Chief Inspector

Chief Inspector
- Wyoming Refining Company

The Opportunity:

• Chief Inspector at a growth-oriented energy company. Reporting to the Project Engineer Manager, you will manage a staff of inspectors to ensure the mechanical integrity of the refinery fixed equipment. Must be able to formulate an approach toward highly complex problems involving equipment including pressure vessels, piping, relief valves, boilers, heaters, and above ground storage tanks. You must be capable of directing projects through all phases of project development including economic objectives.
  
  You will be able to provide consulting services to department and company, along with expertise and well-developed technical skills to impact and influence formulation of business strategies.

Key activities include:

• Maintains inspection records for all refinery assets listed in job purpose with hard copies or electronic information in the Inspection Data Management System (IDMS).
• Understanding of the corporate and business or functional vision/mission/strategies and generate tactics to support their realization.
• Concentrates on value-adding opportunities and drives continuous improvements.
• Inspects and recommends plans for repair and replacement of refinery equipment.
• Requires virtually no supervision in area of expertise. Plans own work independently in collaboration with supervisor as part of overall program.
• Seeks to find ways to solve difficult problems more effectively and efficiently.
• Assists in the evaluation and selection of refinery equipment and materials.
• Assists in preparation and maintenance of refinery engineering standards and specifications.
• Manages risk-based inspection studies, evaluations, and recommendations.
• Calculates remaining life of selected equipment in accordance with ASME and API Codes along with ability to perform informal Fitness for Service Evaluations.
• Develops (as needed) and maintains the Mechanical Integrity Policy.
• Develops (as needed) and maintains the QA/QC Policy.
• Responsible for development (as needed) and/or approval of plant NDE procedures.
• Develops and manages department budget.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inspects equipment and evaluates data results to ensure equipment is safe for continued operation.
• Documents results of all inspections, tests, alterations, and equipment repairs in equipment history files or IDMS.
• Makes NDE and inspection plans for equipment based on damage mechanisms such as wet H2S, caustic cracking, amine corrosion, etc.
• Makes repair decisions and issues detailed repair instructions / procedures.
• Reviews and approves welding procedures submitted by contractors.
• Reviews and approves repair procedures submitted by contractors and plant maintenance personnel.
• Promotes continuous learning / sharing among site employees and technical networks.
• Completes vendor surveillance and audits of equipment being constructed off site. This includes, but is not limited to, material verification, dimensional checks, inspection, and quality assurance reviews.
• Develops and writes welding procedures for plant maintenance personnel.
• Develops inspection work lists for plant turnarounds along with detailed justifications for the work to be completed.
• Manages completion of all HAZOP action items assigned to inspection department through KMS or other data base.
• Manages the completion of all Incident or inspection follow up items assigned to inspection department through KMS or other data base.
• Provides leadership for others to treat people with respect and has the courage to resolve conflict in the group.
• Uses interpersonal influence and effective communication processes to guide individuals (direct reports, peers, superiors) or groups toward the attainment of goals.
• Ability to work across organizational boundaries.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Manages staff of plant inspectors for various projects.
• Manages inspection activities for contract inspectors and specialized / advanced NDE personnel and the associated costs during routine work and for unit turnarounds.
• Communicates with a clear, concise, and accurate expression of facts, orally and written.
• Develops, trains, and gives clear expectations to direct reports on inspection and technical issues.
• Develops, trains, and gives clear expectations to other plant personnel on inspection and technical issues as necessary.
• Has technical and astute ability to work with multiple disciplines and auditors during audits and reviews.
• Directs others to identify constraints and remove barriers and roadblocks.
• Has a solid understanding of turnaround planning with the ability to mentor and review P6 schedules, add steps, review allocated hours, and guide workforce loading / onboarding.
• Demonstrates advanced skills in reviewing turnaround inspection work requests and reports for clear direction and clarity.
• Demonstrates advanced skills in developing repair plans for piping or pressure vessels during turnarounds and working with engineering personnel for repair packages.
• Supplies metrics or key performance…