The Senior Inspector for Skystone will have a suite of responsibilities including, but not limited to active participation in delivery of Inspection Services, mentoring the Inspection Team, and supporting the Corporation’s Business Development effort.

Job Duties:

As a member of the Inspection Services Group the Senior Inspector is responsible for, but not limited to, the following General Duties:

  • Ensure current codes and standards are available, understood and used for design or repair calculations.
  • Ensure personnel used for inspection and testing are qualified and competent to perform their tasks.
  • Define inspection requirements and technical qualifications for service suppliers.
  • Develop inspection and repair procedures, training plans and schedules, inspection and servicing plans (type, schedule and cost), inspection, mitigation and monitoring plans,
  • Develop qualifications and training requirements for operators, inspectors, foremen, contractors, and design engineers.
  • Communicate the impact of legislative changes and non-conformance both externally to the client and internally to Skystone.
  • Provide status reports to the client’s appropriate personnel (Foreman, District Managers) in reference to the compliance to the respective program(s).
  • Develop, revises, and updates PEIM Programs/Manuals.
  • The Senior Inspector is responsible for approving:
    • Contracts as meeting technical requirements prior to issuance,
    • PSV service reports,
    • Vessel/piping inspection reports,
    • Piping and vessel repair plans, procedures and/or reports,
    • Disposition on non-conformances.
    • Inspection, NDE, repair, pressure piping, safety valve servicing, and special process contracts as meeting technical requirements prior to issuance.
  • Writes and approves Fit-for-Service assessments and certifies equipment as fit-for-service (review and accept/signs off inspection reports).
  • Certifies inspection/servicing methodology selection.
  • Certifies selected inspection and PSV servicing intervals.
  • Conducts training of inspectors, operators, foremen, contractors, and design engineers.
  • Reports to client on program compliance, program effectiveness and non-conformances.
  • Travel to client’s offices as required to fulfill company obligations.
  • Minimum travel to field to assist in inspections, auditing and trouble shooting.

Decision Making Authority:

  • Senior Inspector decisions required to the level of certification achieved.

Industry Experience:

  • Proven skills in working with clients, office, and field staff.
  • Knowledge of oil and gas industry.
  • Ability to work with fabrication and NDE contractors in an efficient manner.
  • Five (5) years of relevant pressure equipment experience.
  • Regulatory knowledge.
  • Knowledge of quality management systems is preferred.

Education Requirements:

  • (For Alberta only) a current certification of competency by ABSA as an In-Service Pressure Vessel Inspector (IPVI), In-Service Boilers and Pressure Vessel Inspector (IBPVI) and
  • Either (a) or (b)
    1. Five years experience in pressure equipment inspection, and
      • API 510 or National Board Commission, and
      • Related Engineering degree (e.g., Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, Welding, Chemical or Process Engineering), or
      • First Class Power Engineers Certificate, or
      • Mechanical, Material or Welding Technologist Graduate of a recognized two-year full time program from a Technical Institute.
    2. Ten years related pressure equipment experience, and High School Diploma, and API 510 or National Board Certification.

Software Skills:

  • Familiar with Microsoft Outlook.
  • Good skills with Microsoft Excel and Word documents.
  • Past knowledge of database programs is an asset.

Location:

  • This position can be based out of Skystone's Calgary or Red Deer office.

To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter to careers@skystone.ca.