Senior Engineer - Materials (Denver)

Senior Engineer - Materials

Location : Denver, PA, US, 17517

Workplace Environment : Hybrid

Company : UGI Utilities, Inc

Job Summary :

Ensure compliance with federal and state pipeline safety regulations by reviewing procedures, plans, and processes and their implementation. Identify local best practices to be shared, along with identifying deficiencies that need to be corrected. Continuously update and streamline the UGI Gas Operation Manual (GOM), Emergency Plan (EP), Design Manual (DM), Welding Manual (WM) and Public Awareness Plan as a result of regulatory changes, feedback from field personnel, or changes in internal processes. Communicate these updates to internal and external stakeholders, and facilitate the management of change responsibilities associated with these updates. Communicate with state pipeline safety inspectors and work to resolve non-compliance issues.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Lead the standardization of materials and tools, including review and comparison of specifications, performance / functionality testing, and implementation. Have ultimate ownership of the inter-company materials and tool committees for review of current topics regarding materials and tools.
• Review, audit, and record material failure reports submitted by installation crews and submit to the appropriate external agency as required by governing bodies (PHMSA, AGA PPDC and PA PUC). Evaluate returned failures for quality defects or possible recurrence, which may include internal or laboratory analysis. Make replacement or procedural change recommendations based on results of failure analysis. Record and track progress of all evaluations, communicating results as necessary.
• Assist the Purchasing Dept. in the bid process through the creation of material specifications and lead the efforts to monitor / assure supplier quality through Supplier Quality Audits from GTI Energy and occasional site visits. Provide alternate supplier options through specification evaluation and performance testing.
• Provide supporting diagrams, schematics and lists for inclusion into UGI's Gas Operations Manual, Engineering Design Manual, Welding Manual, Emergency Plan and Construction Standards. Maintain and monitor the materials specification catalog and virtual valve catalog. This includes monitoring and evaluating requests for new tools and materials and processing requests through the new Service Now application.
• Perform miscellaneous duties as requested. This includes internal and external training sessions, company sponsored safety and vendor events, applicable committees / conferences, traveling to supplier or manufacturer sponsored locations, committee gatherings, and construction field visits.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Education and Experience :

Bachelor's degree in engineering field.

5 years of related engineering experience preferred

Engineer in Training / PE license preferred but not required

UGI Utilities, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected class in its practices.