Field Construction
Builds new mains and services and replaces ageing cast iron and steel assets with polyethylene. Crews excavate, lay, fuse, test and commission pipelines, connect services to customer meters and restore the site, working to construction plans, the network standard and the permit to work system.
What the team is accountable for
- Excavate safely after locating and proving all utility assets
- Construct and lay polyethylene and steel mains
- Construct, lay and connect services to mains
- Pressure test and commission new pipelines
- Prepare as laid drawings and close out work orders
How we know it is working
Who works here
Priya Venkatesan
Priya manages the mains replacement program and new estate reticulation across all three depots, joining Gasline four years ago from a pipeline contractor.
Where the work is recorded
Field Work Orders
Tracks construction, maintenance and metering jobs from creation and scheduling through to completion, as laid drawings and close out.
Permit to Work Register
Records every permit issued for work on live gas assets, from application through isolation and restoration to close out.
Network Asset Register
The register of regulator stations, city gates, valves, cathodic protection units and other network facilities with their condition and last inspection.