Construction Technician

Delta Natural Gas Co., Inc., an Essential Utilities company, is engaged primarily in the distribution, transmission, storage and production of natural gas. With facilities located in 32 counties in central and southeastern Kentucky, Delta Natural Gas owns and operates 2,600 miles of natural gas gathering, transmission, distribution and service lines. Delta Natural Gas serves approximately 39,000 residential, commercial, industrial and transportation customers.
Delta is more than your average natural gas utility. We have a vision to:

• Provide valuable services to our customers
• Encourage economic growth for businesses in our region
• Improve the quality of life for our communities
• Ensure that we are protecting our environment
• Support our employees and partners

Join our team and make a difference!

About Essential Utilities

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities.

We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.

Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S.


LOCATION: WINCHESTER SERVICE CENTER

• Works under the direct supervision of an assigned Construction Supervisor.
• Required to safely perform general hands on physical construction tasks related to the installation of natural gas facilities including, but not limited to plastic and steel natural gas mains, service lines, taps, compression facilities, production wells, leak repairs and various other construction and maintenance operations.
• Required to safely and efficiently perform general construction operations with various power operated equipment including, but not limited to, trenching machines, boring machines, tampers, etc.
• Required to safely and efficiently perform general construction functions with various types of hand tools and small power tools.
• Required to safely operate medium and heavy duty trucks, pull trailers with moderate to heavy loads to in order to move equipment and materials as required.
• Performs routine maintenance and repair of assigned vehicles, trailers, tools and power-operated equipment as necessary.
• Assists with inventory supply within the assigned crew, accurate and timely inventory control and timely submission of all necessary paperwork.
• Assists with maintaining accurate records and timely reporting for assigned Company commercial motor vehicles as required by DOT and Company polices. (daily inspection reports, monthly vehicle maintenance reports)
• Performs plastic fusion and other natural gas construction related duties in compliance with Company specifications, procedures and Operator Qualification certifications.
• Performs any and all other duties assigned by authorized personnel.

Delta, an Essential Utilities company, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
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To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:

• Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
• Family members cannot work in the same department.