Pipeline Inspector - Mid Level

Bristol Bay Industrial, LLC•Tioga, ND

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Mid-Level Pipeline Inspector is responsible for the work execution of construction projects and integrity management programs including field inspections and inspection crew coordination. The position requires, visual and NDT inspections, daily planning and direction of inspection crews, coordination of crew activities with the client and maintenance crews, interaction with engineering representatives and review and completion of final inspection and assessment reports.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED is required.
Must possess either CWI- 5+ years’ experience in the pipeline construction industry or NACE & API 1169 -5+ years in the pipeline construction industry.
Valid driver’s license is required.

Responsibilities

Keep daily records of project progress and inspection notes
Observe and verify safe practices are being followed.
Communicate constructability issues to client construction supervisors.
Communicate quality concerns to inspection lead.
Communicate NDE needs to Inspection Lead.
Review/retrieve material MTR’s.
Inspect ROW clearing and grading.
Inspect Hydrovac and foreign line exposure.
Inspect ROW water removal and drainage.
Inspect environmental BMP installation.
Inspect pipeline stringing (Steel, Poly, Flexsteel).
Inspect pipe bending process (Steel Pipe).
Inspect post weld coating application (Steel Pipe).
Observe line gauging.
Inspect fusing of poly pipe.
Inspect coatings.
Verify coating has been applied properly as defined in the spec.
Verify crew jeeped coated pipe prior to installation.
Inspect Fabrication, such as: travel between ROW and contractor fab shops to document fabrication progress, inspect fabrication material, verify material heat numbers, assign weld tracking numbers to fabrications and pipe, inspect welding process of line pipe and fabrications, draw and populate weld mapping on drawings, draw and populate heat trace numbers for material, update and maintain weld tracking log, and verify PWHT has been performed and documented.
Inspect bolt up, such as: verify torquing of fasteners, verify location and installation of gaskets and iso kits, verify proper bolt up material specification,
Inspect the lowering in of pipe, such as: verify pipe is free from contact with debris, verify pipe wasn’t strained or kinked while installed, verify ditch is free of water, verify pipe is supported properly in ditch.
Observe backfill process, such as: verify rock shield is used as required, verify pipe is padded properly before backfill, verify cathodic material is installed, and verify backfill is completed properly.
Pressure testing duties, such as: communicate with inspection lead expected times of pressure tests, verify recording gauges are within calibration, verify testing procedure is followed (before, during and after), submit pressure test results for approval to the inspection lead, and observe pipe dewatering and pigging.
Update and complete project asset registry.
Apply asset tags to valves.
Update project redline drawings, such as: ISO drawing redlines, and PNID redlines.
Attend project walk downs.
Develop Punchlist of Items to be completed.
Other Duties as assigned.