Chief Inspector (Fixed Equipment Inspection)

Location: League City, Texas, United States; hybrid

Salary: $161,100–$200,365 per year, commensurate with experience

Company

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA operates a large manufacturing and pipeline asset portfolio with a focus on safety, health, environmental performance, and mechanical integrity.

What you will do

• Own the enterprise-wide fixed equipment inspection program covering pressure vessels, piping systems, storage tanks, manufacturing sites, and pipelines.
• Define and assure risk-based inspection practices, damage mechanism reviews, inspection intervals, corrective actions, and program documentation.
• Provide functional leadership, technical guidance, calibration, and audit support to site inspection leads and RBI analysts across multiple locations.
• Lead inspector competency standards, development pathways, certification milestones, and succession planning.
• Oversee vendor qualification, NDE technologies, third-party inspection quality, and integration of inspection records.
• Support turnaround scope development and execution, maintain inspection KPIs, investigate mechanical integrity incidents, and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Certified API 510, API 570, and API 653 Inspector.
• 15–20 years of experience in inspection management, mechanical integrity, or asset reliability in refining, petrochemical, or pipeline operations.
• Deep knowledge of API 510, 570, 571, 579, 580/581, 653, applicable ASME standards, RBI, damage mechanism reviews, asset criticality, and fitness-for-service evaluations.
• Experience selecting, applying, and interpreting NDE methods and supporting turnaround inspection planning and execution.
• Working knowledge of OSHA 1910.119 PSM requirements for Mechanical Integrity programs and inspection data systems such as PCMS.
• Ability to influence and coach teams across multiple operating sites without direct line authority.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
• AWS CWI, NACE/AMPP, or RBI Analyst certification.
• Active participation in API, AFPM Mechanical Integrity Subgroup, or similar industry networks.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture centered on honesty, integrity, safety, health, and environmental performance.
• Opportunity to establish consistent inspection standards across a large and diverse manufacturing organization.
• Technical engagement with INEOS inspection networks, API committees, AFPM forums, and external industry practices.
• Recognition for adopting practices that create value and improve performance.