Technician, Pipeline Trainee (Grand Junction, Co)

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.
Work location is located ten miles west of Colorado on I-70 near Cisco, Colorado.
The Pipeline Technician Trainee is an opportunity for an individual to obtain the training and experience necessary to become a qualified Pipeline Technician with Enterprise Products. This position will provide a readily available and qualified individual to accommodate future workforce needs throughout the system. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Be assigned to a location within the Company to undergo orientation and training for a period that is normally 9-24 months in preparation for a future Pipeline Technician (Mechanic) position.
• Maintains and repairs pumps, motors, and valves.
• Performs regulatory inspections and other duties assigned by their supervisor.

• Launches and receives cleaning pigs and assist with the launch and receiving of smart pigs. The Pipeline Technician writes permits for field engineering and capital projects.
• Knowledgeable of environmental regulations and Company policies.
• Meet requirements of Company Operator Qualification Program, perform identified covered tasks, and remain compliant.
• Attend training programs on a continuing basis, including computer-based training.
• Attend all safety meetings and safety training courses as required by Company and regulatory agencies.
• This position is located ten miles west of Colorado on I-70 near Cisco, Colorado.
• The ideal candidate for this position is required to live within 1 hour of the job location.

Qualifications
The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications:

• A minimum of a high school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent is required.
• VoTech certificate, associate degree, military training, or related work experience is preferred.
• Experience as an electrician or work on pipeline/gas plant instrumentation highly desired.
• Knowledge of the general design and operation of a liquid or gas pipeline is preferred.
• Maintaining, repairing, and installing instruments, pumps, electrical equipment, valves, compressors, generators, etc. is preferred.
• A valid driver's license with acceptable driving record is required.
• A minimum of 2 years mechanical maintenance experience with troubleshooting capability in operations, maintenance, and/or construction of a hazardous liquid or gas pipeline facility, or a similar facility/system is preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of industry related maintenance and repair standards is preferred.