Pipeline Specialist

What We Are Looking For

As a Pipeline Specialist, you will coordinate and complete pipeline operations and maintenance tasks and projects in support of plant, pipeline, corrosion, measurement, controls, pipeline maintenance, mechanical maintenance, machine shop, and project management. Daily responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assist with hot tapping and stopple equipment, perform valve maintenance, pigging operations, pipe cleaning (internal and external), hydrostatic testing, and perform leak surveys using flame ionization equipment.
• Perform troubleshooting and valve maintenance on DOT mainline isolation valves.
• Launch, monitor, and receive pipeline pigs and develop pipeline pigging plans.
• Disassemble meter tubes and perform internal meter tube cleaning.
• Operate large truck and trailer hauling equipment required to transport heavy work equipment or project materials to job sites.
• Calibrate and maintain a holiday detector for coating application inspection.
• Perform pressure tests of pipelines and fabrications.
• Locate and mark pipelines with line detection, pipeline locating equipment, or probe rods using drawing and alignment sheets for reference.
• Repair shorted pipeline casings and install CP test points on pipelines.
• Prepare pipelines for full encirclement sleeves for anomaly repairs.
• Evacuate, purge, and load pipelines; operate pipeline air-movers to evacuate gas lines during hot work operations.
• Perform basic acetylene cutting and beveling operations.

What You Will Do

Perform excavation spotter tasks and manage excavation crossings of lines.

Perform troubleshooting and valve maintenance on DOT mainline isolation valves.

Launch, monitor, and receive pipeline pigs and develop pipeline pigging plans.

Disassemble meter tubes and perform internal meter tube cleaning.

Operate large truck and trailer hauling equipment required to transport heavy work equipment or project materials to job sites.

Calibrate and maintain a holiday detector for coating application inspection.

Perform pressure tests of pipelines and fabrications.

Locate and mark pipelines with line detection, pipeline locating equipment, or probe rods using drawing and alignment sheets for reference.

Repair shorted pipeline casings and install CP test points on pipelines.

Prepare pipelines for full encirclement sleeves for anomaly repairs.

Evacuate, purge, and load pipelines; operate pipeline air-movers to evacuate gas lines during hot work operations.

Perform basic acetylene cutting and beveling operations.

Education

Required Qualifications:

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Follow all safety, environmental, and regulatory policies to ensure tasks and assignments are completed safely and responsibly.
• Show strong mechanical skills and knowledge of heavy equipment maintenance procedures.
• Ability to operate heavy pipeline excavation equipment including large trucks.
• Read and interpret company policies and procedures, Operations & Maintenance (O&M) manual, and blueprints.
• Respond to emergencies and after-hours calls promptly.
• Have good communication skills to interface effectively with others.
• Have basic computer skills (knowledge of MS Office, operating systems, company software if applicable), trainable in custom software applications.
• Show basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals).
• Show focused internal and external customer service skills.
• Show ability to work with a team, take direction from supervisors and construction inspectors, with focused attention on details, work rules, and adherence to required project work schedules.
• Have or acquire and maintain a valid CDL driver license and maintain a driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two or more years of experience in all phases of Pipeline construction, including maintenance and repair to include equal experience in operating and maintaining heavy excavation equipment including hydrovac truck, backhoe, track hoe, side boom, dozer, and maintainer.
• Show knowledge of both OSHA safety regulations and DOT pipeline regulations.

Working Conditions

• Work frequently requires the ability to work on uneven ground, including loose dirt.
• Must use all required PPE including wearing the proper protective clothing (FR).
• Must be available for call outs 24/7, except during company sponsored paid time off.
• Typical work schedule is Monday through Thursday, 10 hours per day and will likely involve overtime.
• Work schedule during construction can be 10-12 hours per day at times and could be 6 or 7 days a week.
• The position requires a significant amount of overnight travel upwards of 70% or more.
• The position is subject to work outside of normal hours, overtime, schedule changes, and responding to emergency callouts.
• Must live or relocate to live (by position start date) within 60 miles of reporting location.
• Pre-employment and post-employment screenings include but are not limited to drug testing as outlined by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and motor vehicle record (FMCSA and DOT Clearinghouse) checks are required.
• Manual dexterity.
• Acute sense of sight and hearing (corrected or uncorrected) and strong sense of smell.
• Lift, pull, push, and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Exert up to 100 lbs. of physical force.
• Stand, walk, kneel, bend, and squat for extended periods of time.
• Twist head and back for extended periods of time.
• Work in areas classified as confined space.
• Climb and work from ladders, catwalks, staging, and platforms.
• Ascend and descend slopes and ditches.
• Work with hands above head, lying on back.
• Work in adverse weather and/or extreme temperature conditions.

Why Join Kinder Morgan

Kinder Morgan is a large energy infrastructure company operating in North America. Access to reliable, affordable energy is a critical component for improving lives around the world. We are committed to providing energy transportation and storage services in a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible manner for the benefit of the people, communities, and businesses we serve. Kinder Morgan provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, family status, status as an individual authorized to work in the U.S., or any other status protected by law. For more information about Kinder Morgan, our culture, opportunities available, and to join our Talent Community, please visit our careers site at www.kindermorgan.com.