Pipeline Field Inspector — Safety & Compliance

E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc.; Catarina (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

E2 Consulting Engineers, LP is seeking a detail-oriented Pipeline Utility Inspector to provide field oversight of pipeline construction activities, ensuring safety and compliance with project specs, environmental requirements, permits and standards.

You will monitor contractor work, document progress, identify non-conformances, and maintain accurate inspection records through all construction phases, including trenching, backfill, and restoration, while communicating issues to supervision.

Qualifications

• Practical pipeline or heavy civil construction experience.
• Knowledge of pipeline construction practices, inspection standards, and industry regulations.
• Ability to interpret construction drawings, permits, specifications, and alignment sheets.
• Strong written documentation and reporting skills.
• Ability to work independently in outdoor field environments and construction sites.
• Proficiency with electronic reporting systems, photographs, and construction documentation.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and monitor pipeline construction activities including clearing, grading, trenching, lower-in, backfill, and final restoration activities.
• Verify contractors comply with project specifications, construction standards, permits, environmental requirements, and safety requirements.
• Confirm underground utilities are properly identified, marked, and protected prior to excavation activities.
• Monitor trench excavation, depth of cover, pipeline alignment, utility crossings, and separation requirements.
• Inspect pipe lower-in activities to ensure proper handling, coating protection, holiday testing, and installation practices.
• Verify installation of buoyancy control measures, trench breakers, cathodic protection systems, and other pipeline appurtenances.
• Monitor backfilling and restoration activities to ensure proper compaction, environmental compliance, and protection of pipeline facilities.
• Identify and document construction deficiencies, non-conformances, and corrective actions; promptly communicate issues to project supervision and contractors.
• Maintain detailed daily inspection reports documenting contractor activities, labor, equipment, materials, weather impacts, progress, and as-built information.
• Record critical construction data including utility crossings, drainage structures, repairs, trench depth measurements, coating repairs, and final depth of cover.

Skills

Pipeline construction

Inspection standards

Drawings interpretation

Documentation skills

Field work

Electronic reporting

Job description

E2 Consulting Engineers, LP is seeking a detail-oriented Pipeline Utility Inspector to provide field oversight of pipeline construction activities, ensuring safety and compliance with project specs, environmental requirements, permits and standards.

You will monitor contractor work, document progress, identify non-conformances, and maintain accurate inspection records through all construction phases, including trenching, backfill, and restoration, while communicating issues to supervision.