LCL340 Utility Technician Foreperson

CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years. Our Vision:

Our vision is to become the most admired utility in the United States through the execution of our long-term growth strategy. We have an unwavering commitment to safely and reliably deliver electricity and natural gas to millions of people.

Job Summary

Directs the activities of and works with a crew to perform quality construction and maintenance and other related functions to support service operations and gas distribution. Develops and conducts training, provides technical assistance in the field, and promotes safety programs.

Essential Functions

- Responds to and assists Utility Technicians on emergency situations to assure the safe delivery of natural gas and to maintain public and personal safety.

- Provides work prioritization, work direction, feedback and training for Field Support shop employees to ensure safe, cost-effective results that meet customer specifications.

- Advises customer regarding interruptions of gas services for construction or repair to provide good customer communication and good will.

- Directs the activities of employees in other classifications and works in the field to ensure correct procedures are followed, scheduled work is accomplished safely, and a full complement is maintained by filling in when necessary. In the absence of the supervisor, maintains continuity and productivity of the work group.

- Develops innovative and creative solutions to support supervisor in problem solving situations.

- Tests, adjusts and refurbishes meters to ensure accurate gas measurement.

- Performs materials fabrication for meter sets, post loop and distribution regulation to meet construction customer demands.

- Tests, repairs, overhauls, adjusts and refurbishes regulators, relief valves, controls and security valves to ensure accurate and safe gas control.

- Originates, verifies and completes material fabrication, testing and shipping documentation requirements in a timely manner to maintain inventory control, customer requirements and system integrity.

- Operates and maintains company vehicle in a safe manner, controls parts inventory and is responsible for tool and equipment condition to ensure safe efficient service.

Education

Basic Qualifications:

- Requires a high school education or equivalent knowledge of English, basic mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and calculations of fractions and/or percentages), grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Experience

- Requires minimum of five (5) years’ experience in Meter & Regulation and/or Special C&M Foreperson and/or minimum of eight (8) years’ primary emergency response experience.

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:

08/11/2025

Posting End Date:

08/23/2025

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:

53.30 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.