Engineering Co-Op Student
Colonial Pipeline Company
Colonial has provided a wide range of opportunities for job candidates who are highly qualified, skilled, motivated and team players. Employees find exciting opportunities to grow and develop their careers at a stable company which offers a generous compensation and benefits package that includes annual incentive bonuses, retirement plans, insurance coverage and a host of other features that support a happy, active, productive and rewarding life. Come to Colonial, a great place to work, where people matter most, and where safety 24/7 is paramount.
**Ready to work for Colonial Pipeline Company?**
Are you intrigued by the thought of being part of revolutionizing the energy industry and a new era in the pipeline industry? Do you want to be a part of a company that is obsessed with excellence in everything we do? A company growing and expanding our business that is full of opportunity? If so, we are seeking smart, safety focused, and energetic professionals to join our team to help us to the next level of excellence!
**What is it that we do at Colonial Pipeline Company?**
Colonial Pipeline is the largest refined products pipeline in the United States, transporting more than 100 million gallons or 2.5 million barrels per day. Colonial transports various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, jet fuel, and fuels for the U.S. military through a pipeline system. Colonial transports approximately 45 percent of all fuel consumed on the East Coast, providing refined products to more than 50 million Americans.
**Colonial Pipeline Company, Engineering and being a Co-Op**
As a Co-Op at Colonial Pipeline, this opportunity allows you to combine your classroom knowledge with meaningful work experience. We offer opportunities across Corporate and Operations designed to complement your formal education with work experience directly related to your academic major. As an integral part of the overall education experience, the Co-Op program allows you to take on increasing levels of responsibility with each rotation.
**What an Engineering Co-Op might learn and do:**
+ Become familiar with Colonial Pipeline Company’s engineering standards, material specifications, pipeline equipment system, operations, regulatory requirements, procedures, and safe work practices.
+ Develops fundamental knowledge of Colonial’s engineering services core competencies.
+ Work with an Engineering mentor on how to use industry-standard equipment and software tools.
+ Learn technical analysis/design work under the guidance of an experienced mentor.
+ Shadow experienced engineers to observe real-world operations and problem-solving techniques.
+ Observe equipment installations and/or construction work in the Field.
+ Participate in a site walkdown at a pipeline facility to gather project information.
+ Utilize Colonial’s Document Management System to permanently file completed work.
+ Perform basic troubleshooting exercise scenarios under supervision.
+ Assist in executing a small-scale project/change/enhancement under the guidance of a mentor.
+ Collaborate with other engineers to analyze existing systems issues.
+ Conduct thorough testing to ensure the reliability and efficiency of the system.
+ Participate in a project commissioning at a pipeline facility under the guidance of a mentor.
+ Finalize and present an end-of-term summary to supervisors and stakeholders.
+ Receive and give feedback to/from mentors and supervisors on co-op experience and areas for improvement.
**Engineering Co-Op opportunities at Colonial**
+ _Controls_ - Oversees the design, testing, implementation, and troubleshooting of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), and low voltage electrical cabinets and circuits.
+ _Corrosion_ - Support the planning, scheduling, and execution of corrosion control programs and ensure data is analyzed and integrated with other pipeline data to support corrosion mitigation programs that assure the integrity of Colonial’s system.
+ _Electrical_ - Provides engineering expertise on operating philosophies, design parameters, engineering standards, workflow processes, and recommended practices for design and analysis of technical issues and bring about a satisfactory solution.
+ _Hydraulics_ - Advancing pipeline hydraulic modeling and simulations so that we can provide solutions for sustainable growth.
+ _Integrity_ – Focuses on damage prevention and, integrity analysis through a risk reducing and regulatory compliant Integrity Management Program.
+ _Mechanical_ - Provides expertise on various engineering design and technical analysis activities that support our asset management program through monitoring reliability data through the current EAM system, recommend practices for design and analysis of technical issues that impact reliability.
**What You Bring to the Table:**
+ Majoring in a relevant Engineering discipline from an accredited college or university.
+ Coursework or project experience in related engineering disciplines.
+ Ability to learn technical concepts across multiple disciplines and apply understanding to improve processes and solve problems.
+ Technical aptitude with a hands-on mindset.
+ Ability to organize tasks and prioritize workload.
+ Strong attention to detail with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
+ Software proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Power Point.
+ Flexibility to travel on occasion.
+ Have a good attitude about being part of a diversified, multi-cultural team environment.
+ Passion for safety and continually elevating standards through demonstrating the Company’s core values of Respect, Accountability, Innovation, Safety, and Excellence in completing work assignments.
+ Self-motivated, have a phenomenal work ethic and looking for the right company to support your growth.
**Advantages of Working at Colonial Pipeline Company:**
Getting to work for a company that helps to meet our county’s energy needs and keeps us moving!
Team members who care about each other while accomplishing remarkable things.
Highly competitive benefits – Check out Colonial’s Total Rewards (https://www.colpipe.com/careers/benefits-and-total-rewards) .
**Are you up to the challenge? What are you waiting for? Apply today!**
**Colonial Pipeline is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other reason prohibited by federal, state or local law.**
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Colonial Pipeline accepts resumes only from agencies with which we formally engage their services. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Colonial Pipeline employees, hiring managers, or send to any Colonial Pipeline facility. Colonial Pipeline is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.
Colonial Pipeline Company operates the world’s largest pipeline of its kind. It delivers refined petroleum products – gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, jet fuel and fuels for the U.S. military – through a network of 5,500 miles of underground pipe buried under more than 3,000 miles of right of way in the Southern and Eastern United States. A vital part of the nation’s infrastructure, Colonial places the highest emphasis on safe operations that protect its employees as well as the communities in which we live and serve, and the environment along the pipeline route.
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