Salary : $51,896.00 - $97,364.80 Annually
Location : Richmond, VA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 35M00000233
Department: Public Utilities
Opening Date: 04/22/2025
Closing Date: 5/6/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

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• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
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• Referral Bonus
• Tuition Assistance Program

Description

The City of Richmond, Department of Public Utilities, Gas and Light Division is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the Gas Construction Inspector position. The incumbent will oversee the construction, repair, and inspection of gas pipelines and ensure that all work crews follow appropriate City, state, and federal guidelines and procedures.
Duties include but are not limited to

• Oversees daily work performed by various work crews and contractors involved in gas line construction/repair; inspects job sites for safety and compliance with local and federal codes and guidelines; and performs vehicle safety checks on work vehicles.
• Completes daily paperwork and reports; schedules staff and contractors; fills out time sheets for record-keeping purposes; answers phone calls and responds to inquiries.
• Ensures all appropriate staff are kept up to date regarding Operator Qualifications, the Richmond Gas Works O&M Manual, and safety training.
• Responds to gas leaks and other emergencies during normal business hours, after hours and holidays.

This position is considered an Essential Personnel, which means that the incumbent is required to work when the city is closed due to public emergencies, critical or hazardous conditions or inclement weather.
This individual may be required to work nights, weekends, holidays or on-call as needed.

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses

KNOWLEDGE:

• City, state, and federal codes and regulations regarding gas systems/pipelines
• Safety guidelines and regulations
• Gas service line maintenance and repair
• Threaded fittings, stab-on fittings, and compression fittings
• Main repair and segment replacement
• Repair clamps, bell joints, compression couplings, mechanical joints, and fusion joints
• GIS mapping
• Corrosion control and related equipment

SKILLS:

• Working with various gas line/main materials such as cast iron, ductile iron, steel, and plastic
• Pressure testing, potential testing, continuity testing, and back feed checks
• Shutting down and starting up (pressurizing) gas mains
• Purging gas lines
• Reviewing plan drawings and as-builts
• Investigating gas leaks
• Inspecting gas system components and materials for compliance standards
• Troubleshooting shorts and opens on a steel system
• Locating underground utilities
• Utilizing related equipment such as pipe locating equipment, CGI testing equipment, Flame Paks, and Multi-meters
• Oral and written communication
• Interpersonal communication
• Computer proficiency, including RGW specific software ( e.g. GIS, WMS, IM )

ABILITIES:

• Supervise others
• Manage time effectively
• Multitask
• Prioritize
• Identify hazardous situations

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma or GED;
• One year of specialized training or technical training beyond high school;
• Five years of related work experience;
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Operator Qualification
• Valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS:Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach extending hands and arms in any direction, stand, push, pull, lift, finger (picking, pinching or otherwise working primarily with fingers), grasp applying pressure to an object with fingers or palms, talk, see, and hear. The employee is frequently required to climb, balance, stoop, crouch, crawl, walk, feel and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands and fingers. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be medium work, exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Jessica McKenzie, Human Resources Manager by email at

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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10-point compensable veteran. You must have an existing compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more. Other 10-point veteran include disabled veteran or a veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart for wound or injuries received in action, veteran's widow or widower who has not remarried, wife or husband of a veteran who has a service-connected disability, widowed, divorced or separated mother of an ex-service son or daughter who died in action, or who is totally and permanently disabled. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

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5-point veteran's must have been discharged under honorable conditions and had one of the following:Active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, in a war, or during the period 4/28/52-7/1/55 or active duty for more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 2/1/55 and 10/14/76 or active duty during the Gulf War sometime between 8/2/90 - 1/2/92 or active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or active duty for which more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 9/11/2001 and ending on the date prescribed by the Presidential proclamation or by the law as the last date of operation Iraqi Freedom. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

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Employees in this job classification are designated ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL and must be available to report to work during disasters, inclement weather, and other declared emergencies. Are you available and willing to work under these conditions?

• Yes
• No

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Are you available to work rotating shifts which will include nights, weekends and holidays?

• Yes
• No

05

Do you have a valid Driver's License or ability to obtain a VA Driver's License within 30-days of hire?

• Yes
• No

06

Which best describes your years of experience installing or repairing gas lines (residential or commercial)?

• Less than five years of experience
• Five to eight years of experience
• More than eight years of experience

07

Which best describes your years of experience inspecting gas or water utility pipes?

• Less than five years of experience
• Five to eight years of experience
• More than eight years of experience

08

Do you have experience operating or performing maintenance on a gas valve?

• Yes
• No

09

Do you have experience breaking or cutting asphalt, concrete and earth during the installation, excavation and servicing of pipeline systems and components?

• Yes
• No

10

Do you have experience reading GIS/Gas Maps?

• Yes
• No

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Which best describes your years of plumbing or pipefitting experience?

• Less than one year of experience
• One to four years of experience
• More than four years of experience

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Are you familiar with VA 811?

• Yes
• No

13

Which answer best describes your experience level with Microsoft Office Suites (such as Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)?

• Beginner experience
• Intermediate experience
• Advanced experience
• No experience

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How has your education, training and experience prepared you for the opportunity?
Required Question