Ropes Specialist - Insulator

About Team:

TEAM, Inc. is a global leader in integrated asset integrity solutions, offering high-quality inspection, heat treating, and specialized maintenance services to the refining, petrochemical, power, pipeline, aerospace, and other industrial sectors. We are committed to safety, innovation, and performance excellence-delivering services that ensure asset reliability and minimize downtime.

Position Overview:

TEAM is seeking an experienced, technically capable, and safety-focused Rope Access Level III Inspector to lead rope access operations and perform advanced inspections in the field. This role functions as both a worksite supervisor and technical resource, responsible for rigging oversight, rescue planning, and mentoring lower-level rope access team members. The ideal candidate holds multi-discipline inspection certifications (API, NDT, CWI, etc.)

and has extensive experience managing rope access scopes in refining, petrochemical, or heavy industrial environments.

Why Team:

* Excellent benefits, 401k match, paid vacation and holidays, overtime with full travel and per-diem paid.

* Work with top-tier equipment and support teams in a high-impact environment.

* Opportunities for training along with growth into other inspection or technical services, project management or leadership roles.

* A performance-driven, safety-first culture built on trust, teamwork, and technical excellence.

Primary Responsibilities:

* Serve as the on-site rope access team lead, overseeing all rigging, access, and descent/ascent activities per SPRAT or IRATA Level III standards.

* Perform complex inspections in elevated or confined locations using rope access techniques:

* Lead daily safety briefings, rescue planning, and job hazard analysis.

* Supervise and mentor Level I and Level II rope access personnel; ensure adherence to safe work practices.

* Interface with project managers, engineers, and client representatives to coordinate access plans and inspection deliverables.

* Execute or oversee installation of rope systems, anchors, lifelines, and safety zones according to industry and site-specific standards.

* Participate in and lead rescue scenarios and ensure rescue gear is maintained, staged, and ready for deployment.

* Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, SPRAT/IRATA guidelines, and TEAM safety protocols.

* Review inspection data, provide QA/QC oversight, and assist in reporting and documentation.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Multiple NDT Level II certifications or ASNT/PCN/CGSB equivalencies.

* API 510/570/653, CWI, AMPP or other advanced certifications.

* Radiation Safety Training / IRRSP or State Industrial Radiographer Card (if applicable to RT).

* Familiarity with digital reporting systems or NDT data software.

* Prior experience managing access scopes during shutdowns or turnarounds.

* Additional training in rescue coordination, rigging, or scaffold alternatives.

* Prior experience working in refineries, petrochemical plants, pipeline projects, or fabrication shops.

* Current TWIC, OSHA 10/30, or other industry-standard safety certifications.

* Previous experience supporting mechanical integrity or turnaround inspection programs.

* Strong written and verbal communication skills for both technical and crew leadership tasks.

Required Qualifications:

* Valid SPRAT or IRATA Level III certification in good standing.

* 3-5+ years of field experience in industrial rope access operations.

* Demonstrated leadership ability in rigging, job planning, and worksite supervision.

* Familiarity with structural, piping, or pressure system configurations in industrial plants.

* Proven ability to operate under pressure and manage field teams safely and effectively.

* Physically fit for rope access work; able to pass fit-for-duty physicals and site-specific requirements.

* Ability to pass pre-employment background checks, TWIC, DISA, and site-specific onboarding.

* Strong work ethic with a safety-first mindset.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

* Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds.

* Sufficient personal mobility to maneuver in a standard, refinery or plant environment to include the ability to access elevated platforms via ladders and stairwells except when performing non-field duties.

* Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employees to communicate effectively.

* Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employees to investigations.

* Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to perform routine office duties.

* Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations.

* Ability to maintain focus and multitask with effective communication skills.

Work Conditions

* Position is based out of a TEAM field office or client site location.

* Field duties require…