Corrosion Technician

About the Role

This position will apply corrosion knowledge and skills to repair, install, troubleshoot, analyze, and perform other predictive and preventative maintenance tasks on assigned equipment, facilities, systems, and associated devices contained within gas and liquid facilities and pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Under general direction, provide for design, installation, operation, inspection, and maintenance of cathodic protection systems within an assigned segment of the pipeline system, compressor stations, or plant facilities in a reliable and efficient manner while in compliance with the Partnership’s procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain working knowledge of regulatory requirements (OSHA, DOT, EPA, etc.), perform associated required tasks, and complete required documentation.
• Investigate and analyze corrosive conditions for existing and/or proposed facilities.
• Responsible for corrosion control and associated compliance of cathodically protected pipelines, compressor stations, plant facilities, and other buried, submerged, or above ground facilities.
• Proactively conduct pipe-to-soil potential surveys, casing-to-soil readings, rectifier and bond readings, current flows on pipeline, and foreign pipe-to-soil readings and all other structures under cathodic protection on a frequency as stated in SOPs or meet regulatory requirements, and document in the corrosion database or other forms, records, or reports.
• Evaluate protective coating condition including internal, external, and atmospheric systems and make repairs as needed.
• Evaluate pipe anomalies and perform remaining strength calculations in accordance with established procedures.
• Understand pipeline internal corrosion mechanisms and related mitigation measures, including treatment and testing, collection of samples, bacteria, pH, dissolved H2S, and CO2 testing and analysis, and perform chemical requirement calculations.
• Perform cathodic protection design including current requirement calculations and soil resistivity testing.
• Generate and maintain reports covering rectifiers, bonds, pipeline isolation, and annual corrosion control reports.
• Install, maintain, and repair rectifiers, anode systems, cables, bonds, test stations, and perform ground bed efficiency calculations.
• Evaluate the effects of stray currents from other sources (e.g., traction systems, coal mines, AC transmission lines, etc.) and take necessary actions to mitigate their effect on Energy Transfer facilities.
• Read and interpret pipeline maps, as-builts, and PLDs.
• Use and operate all pertinent safety equipment when performing duties in potentially hazardous areas (e.g., arc flash protective PPE, respirator, hard hat, safety glasses).
• Display workmanship consistent with Partnership SOPs, industry standards, partnership work practices, applicable codes, and/or engineering drawings and sketches.
• Ensure facilities, grounds, and work areas are maintained in a safe, orderly, and functional manner.
• Communicate with other technicians for assistance in effecting repairs when applicable.
• Ability to train others in discipline job tasks and confirm knowledge, skills, and abilities of others as an evaluator for partnership skill qualification program, dependent upon position level.
• Actively participate in PHMSA or State regulatory audits.
• Actively participate in the partnership safety program and initiatives.
• Inspect crew welds on full wrap and pumpkins for acetylene welds and surface pitting that is discovered during corrosion activities such as pipeline recoats and exposure repair.
• Comply with partnership safety policies and procedures.
• Perform energy isolation lockout/tagout procedures (LOTO).

Requirements & Tech Stack

• MS Office Suite proficiency.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid driver’s license in state of residency.
• Level C: 0 – 2 years of relevant industry experience or equivalent work experience.
• Level B: 2 – 4 years of relevant industry experience or equivalent work experience.
• Level A: 4+ years of relevant industry experience or equivalent work experience.
• Preferred: Associate of Applied Science – Corrosion Technology.
• Preferred: NACE Corrosion Technician or Corrosion Technologist Certification.
• Preferred: NACE CP level II.
• Preferred: Welding school qualifications for inspection of welds.

Working Conditions and Requirements

• Frequent exposure to heat, cold, and other adverse weather conditions.
• Working conditions may include confined spaces.
• Repetitively standing, walking, bending, stretching, reaching over shoulder height, and climbing ladders up to 25 feet.
• Occasionally lifting up to 50 lbs with or without assistance.
• Subject to call-outs to respond to operational issues and emergencies after working hours, at night, and on weekends and holidays.
• Work in and around industrial and construction settings, which may include hazardous products, processes, materials, and chemicals, as well as extreme temperature conditions and loud machinery, and may require appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Reliable attendance at work.
• Occasional overnight travel may be required.