Lead Inspector

The Lead Inspector inspects and ensures that proper welding and radiographic procedures are qualified and utilized. In addition, the inspector will maintain appropriate documentation, including MTRs, detailed as-builts, and weld mapping. All activities must be performed per client specification and approved for construction drawings, API-1104, and industry standards.

• Be familiar with the approved construction drawings and Company specifications.
• Understanding the Contract document as it relates to their duties on the project.
• Have a basic understanding of welding techniques, positions, consumables, weld preparation, drawing requirements, and maintain a detailed inspector's logbook.
• Completing and submitting relevant inspection reports that accurately describe the work performed on the project in a manner such that the welds inspected may subsequently be identified per current standards.
• Taking a proactive approach to safety on the job site and reporting safety issues to the Chief Inspector, Construction Manager, and Safety Inspector.
• Plan and organize inspection duties in advance.
• Assure any design changes or material substitutions are discussed with the Construction Manager, Chief Inspector, and proper Company approval is obtained.
• Verify all materials used in the installation comply with Company requirements.
• Keep the Chief Inspector aware of any problems, or anticipated friction points, with the project.
• Possess an understanding of the relationship between quality assurance, quality control, and inspection procedures.
• Verify a welding procedure is established and that each welder is qualified for the work they perform.
• Monitor the quality of the welds performed per the WPS and client specifications to ensure sound welds are completed.
• Assure the repairs made to correct defects in a pipe weld sufficiently corrected the defect, and the weld satisfies the requirements as outlined by the appropriate codes and operator specifications.
• Assure all welding materials are of proper type and quality, they have been stored according to manufacturers' specifications, and damaged materials are not used in the pipe welding.
• Weld Inspector may be assigned additional duties and responsibilities relating to pipeline construction inspection observation and documentation.
• Responsible for tracking all materials used for pipeline construction, including joint numbers, joint lengths, and heat numbers associated with all materials (pipe stock, fittings, etc.).
• Ensure compliance with all project-specific environmental requirements.
• Inform Chief Inspector immediately of any safety or construction deviations or any problems and anticipated problems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Position requires Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) through the American Welding Society with documented and verifiable work experience related to transmission/process piping and API-1104.
• Position requires a minimum of either the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) Coating Inspection Program (CIP) Level 1 Certification or Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) Basic Coatings Inspector Certification.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• Obtain Operator Qualification (OQ) status as required by the project.

• Must be able to communicate to other team members and client personnel clearly.
• Must be able to write clearly and concisely to prepare reports and correspondence.
• Skilled with M.S. Office suite.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

• Construction Sites and Client Right-of-Way (ROW).
• Client testing facility (occasionally).
• Corporate office (occasionally).
• It may require extensive driving to reach job sites and client/E2 offices.
• There are frequent ascending and descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and hands and arms up in and out of pipeline bell-hole / trench/excavation.
• Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Lifting objects over 50 pounds from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
• Possess the ability to perform visual inspection of construction crew quality of work, measuring devices, and assemble fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
• Able to perform in both inside and outside environmental conditions in all four seasons throughout the continental United States – extreme cold (temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit) and extreme heat (temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit) for more than one hour.
• Can work extended and overnight shifts without limitations.

• It may require extensive driving to reach job sites and client/E2 offices.