Pipeline Technician

• On site duties will include write field reports on activities completed administrative reporting represent the company in a professional manner safety permits manage and maintain company equipment. Duties can also include operating and troubleshooting water transfer pumps monitoring water levels in frack tanks dewatering pipeline to dewatering structure operating and troubleshooting air compressors pig launching pig tracking rigging up line finding/marking hydrotesting site documentation/assessment AGM deployment attending operators meetings receiving a pig locating a stuck pig and cleaning pipelines.
  
• Postjob responsibilities will include travel arrangements maintenance and packing of equipment and various administration requirements such as time and expense documentation.
  
• Equipment maintenance and general shop upkeep.
  
• Performance of other duties as assigned.
  
• Make safety a top priority at all times as it relates to you all colleagues and our clients personnel.
  

Requirements

• Travel Requirement: 75% both domestic
  
• Must be willing to travel extensively often on short notice for durations of a few weeks day to several weeks.
  
• Must be able to perform shift work working either night or day shifts weekends and often days of up to 14 hours. Work is often irregular with gaps of several days or potentially weeks between assignments.
  
• Possess reasonable credit for the purpose of booking hotels rent cars and occasionally airline tickets which are all reimbursable by the company during regularly scheduled expense remittals.
  
• Must be able to operate a laptop computer proficiently to receive and dispatch emails to operate an Excel spreadsheet to be able to comprehend mapping programs such as GPS information to locations on either of these mapping programs.
  
• Must be comfortable and competent in communicating in the English language by phone text or email to company personnel and also to outside contractors or clients.
  
• Practice common rig up practices of equipment spreads
  
• Expansive knowledge of tools and their proper applications
  
• Must possess reasonable math skills for calculation of related subject like speed of travel ETS s flow rates in Bbls/Hr etc.
  
• Ability to teach and impart technical and administrative skills to junior technicians and/or assistants.
  
• Detail oriented with a dedication to quality control and quality assurance processes.
  
• Ability to multitask and properly execute multiple simultaneous assignments without sacrificing efficiency or quality of the work.
  
• Ability to communicate and cooperate with diverse groups of people.
  
• Must be customer focused have an excellent attention to detail and a strong ability to work together in a team environment.
  
• Requires excellent ability to represent the company in a professional manner with regard to communicating and interfacing with clients and capable of maintaining confidentiality.
  
• Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem only recognizing there is a problem.
  
• Courteous and respectful in all communications with team members and clients.
  
• Should possess some or all of the following skills and or abilities:
  
• Line locating with pipe locators such as Metrotech Radiodetection or similar
  
• Hydrotesting
  
• Operation of Wavetrak and or similar pipeline pigging equipment.
  
• Use of Garmin Trimble or equivalent GPS equipment for the purpose of general navigation.
  
• Knowledge or experience with Above Ground marker (AGM) systems
  
• Be able to walk pipeline rightofways for distances of several miles work outdoors stand for extensive periods and be capable of lifting equipment into and out of crates or truck beds of 70lbs or more.
  
• Candidates require a driver s license and the ability to rent auto. Also require good hearing and vision for the operation of visual and acoustic pipeline equipment.
  
• US Dept of Trans. / Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Operator Qualifications (OQ s). Should possess as many as practical or be able to qualify for training of all OQ s deemed related to the assigned duties.
  
• Possess or be able to qualify for a US Gov. Terminal Workers Identification Card (TWIC) for access to restricted work sites. Should also possess or be able to obtain a passport.
  
• Candidates will be required to undergo US DOT drug & alcohol testing for transportation industry workers. This will be an ongoing requirement.
  

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Medical Dental and Vision (eligible first of the month following 60 days)
  
• 6 Company Paid Holidays (listed in your Employee Handbook/Policy Book) you are eligible after the 90day probationary period.
  
• 7 DDO (Designated Days Off) each month o Schedule is 3 weeks on (21 days) / 1 week off (7 days)
  
• PTO our PTO (paid time off) is based on your anniversary date; however you will receive 20 hours of PTO after you complete 6 months of employment o On 1Yr Anniversary you will be eligible for 1 week of PTO (40 hours) o On 2Yr Anniversary you will be eligible for 2 weeks of PTO (80 hours) o On the 3Yr Anniversary you will be eligible for 3 weeks of PTO (120 hours) PTO maximum is 3 weeks