Senior QC Inspector

Senior QC Inspector

JOB-10046602

Anticipated Start Date

August 24, 2026

Location

Houston, TX

Type of Employment

Contract Hire

Employer Info

Our client is an American natural gas and crude oil pipeline company with headquarters in Houston, Texas. It is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil, refined products, and petrochemicals.

Job Summary

The Senior QC Inspector responsibilities include supporting their projects in the control engineering department, weekly reporting of their work statuses, completing daily inspection reports when on-site construction is active, and walking down and verifying existing drawings. 

Job Description

• Acts as the owner agent and makes technical decisions on behalf of the Company
• Reviews work performed by construction companies and approves on behalf of the Company

• Civil Structural work for cable trays and conduits
• I&E work
• Instrument Installation

• This role will provide guidance and support for the following control engineering efforts:

• Construction supervision of project work
• Inspection of project work
• Supervise cutover activities
• Act in the Inspection role during commissioning
• Track engineered drawing redlines during construction, cutover, and commissioning

• Understand the process, process equipment, and control equipment, including associated electrical and instrumentation related to control systems.  Interact with operations to develop control system improvements to reduce the potential for safety and environmental impact during normal and upset operating conditions
• Support the preparation and utilization of specifications, details, maintenance procedures, and documentation improvements for pipeline and related facilities
• Support the preparation of job plans, construction scope of work, and Request For Proposal, providing technical guidance on construction details
• Field verify existing I&E drawings and create red lines for as-built purposes

Skills Required

• Minimum of 10 years of work history as an Electrician or Instrument Technician.
• Preferably a minimum of 5 years of construction supervision with an I&E construction company
• Aptitude to review and field verify I&E drawings is a must.  Experience as an I&E Designer is a plus
• Working knowledge of the various PHSMA, OSHA, and industry standards as it relates to control engineering
• Demonstrated expert knowledge in the following Industry Standards

• NFPA 70 – National Electrical Code
• NEC Article 250 – Grounding and Bonding
• NEC Article 392 – Cable Trays
• API RP 500 - Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class 1, Division 1 and Division 2
• API RP 540 – Electrical Installations in Petroleum Processing Plants
• NFPA 496 – Standard for Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment
• NFPA 497 - Recommended Practice for the Classification of Flammable Liquids, Gases, or Vapors, and of Hazardous (Classified) Locations for Electrical Installations in Chemical Process Areas
• NFPA 70E – Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace

• Ability to quickly learn Standards and Specifications relating to I&E design and work

• STD 0502 Appendix C – Conduit & Cable Schedule
• ES37 – Basic Requirements for Structural Steel Structures
• ES38 – Miscellaneous Structural Steel
• ES75-06 – Electrical Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
• STD 2000 – Electrical Design
• STD 2001 – Electrical Construction
• STD 2009 – Electrical Wires and Cables
• STD 2010 – Electrical Cable Tray Systems
• STD 2704 – Structural Steel Construction
• STD 3006 – Control Valves and Actuators
• STD 3009 – Safety Instrumented Systems
• STD 3120 – Instrumentation System Installation
• STD 3200 – Instrumentation Specification
• STD 3210 – Flow Instrumentation
• STD 3220 – Level Instrumentation
• STD 3230 – Pressure Instrumentation
• STD 3240 – Temperature Instrumentation

• Possess strong organizational skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and demonstrated proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and can quickly learn new applications
• A self-starter and able to work both independently and with others in the organization.

Education/Training/Certifications

• High School Degree or Equivalent

Additional Requirements

• Ability to perform light work, able to lift a minimum of 20 pounds occasionally, and be able to reach overhead, stoop, bend, and twist while working.
• Must be able to pass drug screen & criminal background check 
• Dayshift, 85% Travel
• TWIC Card

GAS Energy Staffing LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment Decision are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factors protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.