Advanced NDE Technician

External Description
Audubon is currently seeking experienced full-time Advanced Non Destructive Examination (NDE) Technicians to join our expanding team in Houston, TX. The Advanced NDE Technician will conduct robust NDE and Materials Verification Inspections for clients primarily in the midstream pipeline and facility oil and gas industry. In this role, technicians will be responsible for setting up and calibrating equipment, conducting NDE and material verification inspections, interpreting results, and generating final report deliverables. To be successful as an NDE Technician, extensive experience with NDE technologies is required as well as strong attention to detail, and meticulous reporting skills.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Key Areas of Responsibility will include:

• Maintains a safe, secure and healthy environment by adhering to Company and Customer safety standards and procedures.
• Travel to clients' locations.
• Setting up, calibrating and maintaining NDE equipment.
• Conducting robust inspections on pipelines and midstream facilities.
• Conducting robust material verification using non-destructive techniques.
• Direct assessment and correlation of ILI run on client assets.
• Program development; key team member in continual improvement of service program to include improvement support of procedures and work instructions.
• Interpreting inspection results, completing inspection reports, and presenting final deliverables to customers.
• Ensures quality standards are achieved.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and schematics.
• Assist other technicians in the field as necessary.
• Supports and solicits input and feedback from team members at all levels within the organization.
• Works safely and completes all company and client safety daily paperwork.
• Must adhere to company policies and procedures in their entirety.
• Other duties as assigned by management.
• Assisting data group with QA/QC of report deliverables on assigned projects.
• Using experience and knowledge, assist peers and other Company NDE Technicians with questions.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required for the position:

• 5+ years of pipeline integrity experience required.
• Significant technical background in NDE methods and procedures.
• NDE experience, ASNT TC-1a Level II or equivalent Certification in UT and MT, at minimum two (preferably three) applicable advanced NDE certification (PAUT, TOFD, GUL, AUT, Creaform, Mat V, etc.).
• Extensive knowledge of industry codes and standards.
• Extensive experience in report writing.
• Experience in QA/QC functions on a report and NDE method level.
• Demonstrated capability to perform the responsibilities of an NDE Technician.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Customer Management.
• Job requires 80% travel.
• Communicates effectively with key customers to identify future needs and positions the company effectively to capitalize on these.
• Continually defines ways to increase customer satisfaction and deepen customer and market relationships.
• Ensures the delivery of superior solutions to customers.
• Able to work in outside environments, in various climates.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
• Must have valid driver’s license and clean driver's record.
• Must be able to pass criminal background check.
• Coordinate with Business Development to identify strategic accounts and play an active role in developing these accounts.
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
• Relocation will not be paid, this position will travel and work from a home office.

No Recruiters, please!

• Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Working at Audubon
Client-focused. People-powered. Safety-driven.
The Audubon Family of Companies provides professional consulting solutions to the energy industry. For over 25 years, our proven reputation for operational excellence and dedication to client satisfaction has helped us become a leading service provider to some of the biggest names in oil and gas. Our team of over 1,000 of the country's top professionals can deliver a full range of consulting services, from EPCM to field solutions and operational support.
At Audubon we are always growing, though we never lose sight of our commitment to excellence. Our focus on flexibility and our demand for unsurpassed quality control over continue to guide our growth as they have since our inception. We realize that service goes beyond plugging in a professional skill set. Service means flexibility. Service means understanding and solving project challenges in dynamic environments. Service means communication. We pride ourselves on providing the service of the quality which allows us to implement efficient solutions that deliver immediate value and long-term returns.
Our dedication to people requires an equal dedication to safety. Our rigorous safety program helps us maintain a safe and incident-free work environment from the desktop to the pipeline trench. Our people drive the quality and efficiency that have established Audubon as a leader in the oil and gas industry - their growth and safety are at the core of our business.