Field Service Technician – Pipeline Conditioning
Location: Houston, TX. 50% Travel
Salary: $30 per hour
Are you mechanically inclined, like working with your hands, and don’t want to spend your career behind a desk?
If yes, Pipeline Conditioning wants to hear from you. Join our Field Engineers on natural gas pipeline projects across the country and build a career doing work that matters!
About us:
We are a mission-driven utility service provider that ensures the safety of new natural gas pipelines across the United States. We partner with the nation's largest utility companies to deliver critical odorization and pipeline conditioning services.
We're a small, growing company that values safety, expertise, and people. No corporate red tape—just meaningful work and a team that has your back.
https://pipelineconditioning.com/
Essential Functions
As a Field Service Technician, you'll support field projects and maintain critical equipment:
- Install, operate, and decommission specialized pipeline equipment.
- Travel to job sites across the U.S.—targeting 30-50% of the year (110-183 days per year), including travel days.
- Assist Field Engineers with installation and decommissioning activities on customer job sites.
- Perform maintenance, troubleshooting, and basic upkeep of mechanical and electrical equipment, including manifolding, pumps, and measurement instrumentation.
- Manage your travel, logistics, and equipment coordination.
- Perform gas sampling and data gathering.
- When not on customer job sites, perform preventative maintenance and repairs of field equipment.
Education, Experience, and Skills Required
We're looking for technicians with strong mechanical skills and hands-on field experience:
- 2+ years of experience in the oil & gas or utilities industry (required)
- Associate degree or trade school graduate preferred
- Mechanical maintenance and repair experience required.
- Must have rotational, hands-on field experience (utility, oilfield, chemical, or refining preferred).
- Strong mechanical aptitude and comfort with tools.
- Ability to trace piping and valve systems.
- Safety-first mindset; able to perform duties while wearing personal protective equipment.
- Able to lift and move equipment up to 50 pounds
Compensation
- $30/hour starting hourly pay
- 40 hours per week guaranteed when not on assignment
- 8 hours per day for travel days
- 12 hours per day when on assignment (overtime available)
- 10% Company Retirement Contribution
- A monthly stipend for your medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
- Stipend for cell phone
Who You Are
You're the kind of person who:
- Thrives in hands-on mechanical work and field environments.
- Loves solving mechanical puzzles and troubleshooting.
- Takes safety seriously—for yourself and your team.
- Is comfortable with travel and extended time away from home.
- Can relocate to Houston, TX before starting work.
How to Apply
- Please submit your most recent resume.
We have a formal recruiting process and have a relationship with Zephyr Connects LLC, whom we use for the screening and hiring process. If you are selected for the next step you will get instructions from Caitlyn Ball within 3 days of your submission. Everyone will be contacted.
Pipeline Conditioning provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Pipeline Conditioning complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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