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Overview

Allied Reliability is seeking a Projects Electrical Inspector PEI to provide field-based inspection and integrity oversight for Pressure Equipment Integrity (PEI) activities on projects. The role involves ensuring that construction, installation, testing, and turnover meet applicable codes, specifications, and asset integrity requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Execute inspection activities per ITPs for piping, static equipment, pressure vessels, tanks, valves, and associated supports/anchors.
  • Witness and verify NDT, PWHT, pressure/leak tests, material traceability, and welding documentation.
  • Perform field surveillance of contractors to confirm work quality, workmanship, and compliance with drawings/specs.
  • Verify PEI deliverables including MDRs, test packs, redlines/as-builts, certificates, and turnover dossiers.
  • Participate in walkdowns, mechanical completion, systemization, punch management, and commissioning readiness.
  • Promote HSSE by ensuring PTW/LOTO adherence, hazard identification, stop-work authority, and safe execution.

Requirements

  • Technical foundation in mechanical/piping/inspection with a degree, diploma, or trade background and relevant experience.
  • Working knowledge of PEI practices and common codes/standards such as ASME, API, AWS, and local regulatory requirements.
  • Familiarity with welding, NDT methods, pressure testing, material certification/traceability, and test pack management.
  • Strong field presence with attention to detail, assertive but collaborative communication, and sound judgment.
  • Competence in PTW/LOTO and construction HSSE requirements, willing to intervene/stop unsafe work.
  • Strong documentation skills and comfort with digital tools including inspection reports, Excel/SharePoint, and CMMS/turnover systems.
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Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

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