Pipeline Safety Inspector Job Newport area,Rhode Island USA,Engineering

Position: Pipeline Safety Inspector I

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: To assist with inspections of natural gas pipeline facilities (such as standard, construction, and follow-up inspections) including inspecting and observing critical valves, regulator stations, master meters, relief valves, pressure recorders, odorizers, and rectifiers using Field Evaluation forms; to utilize specialized equipment such as multi-meters and odorometers; to follow applicable guidelines and regulations, supervisory directives, and professional standards in order to determine compliance with state and federal regulations regarding design, installation, operation, and maintenance of facilities;

and to do related work as required.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the general direction of a superior with latitude for the exercise of independent judgement in technical and administrative matters; work is reviewed for conformance to Division policies and industry regulations.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Usually none.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:

To assist with inspections of natural gas pipeline facilities (such as standard, construction, and follow-up inspections) including inspecting and observing critical valves, regulator stations, master meters, relief valves, pressure recorders, odorizers, and rectifiers using Field Evaluation forms.
To utilize specialized equipment such as multi-meters and odorometers.
To follow applicable guidelines and regulations, supervisory directives, and professional standards in order to determine compliance with state and federal regulations regarding design, installation, operation, and maintenance of facilities.
To review natural gas operators’ programs, plans, procedures, policies, maps, records and other documents necessary to determine compliance with federal and state statutes and regulations.
To assist in conducting pipeline safety evaluations as well as incident and accident investigations.
To assist in the inspection of gas pipeline facilities such as regulator stations, leak repairs, relief valves, rectifiers, odorizers, master meters, and critical valves in order to ensure safety and compliance with state and federal regulations.
To assist in inspecting gas pipelines during construction including reviewing welding procedures, plastic joining procedures, and use of proper materials in order to ensure safety and compliance with state and federal regulations.
To assist in the investigation of incidents to gathering information on root cause in order to ensure safety and compliance with state and federal procedures and ensure deficiencies are corrected to prevent recurrence.
To compose reports such as field evaluations, construction inspections, natural gas incident documentation, and follow-up notices in order to report findings and document compliance with state and federal guidelines.
To compose official letters such as Notices of Violation in order to notify operators of violations that will result in compliance by the operator.
To cooperate with federal monitoring of the state program to assure program compliance with certification requirements.
To attend pipeline safety training courses conducted by PHMSA’s office of Training and Qualifications (TQ) and others as directed or required.
To assist in the coordination and enforcement of Dig-Safe laws and federal pipeline safety enforcement through an agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) under Pipeline Safety Code of Federal Regulations CFR
- Chapter 49 Parts §190-§199 and Part §40, inclusive (or any applicable successor provisions).
To perform annual record and field operator audits and provide written documentation of all findings including areas in violation, areas of concern, and improvement opportunities.
To ensure all activities, contacts, and meetings are properly documented and documentation is appropriately electronically filed.
To coordinate utility operations data to include outage reports from all regulated utilities as a key partner in ESF-12 (energy) and work at the Emergency Management Agency’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during inclement weather and other times of activation…