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Job Description

Overview

The BOLT (Building Opportunities & Learning Together) Intern Program is Kinder Morgan’s elite summer internship program, offering hands-on experience in the energy industry while enhancing professional and interpersonal skills. Kinder Morgan is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America, operating approximately 78,000 miles of pipelines and 136 terminals.

Responsibilities

  • Provide Codes and Standards support for Federal and State regulatory compliance.
  • Manage projects related to pipeline integrity and remediation, including project scoping and cost estimates.
  • Support field integrity services for pipeline integrity assessment and remediation projects.

Requirements

  • Working towards a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Petroleum, or Chemical Engineering.
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0.
  • Demonstrated experience leading teams.
  • Self-motivated with strong interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to speak publicly in front of groups.
  • Ability to work effectively in both team and individual environments.
  • Attention to detail and strong computer skills.
  • Open to travel in the United States.

Additional Information

  • Houston Headquarters Work Location.
  • Successful candidates must clear a drug screen and background check.
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 87 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 360 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 211 different employers. 157 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 737 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Kinder Morgan, Inc. currently has 3 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (23). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, San Angelo at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. 2027 BOLT Intern – Engineering (Integrity-OSG) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.