Resident Inspector - UT Level II - Upstate NY

Applied Technical Services, LLC; Rockville (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Applied Technical Services, LLC is seeking a full-time Resident Inspector to lead the Ultrasonic Testing program for on-site support. The successful candidate will schedule UT testing, monitor data accuracy, and manage documentation at a customer facility in Upstate, New York.

This role involves working closely with technicians, ensuring thorough inspection strategies, and updating data within Mechanical Integrity protocols. Relocation assistance is available, and candidates should have experience in UT processes and training capabilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in Ultrasonic Testing (UT) processes and procedures.
• Strong attention to detail for data accuracy in inspection reports.
• Ability to train others in NDT work.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and monitor daily UT testing activities.
• Ensure quality of data entry into the Mechanical Integrity database.
• Verify thickness data coverage in field inspections.
• Coordinate with drafting teams for database updates.
• Train owner and contractor employees in NDT work.

Skills

Ultrasonic Testing (UT)

Data Monitoring

Inspection Techniques

Documentation Management

Tools

Mechanical Integrity database (PSAim)

Job description

Applied Technical Services, LLC (“ATS” or the “Company”) is a leading provider of critical testing, inspection, certification, and compliance services. The Company serves clients across a diverse set of large and stable end markets including manufacturing, power generation, aerospace, medical, and defense. ATS was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Marietta, GA. Today the Company employs nearly 2,100 team members in over 95 locations across the United States.

Our purpose is to create a safe and reliable world and our mission is to deliver assurance through precise technical and professional services.

Summary: ATS Mechanical Integrity Group needs a Resident Inspector to serve as a UT Program Lead for direct on‑site support at customer facility in Upstate, New York. They will run the daily UT program through collation of UT schedule requirements, coordination of UT testing with other technician(s) including self‑perform of thickness testing as needed to support a thorough and timely testing strategy, and review of all UT data to ensure accuracy of the program database. In addition, the UT Program Lead maintains organization and documentation of UT testing points on piping, tanks, and vessels, including updating of UT maps as needed to ensure thorough and accurate inspection of existing, new, and modified assets. Finally, the UT Program Lead coordinates with off‑site specialist resources, including RT crews, to incorporate additional thickness data into the thickness monitoring program. This is a full‑time position working 40 hours per week. Relocation assistance is available.

Specific Activities Include

• Daily scheduling of UT testing
• Monitoring of data entry into Mechanical Integrity database (PSAim) to ensure quality of data being entered
• Monitoring of low‑remaining life data report in PSAim and verification of data in field as necessary to ensure accuracy of report
• Validation of thickness data coverage of existing assets, creation of additional inspection points as appropriate and as agreed with separate API 570 lead, and then coordination/execution of inspection of those points including potential working from mobile platforms and ladders
• Working with separate drafting team to enter new pipes into database and/or correct data on existing pipes (numbering, description, nominal thickness, etc) through assignment of new TML's and conversion of existing UT data to new TML numbering.
• Update piping isometrics to show current TML's
• Training others (Owner and Contractor employees) to support NDT work
• Making suggestions for updates to site NDT procedures as necessary to improve the program.
• UTSW weld inspection for new piping fabrication