Chief Inspector

E2 Consulting Engineers•Carrizo Springs, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of the Chief Inspector is to provide inspection of contractor’s quality of work in accordance with the client’s policies and procedures as it relates to welding of steel pipe on pipeline construction projects. The position will be in various locations in South Texas.

Requirements

Minimum of five (5) years coordinating / inspecting construction projects for natural gas transmission/distribution pipelines.
Experience coordinating multiple contractors and inspectors across disciplines.
Ability to read and implement the OPM.
Word and Excel Computer skills.
Ability to read construction drawings, alignment sheets and valve maps and translate to actual field constructability.
Required Operator Qualifications (per contract documents).

Nice To Haves

Project experience with urban natural gas pipeline construction.
Experience interpreting digital / film radiography of welds and pipe.
Familiarity with DOT 192, FERC and OSHA regulations.
AWS/CWI or CPWI Welding Certification Certified Welding.
ANST-SNT-TC-1A Magnetic Particle Testing (MT)-Level 1.
ANST-SNT-TC-1A Liquid Penetrate (PT)-Level.
OSHA Certified.
NACE CIP LEVEL 1 (Course Completion).

Responsibilities

Overall responsibility for the delivery of the Services and management of the Inspectors during each Project and shall maintain direct contact with Company personnel.
Monitoring, reporting and assisting Company on any questions regarding Services provided by Contractor or Inspectors.
Keeping a log of all issues (safety, quality, compliance, RFI’s, early warnings, change requests, etc.) that are submitted on each Project through verbal communication, inspection forms, reports, etc.
Ensuring all issues are resolved in a timely manner and that resolution (corrective action) is documented in a written issue log.
Reviewing the issue log with Company on a weekly basis.
Ensuring that 100% of all Inspector reports and inspection forms are legible, complete, and thorough, and logging any issue documented on the inspection reports to ensure proper follow-up and resolution of the issue occurs.
Participating in Company meetings when requested.
Ensuring that all necessary forms are complete and transmitted to the proper person within the Company or are properly loaded on the web based project management system for each Project.
Ensuring that the construction work in the field is performed in accordance with Company’s drawings, plans, specifications, and contract documents.
Assisting overall coordination efforts of various Other Contractors.
Allocating inspection resources to the daily tasks being performed on the job and notifying Company of any resource deficiencies.
Preparing a pre-commissioning packet for Company approval prior to commissioning (placing gas on the pipeline). The pre-commissioning packet shall consist of test charts, pipeline cleaning / drying records, material reconciliations, engineer specifications, purchase orders, MTR’s, as-builts (if completed), etc.
Ensuring all Company supplied materials are visually inspected for damage prior to unloading, verifying the quantities shown on each packing slip, and maintaining a record of packing slips and Material Test Records (“MTRs”) as directed by Company.
Notifying the Company of any and all deficiencies.
Ensuring material receipt, inspection, and proper documentation retention.