Technician, Senior Corrosion (Kenedy, TX)

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals.

Our services include: natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL transportation, fractionation, storage and import and export terminals; crude oil gathering, transportation, storage and terminals; petrochemical and refined products transportation, storage and terminals; and a marine transportation business that operates primarily on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems.

The partnership's assets include approximately 50,000 miles of pipelines; 260 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals; and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity.

The Senior Corrosion Technician is responsible for all facets of field executed corrosion prevention duties including: cathodic protection, internal corrosion control, atmospheric corrosion control, protective coating and linings, materials selection and design/project support.

Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:


* Ensuring the integrity of the pipeline system through standard industry utilized corrosion prevention techniques.


* Ensuring compliance with all Company policies and/or procedures associated with pipeline integrity/corrosion control including Operator Qualification requirements.


* Maintaining compliance with all guidelines set forth by regulatory agencies that govern pipeline corrosion control related activities.


* Designing, installing and maintaining corrosion control systems for all assigned Company assets.


* Conducting annual cathodic protection surveys and maintaining the appropriate records/documentation.


* Performing and/or coordinating bi-monthly rectifier and critical bond inspections and maintain the appropriate records/documentation.


* Performing stray current interference tests and correcting identified interference issues.


* Directing and inspecting new cathodic protection system installations.


* Performing in-depth tests and analysis of areas with pipe to soil potentials that do not meet established criteria.


* Performing pipeline-coating tests and inspecting coating applications.


* Preparing and submitting, in a timely manner, records for all surveys, tests, work progress reports and/or other corrosion related documentation.


* Monitoring, documenting and coordinating treatment for internal corrosion.


* Performing corrosion defect assessments.


* Actively supporting all corrosion control related activities associated with maintenance and new construction projects.


* Assisting with the preparation of job plans, negotiating contracts, budgeting and forecasting costs associated with corrosion control activities.


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