Advanced NDE (PAUT) Specialist

Description

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

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.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in the field.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in application of advanced ultrasonic methods.
• Ability to speak clearly and concisely as well as write clearly and informatively.
• Familiar with Industry Standard Application Software, as well as manufacturer specific advanced NDE technology application software.
• Lift 10-20 pounds.
• Experience with multiple ultrasonic equipment and software platforms, specifically Zetec / Ultravision, Olympus / Tomoview. Knowledge of pipeline systems and procedures a plus (i.e., PipeWizard AUT system).
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers.
• Transportation Workers Identification Card (TWIC)
• Valid driver’s license
• SNT-TC-1A compliant classroom training hours in the following methods: UT, PAUT.
• SNT-TC-1A compliant classroom training hours in the following methods a plus: MT, PT, ET.
• Compliance with company and client health, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET)
• When outdoors, humidity is frequently above 90%
• Complete knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Occasional exposure to open fire/flames/sparks.
• Willingness to work extended hours, weekends, and holidays as needed to meet project deadlines.
• Must be able to obtain:
• Steel/safety toed shoes/boots.
• 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.
• Constant exposure to airborne dust, fumes, and gases.
• Adapt to challenging work environments, including confined spaces, elevated areas, and adverse weather conditions.
• Rope Access Level 1 Training and Certificate
• Frequent exposure to airborne dust, fumes, and gases.
• Light is intense/glare.
• Twist, sit with back supported, head forward/flexed, head tilted/rotated.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• High School Diploma or equivalent education and experience.
• Noise is over 85 decibels.
• Lift 50-100 pounds.
• SafeGulf Training
• Work with arms extended below the waist, unsupported, elbows flexed, wrist supported and unsupported.
• Lift 25-50 pounds.
• Work surface is stable, height is elevated.
• 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 work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Requires working on or near moving equipment and vibrating equipment.
• 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.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with clients and team members.
• Valid passport

Benefits

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

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance