Gas mains layer | Average UK Salary & Outlook

Gas mains layers install and maintain the pipelines that supply homes and businesses with gas.

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Record maintenance information, including test results, material usage, and repairs made.
Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches.
Lubricate wearing surfaces of mechanical parts, using oils or other lubricants.
Calibrate instrumentation,

Record maintenance information, including test results, material usage, and repairs made.
Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches.
Lubricate wearing surfaces of mechanical parts, using oils or other lubricants.
Calibrate instrumentation, such as meters, gauges, and regulators, for pressure, temperature, flow, and level.
Install, inspect and test electric meters, relays, and power sources to detect causes of malfunctions and inaccuracies, using hand tools and testing equipment.
Test valves and regulators for leaks and accurate temperature and pressure settings, using precision testing equipment.
Record meter readings and installation data on meter cards, work orders, or field service orders, or enter data into hand-held computers.
Turn meters on or off to establish or close service.
Shut off service and notify repair crews when major repairs are required, such as the replacement of underground pipes or wiring.
Install regulators and related equipment such as gas meters, odorization units, and gas pressure telemetering equipment.
Cut seats to receive new orifices, tap inspection ports, and perform other repairs to salvage usable materials, using hand tools and machine tools.
Turn valves to allow measured amounts of air or gas to pass through meters at specified flow rates.
Report hazardous field situations and damaged or missing meters.
Vary air pressure flowing into regulators and turn handles to assess functioning of valves and pistons.
Examine valves or mechanical control device parts for defects, dents, or loose attachments, and mark malfunctioning areas of defective units.
Mount and install meters and other electric equipment such as time clocks, transformers, and circuit breakers, using electricians' hand tools.
Connect regulators to test stands, and turn screw adjustments until gauges indicate that inlet and outlet pressures meet specifications.
Investigate instances of illegal tapping into service lines.
Trace and tag meters or house lines.
Repair electric meters and components, such as transformers and relays, and replace metering devices, dial glasses, and faulty or incorrect wiring, using hand tools.
Replace defective parts, such as bellows, range springs, and toggle switches, and reassemble units according to blueprints, using cam presses and hand tools.
Recondition displacement type gas meters and governors, fabricating, machining, or modifying parts needed for repairs.
Measure tolerances of assembled and salvageable parts for conformance to standards or specifications, using gauges, micrometers, and calipers.
Clean internal compartments and moving parts, using rags and cleaning compounds.
Dismantle meters, and replace or adjust defective parts such as cases, shafts, gears, disks, and recording mechanisms, using soldering irons and hand tools.
Disconnect or remove defective or unauthorized meters, using hand tools.
Reassemble repaired equipment, and solder top, front, and back case panels in place, using soldering guns, power tools, and hand tools.
Attach air hoses to meter inlets, plug outlets, and observe gauges for pressure losses to test internal seams for leaks.
Make adjustments to meter components, such as setscrews or timing mechanisms, so that they conform to specifications.
Recommend and write up specifications for changes in hardware, such as house wiring.
Clamp regulator units into vises on stages above water tanks, and attach compressed air hoses to intake ports.
Repair leaks in valve seats or bellows of automotive heater thermostats, using soft solder, flux, and acetylene torches.
Collect money due on delinquent accounts.
Splice and connect cables from meters or current transformers to pull boxes or switchboards, using hand tools.
Attach pressurized meters to fixtures which submerge them in water, and observe meters for leaks.
Advise customers on proper installation of valves or regulators and related equipment.
Calibrate thermostats for specified temperature or pressure settings.
Clean plant growth, scale, paint, soil, or rust from meter housings, using wire brushes, scrapers, buffers, sandblasters, or cleaning compounds.
Connect hoses from provers to meter inlets and outlets, and raise prover bells until prover gauges register zero.

Average salary
29,277 GBP *
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Average salary for Gas mains layer

29,348 GBP
24,991 GBP

Average salary for part-time Gas mains layer

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Salary over time for Gas mains layer

Salary for this role has increased over time

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Future outlook for Gas mains layers

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221 000+ jobs available

Balanced outlook

2% yearly wage growth (on average)

Which qualifications do I need?

Find out what you need to know in order to become a Gas mains layer and the highest average level of education for people in this role.

In terms of people already doing this job:

47% of people in this role have GCSEs or equivalent
42% of people in this role have a post-secondary qualification such as a Higher National Diploma
7% of people in this role have a Diploma of Higher Education or equivalent

You could apply directly to work as a trainee gas mains layer. Most employers will expect you to have 3 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), including English, maths and science or engineering.

Experience and qualifications in construction, roadworks, building services engineering or plumbing will help,

You could also move from another utility, like water.

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What soft skills do I need?

Rise above the competition by brushing up on the 5 most important soft skills you need to become a Gas mains layer.

Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

Repairing Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools

Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times

Equipment Maintenance Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed

Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one

What technical skills do I need?

Technical skills are programmes, softwares and things you need to know in order to be a successful Gas mains layer. Check that you know:

Data base user interface and query software Data entry software

Graphics or photo imaging software Microsoft Visio

Industrial control software Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software

Project management software Maintenance record software; Microsoft SharePoint

Spreadsheet software Microsoft Excel

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Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Independence Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Initiative Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

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