API Inspector, Senior

Audubon Companies; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Audubon Companies is seeking a Senior API Inspector to lead conventional and advanced NDE inspection crews in Bakersfield, CA. The role requires travel up to 75% and oversight of client-facing projects in oil and gas facilities and terminals.

You will direct crews, verify equipment, and ensure adherence to industry practices, reporting to the Facilities Manager. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in facility integrity, strong NDE credentials (ASNT TC-1a Level II or equivalent), and proven

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• 8+ years of Facility Integrity experience required.
• Technical background in NDE methods and procedures.
• NDE experience with ASNT TC-1a Level II or equivalent Certification in UTT; knowledge of advanced NDE methods (GUL-XB2, AUT, SRUT, PEC, PA).
• Experience in project management functions.
• Significant experience in report writing.
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
• Ability to travel 75%.

Responsibilities

• Maintains safety and health compliance per company and customer standards.
• Travels to clients’ locations; conducts inspections on piping, pressure vessels, and storage tanks.
• Reads and interprets drawings and schematics; validates equipment inspected.
• Directs API inspection crews and manages projects and personnel.
• Develops programs and supports continual service improvements.

Skills

NDE methods

Project management

Report writing

Reading drawings/schematics

ASNT TC-1a Level II

Reading P&IDs, PFD

Vendor/client coordination

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Job description

Audubon is currently seeking a Senior API Inspector to join our team. This job will be located in Bakersfield, CA. The Senior API Inspector will manage the conventional and advanced NDE Inspection crews on their project, primarily in the facilities and terminals related to the oil and gas industry. This role will be required to travel 75% of the time as well as be responsible for directing crews, verifying equipment under inspection has been inspected per industry recommended practice, including damage mechanisms. Is a direct contact between the Client and Audubon Management. Is responsible for safe and successful projects, while maintaining P/L for the project. Reports to the Facilities Manager.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Maintains a safe, secure and healthy environment by adhering to Company and Customer safety standards and procedures.
• Travels to Clients' locations.
• Conducts inspections on piping, pressure vessels and storage tanks within facilities and terminals.
• Conducts API inspections on piping, pressure vessels and storage tanks within facilities and terminals.
• Willingness to maintain API certifications and ongoing development.
• Able to manage projects and personnel successfully.
• Program development; key team member in continual improvement of service program to include improvement support of procedures and work instructions.
• Ensures quality and safety standards are achieved and maintained.
• Reads and interprets drawings and schematics.
• Assists other Technicians in the field, as necessary.
• Able to read P&IDs, PFD, construction documentation, U1A documents.
• Able to perform basic calculations pertaining to remaining life, next inspection date, retirement date.
• Supports and solicits input and feedback from team members at all levels within the organization.
• Works safely and completes all Company and Client Safety daily paperwork.
• Adheres to Company policies and procedures in their entirety.
• Coordinates with Business Development to identify strategic accounts and play an active role in developing these accounts.
• Assists data group with QA/QC of report deliverables on assigned projects.
• Uses experience and knowledge, to assist peers and other Company NDE Technicians with questions.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS :

• High School Diploma or equivalent required, Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• 8+ years of Facility Integrity experience required.
• Technical background in NDE methods and procedures.
• NDE experience, ASNT TC-1a Level II or equivalent Certification in UTT, knowledge of applicable advanced NDE methods (GUL-XB2, AUT, SRUT, PEC, PA).
• Experience in project management functions.
• Significant Experience in report writing.
• Demonstrated capability to perform the responsibilities of an API Inspector.
• Knowledge of industry codes and standards.
• Able to continually define ways to increase customer satisfaction and deepen customer and market relationships.
• Ability to communicate effectively with key customers to identify future needs and effectively positions the Company to capitalize on these.
• Able to ensure the delivery of superior solutions to customers.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and schematics.
• Eligible to work in the U.S., without sponsorship.
• Able to travel 75%.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and a clean MVR.

Pay Range: $50.00 USD - $55.00 USD

No Recruiters, please!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Working at Audubon

The Audubon Family of Companies provides professional consulting solutions to the energy industry. For over 25 years, our proven reputation for operational excellence and dedication to client satisfaction has helped us become a leading service provider to some of the biggest names in oil and gas. Our team of over 1,000 of the country's top professionals can deliver a full range of consulting services, from EPCM to field solutions and operational support.

At Audubon we are always growing, though we never lose sight of our commitment to excellence. Our focus on flexibility and our demand for unsurpassed quality control over continue to guide our growth as they have since our inception. We realize that service goes beyond plugging in a professional skill set. Service means flexibility. Service means understanding and solving project challenges in dynamic environments. Service means communication. We pride ourselves on providing the service of the quality which allows us to implement efficient solutions that deliver immediate value and long-term returns.

Our dedication to people requires an equal dedication to safety. Our rigorous safety program helps us maintain a safe and incident-free work environment from the desktop to the pipeline trench. Our people drive the quality and efficiency that have established Audubon as a leader in the oil and gas industry - their growth and safety are at the core of our business.

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