systems Polyethylene (PE) plastic pipe utilizing heat fusion/electrofusion.

- Perform various safety tests, including pressure tests, on gas pipelines.

- Operate and perform preventative and corrective inspections on company vehicles and equipment.

Successful Candidate Must Have:

- A high school diploma or GED

- A valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record

- Construction & Maintenance Tech: 0 years of experience and the ability to obtain and maintain a New Mexico Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within 1 year of hire through company-provided paid training

- Sr. Construction & Maintenance Tech: 3 years of experience, a CDL, and Journeyman Gas Fitter’s License (JGL) dependent on location

- Preference: Class A CDL

Working Conditions

Construction and/or field environment. May be required to work overtime and/or be on-call. Will be exposed year-round to outside weather conditions. Personal protective equipment required. Regularly required to stand and walk with the ability to bend, twist, balance, and climb frequently. Occasionally sit to drive vehicles and operate heavy equipment. Manual dexterity is required to lift, carry and/or maneuver up to 80 pounds by reaching, handling, kneeling, and/or crouching.