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Engineering Specialist, Instrumentation

Colonial has provided a wide range of opportunities for job candidates who are highly qualified, skilled, motivated and team players. Employees find exciting opportunities to grow and develop their careers at a stable company which offers a generous compensation and benefits package that includes annual incentive bonuses, retirement plans, insurance coverage and a host of other features that support a happy, active, productive and rewarding life. Come to Colonial, a great place to work, where people matter most, and where safety 24/7 is paramount.

Colonial Pipeline is the largest refined products pipeline in the United States, transporting more than 100 million gallons or 2.5 million barrels per day. Colonial transports various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, jet fuel, and fuels for the U.S. military through a pipeline system. Colonial transports approximately 45 percent of all fuel consumed on the East Coast, providing refined products to more than 50 million Americans.

About the Engineering Specialist, Instrumentation Position

As an Engineering Specialist, you will provide field technical expertise and engineering support to complete a wide variety of assignments led by engineers. This position will apply instrumentation engineering techniques and analysis to improve pipeline and facility safety, reliability, and efficiency.

What You Get to Do

• Provide technical expertise as needed to resolve complex maintenance issues and designs comprehensive maintenance approaches to optimize resources and overall effectiveness.
• Review and approve engineering specifications, engineering design drawings, engineering testing procedures, technical analysis, for quality, accuracy, and completeness.
• Monitor vendor equipment testing at the factory for Colonial acceptance at field locations.
• Review equipment installations and/or applicable troubleshooting work in the field.
• Perform assigned technical analysis/design work with minimal guidance or oversight.
• Work with various work groups to ensure compliance with Colonial standards, specifications, practices, and/or processes.

What You Bring to the Table

• Associate's Degree in in related field of study from an accredited college or university; will consider a combination of experience and/or education such as ideally 4 years of technical experience within the liquid pipeline industry.
• Ideally, 5+ years in a Technical/Technician role interfacing with Engineering in Energy Production/related Industry or approximately 5+ years in a technical role interfacing with Engineering in the Oil & Gas industry.
• Utilize the requirements of Colonial's Safety Program in performing work safely.
• Comply with Corporate policies and procedures as well as utilizing Colonial's operating philosophies, design parameters, engineering standards, workflow processes, and recommended practices for design and analysis.
• Commitment to consistently adhere to policies and procedures and be a positive example for others by demonstrating the Company's core values of Respect, Accountability, Innovation, Safety, and Excellence in completing work assignments.
• Self-motivated, have phenomenal work ethic and looking for the right company to support your growth.

Advantages of Working at Colonial Pipeline Company: Getting to work for a company that helps to meet our country's energy needs and keeps us moving! Team members who care about each other while accomplishing remarkable things. Highly competitive benefits.

Colonial Pipeline is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other reason prohibited by federal, state or local law.

Colonial Pipeline Company operates the world's largest pipeline of its kind. It delivers refined petroleum products gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, jet fuel and fuels for the U.S. military through a network of 5,500 miles of underground pipe buried under more than 3,000 miles of right of way in the Southern and Eastern United States. A vital part of the nation's infrastructure, Colonial places the highest emphasis on safe operations that protect its employees as well as the communities in which we live and serve, and the environment along the pipeline route.