Acuren is currently recruiting for Infrared Thermographer Level II Techs with NDE certs (MT/PT/UT) to support our operation in Southern, California.
Responsibilities
- Set up and calibrate nondestructive testing equipment
- Conduct tests to ensure quality or detect discontinuities (defects) using NDT methods of inspection
- Establish techniques for proper examination of objects under inspection, ensuring strict adherence to safety regulations
- Apply testing criteria in accordance with applicable specifications or standards and evaluate results
- Interpret radiographs, cathode ray tube (CRT) or digital readouts, conductivity meters and visual indicators
- Organize and report test results
- Perform specialized inspections
- May instruct and supervise others
- Perform other job-related tasks as assigned by management
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Some college preferred
- Certified Level II
- Experience in report writing
- Perform infrared thermographic inspections of fired equipment, electrical systems, mechanical equipment, and/or roofing at commercial and industrial job sites.
- Analyze thermal images to identify anomalies or potential failures
- Prepare detailed inspection reports using company templates, clearly document findings and communicate with fellow team members and relay that to the client.
- Represent the company professionally on-site as the primary customer contact.
- Communicate effectively with internal teams and customer personnel to ensure clarity and accuracy of inspection results
- Complete reporting duties in a timely manner. Clean driving record and TWIC.
- Level II preferred with refinery experience or seasoned Level I able to achieve Level II within 3 months.
- Thermography certification from accredited institution.
- Excellent communication skills with individuals at all levels.
- Solid computer skills, especially with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook and FLIR Software.
- Strong time management, organization, and attention to detail.
Willing and able to travel regularly but mostly in the Houston surrounding area.
Benefits- Competitive salary
- Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance
- 401K Plan
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off
- Pay Transparency: As per applicable state law the job posting pay range is $28.37- $45.67/Hr. an hour depending on experience and applicable certifications.
Acuren is a trusted, single source provider of technology-enabled asset protection solutions used to evaluate the structural integrity of critical energy, industrial and public infrastructures. Committed to delivering a Higher Level of Reliability, Acuren provides an unrivaled spectrum of capabilities including inspection, traditional and advanced NDE/NDT, failure analysis, rope access, materials engineering, field engineering, reliability engineering, drones, robotics, V-Deck and condition-based monitoring services.
Our work is critical to the integrity and safety of industrial firms, including petroleum refinery, pipeline, power generation, pulp & paper, mining, pharmaceutical, aerospace and automotive industries. Acuren employs over 4,000 dedicated professionals supporting the mechanical integrity and inspection programs of the world’s largest industrial segments.
Acuren is a market leader. Our formula for success is straightforward: be capable locally, with certified and well-equipped personnel supported by trained, experienced leaders. Continuing to build on a strong heritage of safety, quality and professionalism, Acuren strives to maintain incident free work environments, pursues advanced technical developments, and supports reliability programs that are valued by clients and employees.
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Skills Required
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Level II certification
- Experience in report writing
- Experience performing infrared thermographic inspections
- Thermography certification from an accredited institution
- Clean driving record
- TWIC
- Ability and willingness to travel regularly
- Strong communication skills
- Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and FLIR Software proficiency
- Some college
- MT, PT, and UT certifications
- Level II refinery experience
- Level I experience with ability to achieve Level II within three months
Acuren Inspection, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Feedback suggests specialized certifications (e.g., API, advanced UT/CWI) materially lift hourly totals and open access to higher-rate assignments. Certain inspector roles also show strong posted ranges and overtime-driven earnings during busy periods.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered accurate and on time in some offices, with competitive rates reported on certain teams when work is steady. Feedback suggests payroll and rate consistency are stronger where assignments are stable.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and holidays are described as standard and covering the basics. Feedback suggests the number of holidays is good in some contexts, aligning to a conventional leave setup.
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What We Do
Since its inception in 1974, Acuren has been a trusted, single source provider of technology-enabled asset protection solutions used to evaluate the structural integrity of critical energy, industrial and public infrastructures. Committed to delivering a Higher Level of Reliability, Acuren provides an unrivaled spectrum of capabilities, including inspection, traditional and advanced NDE/NDT, failure analysis, rope access, materials engineering, reliability engineering and condition based monitoring services. Our work is critical to the integrity and safety of industrial firms, including petroleum refinery, pipeline, power generation, wind, pulp & paper, pharmaceutical, aerospace and automotive industries. Acuren employs more than 4,000 dedicated professionals, dispatched from more than 90 locations across the continent, supporting the mechanical integrity and inspection programs of the world’s largest industrial segments. We are the only N285 certified NDT company in Canada which allows us to perform nuclear scopes of work directly as an EPC rather than subcontracting to another EPC firm. Acuren is a market leader. Our formula for success is straightforward: be capable locally, with certified and well-equipped personnel supported by trained, experienced leaders. Local competence is further supported by a corporate commitment to exceptional service, with subject-matter experts, management systems, and best-available technology to assure that the efforts provided locally also represent best practices globally. Continuing to build on a strong heritage of safety, quality and professionalism, Acuren strives to maintain incident free work environments, pursues advanced technical developments, and supports reliability programs that are valued by clients and employees. We strive to demonstrate that we have an opportunity to earn our customer’s business every day and that we understand the need to deliver more value in the future.








