Beacon ETS

Engineering for the gas systems New England runs on

Beacon ETS designs regulator stations, gate stations, and pipeline systems for natural gas utilities and transmission companies across the Northeast, with stamped deliverables from licensed Professional Engineers.

Actuated ball valves on green station piping at a gas regulator station

What we do

From a single station modification to a multi-year program, we take projects from field assessment through design, procurement, and commissioning.

Engineering design

Stamped design packages for the stations and pipelines that move gas through your system.

Operations engineering and field services

Engineers in the field alongside your operations crews.

Construction management

Your representative on site, making sure what gets built matches what was designed.

Inspection services

Independent inspection for distribution and transmission work.

Operator qualification

Qualification programs that keep your workforce compliant.

Training

Training taught by working engineers.

Technical writing

Clear documents that support decisions and daily operations.

Gas measurement

Beacon's original specialty, still part of what we do every week.

EPC and turnkey

One firm accountable from first sketch to startup.

Built by utility engineers

Beacon is built by a team of the best engineers, technicians, and operators in the Northeast. We know how operations, engineering, and construction work on the utility side, and we design with that in mind.

Codes we design to
  • 49 CFR Part 192
  • ASME B31.8
  • 220 CMR
  • State PUC requirements
  • Operator standards
Careers

Join our team

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Careers at Beacon

Services

From design and construction to inspection, training, and gas measurement, we support natural gas utilities and transmission companies through every stage of a system's life.

Engineering design

Stamped design packages for the stations and pipelines that move gas through your system.

  • District regulating station design
  • Transmission and distribution pipeline corridor design
  • As-built documentation
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Operations engineering and field services

Engineers in the field alongside your operations crews.

  • Hands-on technical assistance
  • Equipment selection and installation
  • Maintenance and calibration
  • Odorization system configuration
Construction management

Your representative on site, making sure what gets built matches what was designed.

  • Contractor coordination and oversight
  • Verification that work meets design specifications
  • Pipeline and gate station construction expertise
Inspection services

Independent inspection for distribution and transmission work.

  • Distribution installation inspection
  • Transmission right-of-way (ROW) survey
Operator qualification

Qualification programs that keep your workforce compliant.

  • Qualified task training
  • Veriforce OQ evaluations
Training

Training taught by working engineers.

  • Hands-on technical training
  • Lecture series
  • Professional Engineer PDH classes offered
  • Project Management Professional PDU classes offered
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Technical writing

Clear documents that support decisions and daily operations.

  • Front end engineering reports
  • Engineering cost estimates
  • Standard operating procedures
Gas measurement

Beacon's original specialty, still part of what we do every week.

  • Instrumentation
  • Chromatograph installation and configuration
EPC and turnkey

One firm accountable from first sketch to startup.

  • Start-to-finish design and build
  • Station commissioning procedure authoring and execution
  • Project management

Engineering design

Stamped design packages for district regulating stations and transmission and distribution pipelines, drawn by engineers who spent years on the utility side and know what your crews need to build it.

What we design

Stations

District regulating stations

New stations and upgrades to existing ones, sized to your pressures, flows, and operating standards.

  • Regulator and relief sizing
  • Overpressure protection upgrades
  • Heater replacements
  • Station piping, civil, and mechanical design
Pipelines

Pipeline corridor design

Transmission and distribution routes from alignment through issued-for-construction drawings.

  • Route and alignment selection
  • Plan and profile drawings
  • Crossings: bridges, waterways, and railroads
  • Stress analysis and pipe support design
Records

As-built documentation

Accurate records of what was actually installed, ready for your GIS and compliance files.

  • As-built drawings from field markups and survey
  • Updates to existing station drawings
  • Records to support 49 CFR Part 192 compliance

How a design project runs

Every project follows the same path, so you always know where it stands and what's coming next.

Step 1

Field assessment

We walk the site with your operations team, collect existing records, and confirm what needs to change.

Step 2

Design basis

Pressures, flows, codes, and your standards are agreed in writing before design starts.

Step 3

Design reviews

Staged reviews let your engineering and operations staff comment while changes are still easy.

