Pipeline Integrity Engineer

Position Description

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Job Posting End Date: This job posting will be removed on January 21, 2025.

Reporting to the Manager of Transmission Pipeline Integrity, you will implement the Transmission Integrity Management Program (TIMP) for transmission pipelines located in the Texas Gas Services operating territory. You will be responsible for participation in the planning, execution, and documentation of pipeline integrity activities including in-line inspections, direct assessments, hydrostatic testing, and pipeline inspections. You will perform pipeline integrity engineering analyses to evaluate pipe defects and specify remedial actions plans. As the first point of contact for pipeline integrity related concerns in Texas, you will provide response to regulatory compliance questions from key stakeholders and coordinate transmission pipeline risk mitigation initiatives. You will support the development and maintenance of asset integrity related policies, procedures, and guidelines.

We are looking for candidates with three or more years of pipeline integrity or pipeline engineering experience. This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule and currently works Monday - Wednesday in office, Thursday and Friday remote. This schedule is subject to change based on business needs. This position may be based in either Austin, TX or Harlingen, TX.

What You Will Do

Coordinate and perform an intermediate level of pipeline integrity program engineering analyses.

Coordinate Projects Among Regions, Departments And Contractors Including

• Solicit bid proposals and coordinate contractual agreements
• Evaluation of risk and mitigation strategies
• Pipeline integrity projects
• Pipeline maintenance and repair projects
  
  

Provide technical and engineering assistance to management, employees, governmental/regulatory personnel, contractors, customers, and others on matters including:

• Equipment / system design
• Pipeline sizes
• Defect failure and remaining life analysis
• Regulatory compliance
• Policies and procedures
• Use of materials or instrumentation
• Database analyses
• Growth planning
• Emergency valve isolation plans for pipeline systems
• Material specs
• Strategic planning
• Asset Risk Assessment
• TIMP projects coordination
  
  

Research, Analyze, Compile, And Prepare Information Including

• Engineering design
• Pipeline system risk studies
• Pipeline bid proposals
• Pipeline integrity contracts
• Periodic status / activity reports
• Management of change tracking
• Job work orders
• Purchase requisitions
• Federal and state regulatory compliance standards
  
  

Regular and reliable attendance is required in performance of job.

Employee May Perform Additional Responsibilities As Assigned.

What You Will Need

Preferred Bachelor's Degree Engineering

Knowledge of piping plan standards and related governmental regulations.

Experience with application of math, algebraic formulas, calculus, and statistics.

Experience in use and function of office equipment including computers and software such as GIS, Synergi, Excel, Access, Technical Toolbox, Copperleaf, Maximo, or other relevant software.

Experience And Training Related To

• Transmission / distribution pipeline operations
• Company / governmental operating and safety procedures
• Calculation of mechanical properties of materials
• Pipeline Integrity / industry standards and procedures
  
  

Experience identifying, researching, evaluating, and prioritizing pipeline threats and coordinating appropriate action/response.

Experience researching and preparing pipeline construction contracts, budget projects, job work orders, engineering studies, and correspondence.

Experience reading and interpreting governmental regulations, blueprints, contracts, manuals, specifications, surveys, charts, risk reports, and other forms of data.

Experience interacting, negotiating, advising, and communicating effectively.

Experience developing information and making presentations to groups and individuals.

Read and write fluently in English.

Preferred Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certification.

Minimum Applicable driver's license. Requires travel to other company offices and facilities and to job sites.

Mobility to travel in and around plant and office facilities and around job sites out of doors.

Operate tools and equipment required.

Communicate and exchange information; conduct oral presentations.

Visual Abilities To Perform Job Responsibilities.

Diversity at ONE Gas

Inclusion & Diversity is so important to us that we made it one of our core values, values that guide and direct our actions as we go about our daily business. We know that every employee makes a difference and contributes to our success through their unique talents and abilities. We also acknowledge that we can accomplish great things by listening and learning from each other.

ONE Gas has great benefits! Here are just a few:

• Medical/Dental/Vision packages that fit your family's needs.
• Paid Time Off
• 401K that is 100% matched up to 6%.
• Profit Sharing Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Basic and Optional Employee Term Life Insurance
• Education Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
  
  

Position Requirements

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of One Gas. Where positions are covered by a collective bargaining unit agreement, the terms and conditions of the agreement will apply.

ONE Gas, Inc., and its divisions will provide equal employment opportunity for qualified persons without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, military status or genetic information.