Asset Integrity Project Manager II

About the role

This role coordinates inspection vendors, operations, and regulatory stakeholders to ensure compliance and timely evaluation of pipelines. The Project Manager manages project budgets and schedules and drives integrity decisions that support safe, reliable, and efficient pipeline operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management and strict oversight for the execution of integrity-related projects using local, contract, or in-house resources as necessary.
• Identify, track, manage, and resolve project issues to mitigate project risk.
• Manage the most complex and highest visibility pipeline integrity assessment and remediation projects, which require more experience, knowledge, and decision rights than lower levels of this position.
• Plan and coordinate pipeline integrity projects; prepare job/project plans, RFS’s and AFE’s, budgets and forecasts, process invoices, track cost, procurement of materials, schedule project support personnel, schedule ILI vendors, conduct pre-jobs, and schedule project work in conjunction with pipeline product movements.
• Manage the overall work plan and provide forecasts to ensure the project is completed on time and within budget.
• Implement the asset assessment and remediation processes under the Integrity Management Program (IMP) and other integrity programs.
• Review pipeline segment data to assess integrity threats and select the appropriate assessment method and schedule.
• Execute the integrity assessments in a timely manner per the baseline or continual assessment schedule (assessments may be single or multiple in-line inspections or hydrostatic pressure tests).
• Evaluate preliminary and final in-line inspection data and prepare dig list for anomaly evaluation.
• Evaluate External Corrosion Direct Assessment (ECDA) data and prepare dig list for anomaly evaluation.
• Utilize risk assessment and data integration processes to further evaluate anomalies for evaluation.
• Communicate the results of the assessments to the Integrity Management Team as necessary.
• Integrate available information as required by the IMP data integration process.
• Develop and complete detailed statistical analysis related to assessment data and key performance indicators.
• Develop an appropriate action plan and continual assessment schedule based on integrity assessments and data integration.
• Validate and document the results of integrity assessments.
• Manage and/or support construction and anomaly investigation and repair projects.
• Provide accurate and timely information to appropriate databases in order to support the risk, data integration, and program improvement processes.
• Complete reviews and prepare documentation to meet regulatory RFIs and may communicate directly with federal and state regulators.
• Prepare for and participate in IMP procedure review and development.
• Prepare for and participate in PHMSA and state regulatory inspections.
• Actively and formally mentor Pipeline Integrity Project Coordinators and support development activities as established by Integrity Managers and Supervisors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, other related field, or an equivalent combination of formal education and job-related experience.
• 8+ years of work experience in Pipeline Integrity, including experience in project management.
• Experience using and interpreting vendor reports, spreadsheets, and integrity management raw data.
• Experience composing and preparing executive summaries and other materials including IMP procedures, bid packages, dig sheets, and AFEs.
• Technical knowledge in pipeline operations, construction, maintenance, welding, pipeline anomaly assessment methods, pipeline repair methods, and internal inspection data interpretation.
• Knowledge of federal codes and regulations governing pipelines.
• Extensive knowledge of pipeline maintenance, repair, and welding/non-destructive examination practices.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of risk analysis, in-line inspection, data analysis, and hydrostatic testing.
• Ability to apply math and algebraic formulas.
• Ability to communicate the status of projects, project schedules, and inspection results with the IMP data integration team and management.
• Ability to create and conduct presentations related to assessment and remediation and anomaly distribution and change during data integration meetings.
• Ability to communicate and/or exchange information and conduct oral presentations.
• Ability to operate tools and equipment required.
• Ability to consistently use and apply advanced principles/theories/concepts/techniques in area of expertise.
• Ability to organize, examine, and analyze information to provide resolution to a diverse range of complex problems/issues where analysis requires evaluation of variable factors.

Physical Demands

• Strength Factor Rating: Sedentary Work – Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently; involves sitting most of the time with brief periods of walking or standing.
• Standing: Occasionally
• Walking: Frequently
• Sitting: Constantly
• Lifting/Carrying/Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally
• Climbing/Balancing/Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling: Occasionally
• Reaching/Handling/Fingering/Feeling: Constantly
• Talking/Hearing: Frequently
• Near/Far Vision/Depth Perception/Color Vision: Constantly/Frequently/Constantly

Working Conditions

• Employee is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions.
• Well-lighted, climate-controlled areas (Frequently).
• Outdoor weather conditions (Occasionally).
• Dust, fumes, gases (Occasionally).
• Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly).
• CRT/Computer Monitor(s) (Constantly).

Travel

• Travel in and around office surroundings.
• Travel to outdoor job sites.
• Driving may be required based on assigned tasks; a company vehicle and applicable driver’s license may be assigned.

Pay

Expected Salary Range: $101,000.00 – $151,000.00