Step 4

Stamped issue

Issued-for-construction drawings and specifications, stamped by a licensed PE in your state.

Step 5

Construction support

We answer contractor questions, review submittals, and handle field changes.

Step 6

As-builts and closeout

Final records reflect what was built, so the next project starts from accurate drawings.

Typical deliverables
  • Design basis memo
  • Calculations package
  • P&IDs
  • Piping plans and sections
  • Civil and site plans
  • Material lists
  • Technical specifications
  • Bid-ready drawing sets
Codes we design to
  • 49 CFR Part 192
  • ASME B31.8
  • 220 CMR
  • State PUC requirements
  • Operator standards
Start a project

Have a station or pipeline project coming up?

Tell us about it and an engineer will get back to you within one business day.

Discuss a project

Training

Practical classes taught by working engineers, for operations crews, engineers, and project managers. We teach at your facility or ours.

Classes offered

Gas fundamentals

Wellhead to Burner Tip: Gas 101

How natural gas gets from production through transmission and distribution to the customer's meter and appliances.

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Valves

Valve Operation and Maintenance (API 6D and API 609)

Operating, inspecting, and maintaining pipeline and butterfly valves under API 6D and API 609.

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Regulators

Pilot-Operated Regulator Operations and Maintenance

How pilot-operated regulators work, and how to set, troubleshoot, and maintain them.

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Design

Gate Station Design

Design principles for gate stations: heating, regulation, overpressure protection, measurement, and odorization.

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Safety

Purging Principles and Practices

Planning and carrying out safe purges when taking pipelines and facilities into and out of service.

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Materials

Pipe, Flange, and Fitting Selection & MTR Interpretation

Selecting pipe, flanges, and fittings to code and specification, and reading mill test reports to confirm the material meets requirements.

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Operator qualification

Task training and evaluations that help keep your workforce qualified under 49 CFR Part 192, Subpart N.

Task training
  • NGA task training
  • Veriforce task training
Evaluations
  • Veriforce OQ evaluations

How we teach

Formats
  • Hands-on technical training
  • Lecture series
Continuing education
  • Professional Engineer PDH classes offered
  • Project Management Professional PDU classes offered
Schedule a class

Bring a class to your team

Tell us which class you're interested in, how many people, and where, and we'll put together a plan.

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Projects

A sample of recent work. Client names are shown only where clients have approved it.

Construction managementVacuum-excavated pit exposing buried sense lines beside a regulator station vault

Sense line protection

Compliance-driven project to expose buried sense lines, install protective plating, and document existing conditions. Beacon ETS carried all subcontractors for vacuum excavation and traffic control, and handled backfill and compaction directly.

EPC and turnkey
Beacon ETS engineer LiDAR scanning the LNG offload pump skidIsometric drawing of the LNG offload pump skid with the new redundant pump

LNG offload redundancy

EPC project to design, procure, fabricate, and install redundancy for an LNG offload pump. We used LiDAR 3D scanning to capture accurate as-built conditions.

Gas measurement
Gas chromatograph installed in its weatherproof enclosureMeter run at the installation siteWall-mounted gas quality analyzers with stainless sample tubingPower and UPS panel for the analyzer system

Turnkey chromatograph system

Design, procurement, and construction of a natural gas chromatography system.

Construction managementActuated ball valves on green station piping at a gas regulator station

Valve actuator installation

Specifying actuator criteria and managing construction of actuator retrofits and control system implementation.

Careers

Do real engineering on the systems that heat New England, with early development and projects you can point to.

Open positions

Openings

No open positions right now

We're growing, so check back soon. If you'd like to be considered for future openings, email your resume to John.Rafferty@beaconets.com.

Why Beacon

Ownership

Your name on real work

Small teams mean you design stations and pipelines from start to finish, not one detail on a big job.

Licensure

A path to your PE

Work directly under licensed engineers with the experience you need for licensure.

Variety

Field and office

Spend time on site at stations and construction, not just behind a screen.

Contact us

Tell us about your project and an engineer will get back to you within one business day.

Project inquiry

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Office

68 Hampton Meadows
Hampton, NH 03842

Service area

New England and the northeastern United States