Pipeline Integrity Engineer

Location:

Sabine Pass, TX 77655, USA

Golden Pass LNG, a joint venture between Exxon Mobil and Qatar Energy, has the vision to become the premier LNG export company in North America. It is our mission to bring clean energy from Texas to power the world, and we seek to do that in a way that values safety, integrity, our people, community, and the environment. To achieve those goals, we are bringing together a diverse team of experienced and talented professionals.

Headquarters in Downtown Houston, the Golden Pass LNG organization expects to double in size over the next several years as we complete the project, commence natural gas trading activities, and ramp up full LNG production. Once full operations commence, Golden Pass LNG will become the second largest consumer of natural gas in the US and produce more than 200 cargos of LNG per annum.

Golden Pass LNG is seeking a Corrosion and Integrity engineer to join our Engineering team working for Gas pipelines and LNG Terminal. This role reports to the Integrity Engineering Supervisor and will support the Golden Pass Pipeline, Export / Import Terminal and Plant Facilities. Work location is Beaumont / Sabine Pass based on work demands and activities. The role involves working with Projects teams and Maintenance/Operations to achieve the following:

• Integrity Program Implementation - Responsible for development, monitoring KPIs, and implementation of mitigation / management programs as required.
• Operations support – implement processes, and tools/technology for monitoring the equipment integrity to ensure equipment availability.
• Mechanical Integrity Scopes, Maintenance and Projects - Define the scope of inspections, support the inspection, and develop remediation scope of work from the inspection report. This individual will prepare and review technical and commercial scope of work (SoW) or scope of supply for obtaining bids or to go through a technical bid evaluation.

• Develop and Steward the Pipeline Integrity Program under Golden Pass Management System (GPMS) and support of SSHE, Regulatory, and legal as required.
• Maintain the Pipeline Integrity Management Program as prescribed by the DOT (PHMSA). Leads the effort for periodic program reviews, class location and High consequence area ROW surveys, and annual PHMSA reporting. Update as required with latest pipeline regulations, industry standards, integrity assessment methods, repair methods, etc.
• In context of mechanical integrity scopes, support RCFA and Bad Actor program stewardship and reporting, as well as action development, RBWS and closure plans.
  • Ensure timely ALT visibility of reliability/availability risks and impact (e.g., list of open or overdue ES tasks/PM’s with risks)

• Developing repair plans for Pipelines
• Develop or update a pipeline's equipment strategy.
• Plans and management ILI campaign
• Assesses and repairs corrosion anomalies, deformations, or cracks.
• Plan for an ICDA / ECDA campaign
• Leverages PLOS to visualize or extract integrity critical data from PODS database.
• Development or update of plant and pipeline equipment strategy
• Provide mechanical integrity engineering support to daily plant operations (e.g. modifications, upgrades, repairs, maintenance, new construction and applications).
• Conduct surveillance of key pipeline parameters (CP monitoring, valve evaluations, pipeline leak detection surveys, gas / liquid sample analysis, etc.) to identify issues or required changes to facilities.
• Support pipeline stress analysis as required (project/construction activities, road crossings, pipeline crossings, etc.)
• Evaluate loads, perform stress analysis/design verifications, and perform fitness-for-service assessments of equipment, and advise Operations on residual risk, testing programs and equipment strategies. Develop repair and/or mitigation programs as required.
• Complete required material selection, review of contractor material recommendations, coordination of compatibility reviews, and development of chemical qualification testing to support ongoing…