Corrosion Supervisor
Energy Transfer
- Honey Brook, PA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage corrosion control records and presentation as part of regulatory compliance and inspections.
- Work with district personnel and engineering on project planning as it pertains to corrosion control.
- Manage local corrosion control capital and expense budgets.
- Development of the annual O&M and capital budgets for the Area corrosion control. This involves: providing input and feedback to Areas on maintenance work scopes, reviewing or developing cost estimates, analyzing the feasibility of proposed solutions and suggesting innovative alternatives, and ensuring the equipment specified is state-of-the-art and best fulfills the intended purpose. Assists the Area in the preparation of capital budget projects and supports the projects through final approval and completion.
- Provides technical expertise, training, qualification evaluations and continuous guidance to area corrosion technicians and management including the guidance to Area/District corrosion control personnel for the design, implementation, monitoring, and troubleshooting of the Company’s corrosion control/cathodic protection assets.
- QA/QC of work done by Area Corrosion Technicians includes but are not limited to the following:
- Provide technical support related to external corrosion control monitoring and mitigation with in-depth knowledge of rectifiers, test points, bonds, close interval survey, current demand, etc.
- Cathodic protection system design and installation to include impressed current and galvanic anode systems; deep and shallow anode ground beds
- Cathodic protection testing to include interference testing and mitigation
- Provide technical support related to internal corrosion monitoring and mitigation with in-depth knowledge of internal corrosion coupons, internal corrosion sampling and analysis and use of internal corrosion inhibitors and biocides.
- Provide technical support related to atmospheric corrosion monitoring and mitigation to include coating inspections, coating failure investigations and re-coating/painting specifications, management and oversight.
- Responsible for review of corrosion control records and managing resolution of deficiencies. Analyze and resolve corrosion control problems involving technical and personal performance issues and document findings and recommendations.
- Identifies potential problems with company procedures written to comply with state and federal regulations and Company technical policies and practices. Trains field personnel and implements procedures; monitors field activities for compliance with procedures through daily contact, reports, summaries and periodic inspections.
- Develops, supports and enforces the department technical policies and procedures used to maintain and operate the pipeline systems. Evaluates how procedures impact field manpower, employee safety, materials, equipment and expenses in order to meet minimum requirements and the desired level of reliability and performance.
- The ability to design & develop training materials to instruct and verify the knowledge of area corrosion personnel in a way which satisfies the requirements of the Employee Qualification Program.
- An associate degree in an engineering discipline or technical related field including a minimum 5 years of corrosion control with some supervisory/leadership experience within the transportation or logistics industry. The applicant should have 8 years’ overall experience in corrosion prevention and control programs for hazardous liquid and/or gas transmission and plant assets.
- Advanced qualifications and experience in the following subjects and/or tasks related to the corrosion control field:
- Corrosion control regulations 49 CFR 195,192, and state regulations
- Integrity management regulations
- External/internal/atmospheric corrosion monitoring and mitigation procedures and processes
- Assessment and repair of pipeline defects
- Technical support, training and qualification/evaluation of corrosion technicians design of cathodic protection systems
- Working knowledge of corrosion control databases and field data collection devices
- Corrosion and pipeline data management and integration
- Specifications for contract corrosion control services
- SOP and Engineering Standards related to corrosion control practices
- In depth knowledge of cathodic protection, coatings, internal corrosion, and DOT 195.
- Advanced computer skills (MS Excel required, SAP a plus).
- Strong analytical skills.
- Advanced communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written).
- Ability to independently establish priorities.
- Must be detailed oriented and possess exceptional leadership skills, a strong customer focus and be team oriented.
- Must be extremely flexible and able to adapt quickly to changes resulting from an ever-changing logistical environment.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and safety training
- NACE certifications/training, minimum CP1, CP2 or higher preferred.
- Ability to balance multiple projects, supervise implementation of corrosion procedures, ability to work under pressure and travel up to 30% of time.