The Role
Performs corrosion engineering and cathodic protection design reviews, field testing, site verification, commissioning support, and troubleshooting for pipeline and facility projects. Creates engineering sketches and drawings, analyzes testing data, reviews project deliverables, maintains field equipment, and coordinates with project teams and contractors. Requires AMPP/NACE CP2 certification, cathodic protection experience, familiarity with CUI and NDE methods, physical fieldwork, automobile travel, and U.S. work authorization without sponsorship.
Summary Generated by Built In
Responsibilities
- Project Design Review, including specifying requirements & verification of inclusion in design
- Create sketches & drawings for rectifiers, anodes, test stations, & other features for new & existing facilities
- Assist with coordination with Major Projects Group as well as internal Department projects
- Attend project meetings for updates, to provide input, & be available for questions that arise
- Site visits & verification, including during pre-construction/design, during construction, & final walkdown
- Perform testing as need for design & verification purposed, including soil potential, soil resistivity, current cathodic protection facilities, close interval surveys, etc.
- Coordinate with cathodic protection commissioning contractor to answer questions & assist with troubleshooting efforts
- Analyze data from commissioning contractor for abnormalities & follow up as needed
- Maintain provided field test equipment, ensuring good operating condition and rendering minor repairs
- Assist with pipeline commissioning efforts as approved by leader, including moisture & odorant monitoring.
- Read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, perform arithmetic calculations, apply basic math concepts, solve practical problems, and deal with a variety of variables in situations where limited standardization exists, and interpret various instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form 12
- Pre-review all deliverables to ensure corrosion processes and principles are applied to Client standards and best practices
Qualifications
- NACE/AMPP Cathodic Protection Level 2 (CP2) Certification
- 2-year Engineering or Technical degree (4+ years preferred)
- Minimum 3-5 years of cathodic protection field testing & design experience
- Possess a good understanding of Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) and NDE techniques and applications (UT, RT, PT, AUT, PAUT, RTR)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience reviewing and interpreting job/project packages (P&IDs, equipment drawings, engineering drawings, etc.)
- Experience managing projects & balancing multiple tasks simultaneously
- Ability to drive, stand, walk, climb, stoop, bend, kneel, push, pull, reach, twist, type on a computer, and lift up to 50 pounds
- Must be able to travel overnight to customer sites during the week, as well as for a few days at a time when needed; travel by automobile
- Must possess exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
- Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future
Skills Required
- NACE/AMPP Cathodic Protection Level 2 (CP2) certification
- Two-year engineering or technical degree
- Three to five years of cathodic protection field testing and design experience
- Understanding of Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) and NDE techniques, including UT, RT, PT, AUT, PAUT, and RTR
- Experience reviewing and interpreting P&IDs, equipment drawings, engineering drawings, and project packages
- Experience managing projects and balancing multiple tasks
- Ability to travel overnight to customer sites by automobile
- Ability to perform fieldwork involving walking, climbing, kneeling, lifting up to 50 pounds, and related physical activities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
- Ability to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship
- Four or more years of engineering or technical education
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The Company
What We Do
Valdes Architecture & Engineering is a multidisciplinary firm specializing in engineering, architecture, and project management with an expert focus on technical excellence. Since 1992, the company has provided quality deliverables and personalized solutions to clients in the Oil & Gas, Utilities, Chemicals, Life Sciences, and Transportation markets. As a certified Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, Valdes offers both short-term and long-term technical and project management staff augmentation services.
