Job Opportunity Information
Position Title
Operations and Maintenance Technician - Renewable Natural Gas
Position Type
Business development
Location
Roxana, ILL, USA
Language(s)
English
Added on
Monday, June 23rd 2025
Deadline to apply
2025-07-08
Job Description
Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) is a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers reduce costs, enhance resilience, and decarbonize to net zero in the global energy transition. We are a trusted, full-service partner to public sector and government entities, K-12 schools, higher education, utilities, and healthcare customers across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Europe.
At Ameresco, we show the way by developing, constructing and operating tailored smart energy efficiency solutions, distributed energy resources, and infrastructure upgrades that drive cost savings, resilience, decarbonization, and innovation. Our comprehensive portfolio is built to address the challenges of today and adapt the future, ensuring long-term sustainability and success for our customers.
Ameresco has a new opportunity for an Operations and Maintenance Technician to join our team at the Roxana RNG Plant located in Roxana, Illinois. The Operations and Maintenance Technician will report to the Plant Manager and have responsibility for plant safety, compliance, and reliability and will work with a small team that conducts the daily operations and maintenance activities for the facility and associated pipeline.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
- Establish a safety-centric team culture.
- Ensure compliance with DOT requirements and manuals.
- Proactively prevent accidents and enhance safety.
- Drive continuous safety improvement throughout the organization.
- Report incidents, support investigations, and take action.
- Operate and maintain the facility in compliance with permits.
- Build a compliance-focused and environmentally conscious team.
- Develop and maintain a proactive equipment maintenance plan.
- Coordinate and perform maintenance activities efficiently.
- Oversee planned maintenance outages and manage records.
- Collaborate to achieve plant production goals.
- Identify upgrades for safety and facility reliability.
- Build a team focused on continual plant reliability improvement.
- Respond to and manage plant issues beyond regular hours.
- Support Plant Manager in budgeting and cost management.
- Propose cost reductions without compromising safety or production.
- Maintain operator qualification and training programs.
- Revise and develop plant standard operating procedures.
- Handle material orders, schedule deliveries, and approve invoices.
- Cultivate positive relationships with stakeholders.
- Review reports for accuracy and assist in special projects.
- Perform other required duties.
Job Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School graduate or GED.
- Minimum of 5 years of direct experience with operation and maintenance in an industrial setting.
- Ability to Successfully Pass a DOT background check.
Additional Qualifications:
- Minimum of 2 years experience with operations in Renewable Natural Gas or Natural Gas Pipeline Operations and Maintenance (preferred).
- Formal and relevant technical training through military service, trade school, industrial experience, or technical training schools desired.
- Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering or technical discipline a plus.
- Applicable military and merchant marine experience is highly valued.
- Must have a working knowledge of reading and interpreting system drawings and/or P&IDs.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook a plus.
- Demonstrated organizational and leadership skills are required.
- While this position is assigned to the RNG plant, located in Roxana, IL, occasional travel may be required.
- As a member of the Roxana RNG Plant team, the O&M Technician will need to meet strict DOT requirements.
How to apply
Click on the link to fill job application on the company's website.