Description
Operate, monitor, and maintain landfill gas collection and control systems, including wells, headers, blowers, flares, and gas-to-energy/RNG equipment, to safely capture methane, support energy production, and meet regulatory requirements.
- • Collect gas and condensate samples for laboratory analysis.
- • Monitor blower/flare station indicators and SCADA to detect operating problems.
- • Adjust valves and controls to balance wellfield vacuum, flow, and oxygen.
- • Start or stop blowers, flares, compressors, or generators as required.
- • Regulate gas quality and flow to flares, engines, or RNG plants.
- • Inspect wellheads, headers, sumps, and drip legs for leaks, blockages, or damage.
- • Record field readings (vacuum, flow, temperature, O2, CH4) and maintain logs and reports.
- • Open and close valves in sequence to isolate lines or place wells online or offline.
- • Tune wells to reduce air intrusion and optimize methane capture.
- • Clean, lubricate, and maintain blowers, flare pilots, knockouts, pumps, and compressors.
- • Troubleshoot and correct low vacuum, high oxygen, or condensate issues.
- • Communicate with GTE/RNG operators and utilities to coordinate gas delivery and outages.
- • Calibrate and maintain gas analyzers, flame sensors, thermocouples, and portable meters.
- • Test and verify flare pilot, ignition, and destruction efficiency per permit.
- • Manage condensate systems, including sumps, pumps, heat trace, and dewatering.
- • Trace and repair polyethylene gas piping using approved fusion or mechanical methods.
- • Perform surface emissions monitoring and tune wells to resolve exceedances.
- • Prepare and submit regulatory, operational, and safety reports.
- • Respond to alarms, odor complaints, and emergency calls; escalate as needed.
- • Verify wellfield monitoring data for accuracy and compliance.
- • Conduct leak detection and repair using OGI or gas detectors.
- • Inspect and maintain flame arrestors, moisture separators, filters, and knockouts.
- • Implement lockout/tagout and hot work; follow confined space and excavation safety.
- • Read and interpret P&IDs, maps, as-builts, and electrical schematics.
- • Diagnose faults in control panels, starters, VFDs, and instrumentation.
- • Coordinate landfill operations (cover, drilling, tie-ins) with gas system needs.
- • Manage pressures and temperatures to prevent condensation and freezing.
- • Operate and monitor on-site LFG-fueled engines or microturbines.
- • Maintain spares and inventory; create work orders and CMMS entries.
- • Train site staff and contractors on LFG system operations and safety.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
