Job Title: Piping Inspector
Duration: 12 months (possibility of extension)
Schedule: 5/50
Location: Port Arthur, TX
This opportunity supports a major Phase 1 natural gas process construction project, focused on construction quality control, inspection planning, and regulatory compliance. The role offers the chance to contribute to critical quality activities, review complex design documentation, and help resolve inspection and welding-related issues across site operations. This position will suit professionals with strong QA/QC expertise, piping and welding knowledge, and experience working with construction drawings, NDE concepts, and quality reporting.
Required Education:
- 4-year degree in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
Required Experience:
- 5 years of related experience in quality control or inspection activities
- Experience in QA/QC policies, procedures, and standards within natural gas process operations
Required Skills:
- In-depth knowledge of construction quality control processes and standards
- Ability to read and understand design drawings including process flow diagrams, piping and instrument diagrams, vendor drawings, pipe routing drawings, and schematics
- Ability to review and interpret complex construction drawings and specifications to guide inspection priorities
- Ability to analyze quality trends, deficiencies, and corrective actions
- Skill in developing inspection plans, test plans, and quality reports
- Skill in reviewing quality data for technical accuracy and consistency
- Strong understanding of regulatory structure, agencies, and requirements in the U.S.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with construction, engineering, and procurement teams
- Ability to provide guidance to less experienced quality professionals
- Knowledge of change management and quality impacts from scope or design changes
- Computer skills including spreadsheet, database, word processing, and presentation software
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience developed through a piping and welding background
- Working knowledge of major nondestructive testing techniques
- AWS Certified Welding Inspector certification or equivalent
- Level 1 or Level 2 certification in any NDE technique
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