Asset Inspector​/Chem​/Dist

Position: Asset Inspector - Ref/ Chem/ Dist
Alberta, Canada
** Job Family Group:
** Discipline Engineering
** Worker Type:
** Regular
* * Posting

Start Date:

** May 4, 2026
** Business Unit:
** Downstream and Renewables
** Experience Level:
** Early Careers
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* Job Description:

**** What’s the role
** Shell Canada is seeking an Asset Inspector – Refinery, Chemical & Distribution to join its team at the Scotford Refinery.

The Asset Inspector is responsible for ensuring pressure equipment integrity at the Scotford Refinery. This role manages aspects of inspection, materials, welding, quality control, quality assurance, equipment design, procedure review, and the creation or updating of pressure equipment standards and specifications. In addition, the Asset Inspector provides technical support to production and maintenance teams on day-to-day plant issues, as well as during operational and equipment-related problems.

The Asset Inspector ensures that all pressure equipment is designed, fabricated, operated, inspected, maintained, altered, and repaired in a manner that preserves pressure equipment integrity and complies with applicable regulations and standards. This role serves as an advocate for pressure equipment safety and strives toward zero leaks. The Asset Inspector proactively improves and executes the site’s Pressure Equipment Integrity Management (PEIM) system and associated work processes.

The role primarily focuses on a 90-day outlook, ensuring the PEIM program for assigned units is executed while also supporting medium- to long-term unit issues and improvement opportunities. A portion of the role involves short-term support for emerging unit issues that may pose a risk to the business plan.

Accountabilities:
* Daily activities of reviewing shift logs and shift plan in preparation for daily team meetings
* Plan, coordinate, and execute integrity inspections, assessments, recommendations, and monitoring requirements including maintaining unit KPIs
* Responsible for the implementation of the PEIM program for the assigned process unit
* Maintenance of the Inspection database system (IMS)
* Pressure Equipment Integrity (PEI) Focal for Maintenance Team Leaders and Asset Shift Team Leaders within their area to quickly resolve emergent threats to the business plan
* Assessment, analysis, optimization, and documentation of Inspection results
* Support Shell Risk Based Inspection (RBI) assessments
* Responsible for creation of piping and equipment repair plans and their adherence to API, ASME, and jurisdictional ABSA requirements
* Technical review and support of management of change (MOC) work, equipment inspection deferrals or extensions, and RBI assessments
* Technical support of equipment re-rating, fitness for service evaluations and remaining life assessments
* Review and approval of construction and repair Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs)
* Responsible for the placement, monitoring, and RBI assessment of condition monitoring locations (CMLs) on equipment and piping, while optimizing to assure integrity and efficiency
* Troubleshoot failures & provide recommendations for repair / replacement based on materials failure analysis, causal analysis, and root-cause analysis
* Perform maintenance & integrity quality assurance duties on assigned assets
* Provide direction, monitor the progression, and review reporting of non-destructive examination (NDE) in their assigned units, ensuring the personnel safety of NDE contractors working in their respective area
* Input to annual budget process for integrity/inspection issues
* Assist and coach team members in removing and overcoming barriers they find with executing PEI integrity activities
* Support the PEI work process through all stages of degradation assessments, inspection planning, perform inspection, analyze results, and corrective action
* Work collaboratively with our customers and stakeholders in Production, Maintenance, Projects, Turnaround, Engineering and Technology teams
* May be required to fill a reserve worker role
** What you bring
*** Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
* Must have a technical diploma in materials engineering technology or…