Integrity Engineer

Responsibilities

• Support Plains’ Integrity Management Plan (IMP) with minimal supervision.
• Serve as the primary integrity point of contact for an assigned Operations Division.
• Provide engineering input on new-construction pipelines and due-diligence activities.
• Conduct IMP and regulatory audits.
• Collaborate across teams to remove barriers and advance integrity goals.
• Stay current on pipeline regulations, industry standards, assessment methods, and repair practices.
• Build relationships with industry organizations and conduct annual vendor reviews.
• Anticipate long-term risks and help develop strategies to address them.
• Interpret business partner needs and assess requirements for integrity projects.
• Provide engineering support for integrity projects, including welding calculations, material selection, hydrostatic test pressure determination, MOP/MAOP calculations, and defect evaluations based on ILI results.
• Identify integrity threats and determine appropriate preventive and mitigative measures, reassessment intervals, and assessment methods.
• Analyze data to confirm progress on key initiatives and make timely, well-supported decisions.
• Solve moderately complex problems and bring forward innovative solutions.
• Review integrity data to confirm progress on key initiatives.
• Integrate information quickly to make sound decisions under tight timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required; Chemical or Mechanical preferred.
• Minimum of two years of experience in areas such as DOT/PHMSA regulatory interpretation, inline inspection and threat assessment, pipeline inspection/testing, or pipeline design and fabrication.
• Strong understanding of facility equipment reliability, risk-based integrity management, and related regulatory expectations.
• Ability to perform advanced integrity activities including pressure-cycling analysis, IMP audits, failure analysis, incident investigation, fitness-for-service evaluations, and corrosion assessments.
• Strong written, verbal and communication skills.
• Effective collaborator who can navigate sensitive or challenging situations with professionalism.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and lead the development of procedures, processes, and tools that improve efficiency.
• Ability to travel up to 10% to field locations and Operations Control in Midland, Texas.
• Cleared criminal history (background) check and satisfactory reference checks.
• Compliance with the company’s Drug & Alcohol Policy, including pre-employment testing.
• Valid state driver’s license and driving record acceptable to the company and its insurers.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. for the duration of employment; this position is not eligible for employment-based visa sponsorship.