Technician, Senior Corrosion (Farmington, NM) at Enterprise Products Company in Farmington, New Mexico

Job Description:

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.


• Communicating and working well with local Operations and Maintenance groups and other Corrosion Prevention/Pipeline Integrity personnel and management.

The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications:

• A minimum of a high school diploma or G.E.D. or equivalent is required.


• A minimum of an Associates of Applied Science degree, with additional or higher levels of NACE certification and corrosion control related experience, is preferred.


• A minimum of 10+ years of corrosion control related experience is required.


• AAMP or NACE Corrosion Technician certification is required.


• Competent electrical knowledge including: AC, DC and electrochemical theory is preferred.


• Competent knowledge of pipeline operations and the characteristics of products transported by pipeline are preferred.


• Competent knowledge in all facets of corrosion control with in depth understanding of corrosion mechanisms and mitigation techniques is required.


• Strong initiative and excellent communication skills, both verbal and in writing, are required.


• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced, changing environment with strong analytical and time management skills is required.


• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, etc.), corrosion database software and associated field computers are required.


• Ability to proficiently utilize corrosion related testing equipment including, but not limited to: multi-meters, reference electrodes, current interrupters, pipe and cable locators, chart recorders and data loggers is required.


• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time is required.