(Laborer) Patrolman Operator - Full-time

pimg src="https://cdn.appdocs.com/files/client-files/Northwestern%20Energy/NorthwesternEnergytemplate_Header2.png" alt="" width="600" height="194" //p pspan style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background:#FFFFFF;"(Laborer) Patrolman Operator/span/p pstrongspan style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Work Location/span/strongspan style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;": Deer Lodge, MT/span/p pstrongspan style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Pay range/span/strongspan style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;": $26.73 to $53.61per hour/span/p pstrongspan style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background:#FFFFFF;"Employment Status:/span/strongspan style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background:#FFFFFF;" Regular Full-Time/span/p pspan style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"External candidates apply at /spana href="https://www.northwesternenergy.com/"span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"northwesternenergy.com/span/a/p pspan style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Internal candidates apply through /spana href="https://iconnect.nwe.northwesternenergy.com/Employee-Portal/?m"span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"iConnect/span/aspan style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;". /span/p pstrongspan style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"About this position:/span/strong/p pspan style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"The Patrolman Operator is expected to work around a variety of heavy equipment and assist with all phases of natural gas transmission construction, Mueller equipment, pipeline locating, gas leak detection, operations, maintenance and emergency call out. Position reports to Deer Lodge and travels to various jobs within Gas Transmission's Service Territory./span/p pstrongspan style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"We offer great benefits: /span/strong/p pspan style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"NorthWestern Energy is a fully regulated electric and natural gas utility serving Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. We employ over 1,600 amazing people and serve over 800,000 customers who are our neighbors in our communities. We are a top employer and offer competitive benefits, including: /span/p ul li style="line-height:105%;"span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"401K with company match up to 4% and non-elective contribution up to 7%/span/li li style="line-height:105%;"span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Healthcare and wellbeing programs, including dental and vision for you, your spouse and dependents, Health Savings Account (HSA), healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account (FSA)/span/li li style="line-height:105%;"span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Employee Assistance Programs (Offering up to six free counseling sessions, per person, per issue, per year for employees, spouses and dependents to include financial health)/span/li li style="line-height:105%;"span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Life Insurance (Company pays basic employee policy; spouse, dependent insurance also available)/span/li li style="line-height:105%;"span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Continuing education reimbursement/span/li li style="line-height:105%;"span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Competitive pay (Scheduled performance-based wage increases and annual incentive opportunities.)/span/li li style="line-height:105%;"span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Paid company endorsed volunteer opportunities /span/li li style="line-height:105%;"span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Paid parental leave/span/li li style="line-height:105%;"span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Paid bereavement leave/span/li li style="line-height:105%;"span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Paid training opportunities/span/li li style="line-height:105%;"span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Paid time off starting on your first day, plus 11 paid holidays /span/li /ul pemspan style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Benefits may vary by position or as negotiated as part of a collective bargaining agreement. /span/em/p p style="background:#FFFFFF;"strongspan style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;"About this job: /span/strong/p ul li style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Perform various labor tasks, including moving sandbags, pipeline skids, sandblasting, coating pipes, painting, hand digging, and bolting flanges, while working near active, high-pressure pipelines transporting gas and other utilities /span/li li style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"May be required to operate heavy machinery including excavator, skid-steer, side boom and dump truck/span/li li style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Monitor and maintain associated equipment as necessary/span/li li style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Communicate verbally and understand audible signals in emergency/safety situations/span/li li style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Respond to emergencies/span/li li style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Work overtime including participating in rotation schedules, working evenings and weekend shifts-in response to acute service needs/span/li li style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Complete required documentation, in a timely and efficient manner./span/li li style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Required to work outdoors in all weather extremes subject to gas field hazards/span/li li style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Assist with overhauls, construction projects, and operate pipeline location and leak detection equipment and gas compressors/span/li li style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"Perform individual lifts and manipulate needed equipment weighing up to 75 pounds/span/li li style="line-height:normal;"strongspan style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Travel up to 100% of the time - leaving the shop Monday morning, returning Friday afternoon/span/strong/li li style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Must wear protective equipment and clothing/span/li li style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Must be available for call outs and gas emergencies/span/li li style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Must live within 45 minutes of the assigned work location in Deer Lodge, Montana /span/li li style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"All NorthWestern Energy employees are required to adhere to company safety standards and the Code of Business Conduct amp; Ethics/span/li li style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Ensure all actions are consistent with NorthWestern Energy's values, mission, and strategic business objectives/span/li /ul p style="line-height:normal;"strongspan style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;"Am I right for this job? Here's the success profile: /span/strong/p ul lispan style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Demonstrate and maintain a good safety record/span/li lispan style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Must possess strong interpersonal communication skills/span/li lispan style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Must have high school diploma or equivalent/span/li lispan style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Experience working with digging and lifting equipment, and hand tools is preferred /span/li lispan style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Must report to work on time and be able to follow instructions/span/li lispan style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Must interact positively with supervisors, co-workers and customers/span/li lispan style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"The ability to complete Operator Qualified training and performance tests is required/span/li lispan style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Required to complete NorthWestern Energy Gas Operator Qualification and HAZMAT programs within six months of hire/span/li lispan style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Knowledge of applicable Code of Federal Regulations, CFR192, and industry standard safety /span/li lispan style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Must have a valid Driver's License, CDL is preferred, with a satisfactory driving record /span/li lia href="https://getintoenergy.org/courses/energy-industry-fundamentals-2-0/"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Get Into Energy - Energy Industry Fundamental 2.0 certification is a plus /span/aspan style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"(click the link to certify at no cost)/span/li /ul p style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Requisition #4926/span/p p style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Posting Dates: January 19, 2026 through February 2, 2026/span/p p style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Department/Division: Gas Transmission amp; Storage/span/p p style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Employment Physical: Required/span/p p style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Drug Test: Required/span/p p style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Background Check: Required/span/p p style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Relocation Benefit: Negotiable/span/p p style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"Telecommuting: None/span/p pemspan style="font-size:9pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal or state laws and statutes. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act, should you have a disability that requires assistance and/or reasonable accommodation with the job application process, please contact the Human Resources department at 1-800-245-6977 or at /span/emspan style="font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"a href="mailto:job.inquiries@northwestern.com"emspan style="font-size:9pt;line-height:107%;"job.inquiries@northwestern.com/span/em/a/span/p