Advanced NDE (PAUT) Specialist

Description

• Ensures that others involved in a project or effort are kept informed about developments and plans.
• Keep abreast of technical developments within the SIS group and industry.
• Prepare and execute jobs, following work instructions, with specific emphasis on specialist techniques. Assist and support SIS Management in day-to-day activities.
• Wear PPE for body, vision, and hearing protection.
• Assist the Technical Management team in Business Development, including updating information sheets and technical bulletins and attending open days, workshops, and industry trade conferences.
• Ensure team compliance with best practices, client requirements, and industry standards.
• Assist in training for associate technicians, which will include in-house and field training, mentoring, and annual assessments to ensure competency. Aid in continual advancement and improvement.
• Gives and receives constructive feedback.
• Analyze, interpret, and compile inspection results to ensure accuracy and compliance with standards.
• Frequently working on or near moving equipment and vibrating equipment.
• Work in confined spaces, kneel, jump, run, work while lying on his stomach/back, crawl, and use repetitive movements of the arms and hands.
• Ensures that regular consistent communication takes place within area of responsibility .
• Travel to client sites, manufacturing facilities, and offshore locations, often with short notice. Travel will be mostly domestic with potential for some international travel.
• Perform specialized NDE inspections, including PAUT, AUT Corrosion Mapping, and other advanced ultrasonic testing methods on piping, pressure vessels, pipelines, and structural components in onshore and offshore environments.
• Mentor and support Level I and II NDE technicians in the application of advanced ultrasonic methods and technologies.
• Work closely with clients to understand project requirements and deliver tailored NDE solutions.
• Wear PPE for head, hands.
• Maintain test sample logs and assessing the requirements for test sample acquisition.
• Continue training to receive qualifications in other conventional and advanced NDE methods and technologies.
• Provide clear and concise technical reports and presentations of inspection findings to clients. Responsible for equipment, maintenance, and QHSE (Oceaneering and Client) document control.
• Perform advanced ultrasonic examinations of onshore pipelines, plant piping systems, offshore topside and subsea piping systems.
• Travel to client sites, manufacturing facilities and offshore.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures paying special attention to health, safety, environmental, and quality (HSE&Q) policies.
• Wear PPE for skin protection.
• Climb stairs/ladders, stand, balance, stoop, squat, reach, and lift/carry objects.

Requirements

• Light is intense/glare.
• Must be able to obtain:
• Rope Access Level 1 Training and Certificate.
• Minimum certification to Level II per ASNT-TC-1A or CP-189 in UT and PAUT required. Candidates will be required to pass related company certification exams.
• Requires working on or near moving equipment and vibrating equipment.
• SNT-TC-1A compliant classroom training hours in the following methods a plus: MT, PT, ET.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Lift 10-20 pounds.
• Willingness to work extended hours, weekends, and holidays as needed to meet project deadlines.
• Valid passport.
• Previous experience and knowledge of multiple industry segments, including oil & gas, power generation (nuclear and/or fossil), pipeline, new construction and in-service. International experience a plus.
• Work with arms extended below the waist, unsupported, elbows flexed, wrist supported and unsupported.
• Complete knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• When outdoors, humidity is frequently above 90%
• Constant exposure to airborne dust, fumes, and gases.
• Steel/safety toed shoes/boots.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in the field.
• Familiar with Industry Standard Application Software, as well as manufacturer specific advanced NDE technology application software.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Experience with multiple ultrasonic equipment and software platforms, specifically Zetec / Ultravision, Olympus / Tomoview. Knowledge of pipeline systems and procedures a plus (i.e., Pipe Wizard AUT system).
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Adapt to challenging work environments, including confined spaces, elevated areas, and adverse weather conditions.
• Compliance with company and client health, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Third party UT certifications such as ACCP, PCN, CSWIP, EPRI, API QUTE, etc.
• Ability to work in a team environment and capable of following technical direction.
• High School Diploma or equivalent education and experience.
• SNT-TC-1A compliant classroom training hours in the following methods: UT, PAUT.
• Occasional exposure to open fire/flames/sparks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with clients and team members.
• Noise is over 85 decibels.
• Be thoroughly familiar with the scope, capabilities, and limitations of the techniques and methods in which certified. Work alongside the SIS Technical Management team in maintaining procedures relating to the relevant discipline, generating techniques and managing quality control of the method.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Frequent exposure to airborne dust, fumes, and gases.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Work surface is stable, height is elevated.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Lift 25-50 pounds.
• Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET).
• Lift 50-100 pounds.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers.
• Twist, sit with back supported, head forward/flexed, head tilted/rotated.
• Ability to speak clearly and concisely as well as write clearly and informatively.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in application of advanced ultrasonic methods.
• Transportation Workers Identification Card (TW Transportation Workers Identification Card (TWIC).
• Valid driver’s license.

Benefits

• Potential exposure to open fire/flames/sparks.
• Safe Gulf Training.
• Eye protection.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance