Ropes Access Insulator Technician

About Team:TEAM, Inc. is a global leader in integrated asset integrity solutions, offering high-quality inspection, heat treating, and specialized maintenance services to the refining, petrochemical, power, pipeline, aerospace, and other industrial sectors. We are committed to safety, innovation, and performance excellence-delivering services that ensure asset reliability and minimize downtime.

Position Overview:TEAM is seeking an experienced, technically capable, and safety-focused Rope Access Level III Inspector to lead rope access operations and perform advanced inspections in the field. This role functions as both a worksite supervisor and technical resource, responsible for rigging oversight, rescue planning, and mentoring lower-level rope access team members. The ideal candidate holds multi-discipline inspection certifications (API, NDT, CWI, etc.) and has extensive experience managing rope access scopes in refining, petrochemical, or heavy industrial environments.

Why Team:

• Excellent benefits, 401k match, paid vacation and holidays, overtime with full travel and per-diem paid. • Work with top-tier equipment and support teams in a high-impact environment. • Opportunities for training along with growth into other inspection or technical services, project management or leadership roles. • A performance-driven, safety-first culture built on trust, teamwork, and technical excellence.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as the on-site rope access team lead, overseeing all rigging, access, and descent/ascent activities per SPRAT or IRATA Level III standards. • Perform complex inspections in elevated or confined locations using rope access techniques: • Lead daily safety briefings, rescue planning, and job hazard analysis. • Supervise and mentor Level I and Level II rope access personnel; ensure adherence to safe work practices. • Interface with project managers, engineers, and client representatives to coordinate access plans and inspection deliverables. • Execute or oversee installation of rope systems, anchors, lifelines, and safety zones according to industry and site-specific standards. • Participate in and lead rescue scenarios and ensure rescue gear is maintained, staged, and ready for deployment. • Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, SPRAT/IRATA guidelines, and TEAM safety protocols. • Review inspection data, provide QA/QC oversight, and assist in reporting and documentation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Multiple NDT Level II certifications or ASNT/PCN/CGSB equivalencies. • API 510/570/653, CWI, AMPP or other advanced certifications. • Radiation Safety Training / IRRSP or State Industrial Radiographer Card (if applicable to RT). • Familiarity with digital reporting systems or NDT data software. • Prior experience managing access scopes during shutdowns or turnarounds. • Additional training in rescue coordination, rigging, or scaffold alternatives. • Prior experience working in refineries, petrochemical plants, pipeline projects, or fabrication shops. • Current TWIC, OSHA 10/30, or other industry-standard safety certifications. • Previous experience supporting mechanical integrity or turnaround inspection programs. • Strong written and verbal communication skills for both technical and crew leadership tasks.

Required Qualifications:

• Valid SPRAT or IRATA Level III certification in good standing. • 3-5+ years of field experience in industrial rope access operations. • Demonstrated leadership ability in rigging, job planning, and worksite supervision. • Familiarity with structural, piping, or pressure system configurations in industrial plants. • Proven ability to operate under pressure and manage field teams safely and effectively. • Physically fit for rope access work; able to pass fit-for-duty physicals and site-specific requirements. • Ability to pass pre-employment background checks, TWIC, DISA, and site-specific onboarding. • Strong work ethic with a safety-first mindset.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds. • Sufficient personal mobility to maneuver in a standard, refinery or plant environment to include the ability to access elevated platforms via ladders and stairwells except when performing non-field duties. • Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employees to communicate effectively. • Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employees to investigations. • Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to perform routine office duties. • Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations. • Ability to maintain focus and multitask with effective communication skills.

Work Conditions:

• Position is based out of a TEAM field office or client site location. • Field duties require indoor and outdoor work in a plant atmosphere. • Interaction with other crew employees, as well as supervisors and client personnel. • Working in plant and/or shop areas around production machinery with extreme noise levels. • Able to wear safety equipment for any task and as required by the safety department for personal protection. • May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes. • May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis. • Willingness and ability to work extended shifts, weekends, and alternative work schedules as required. • Ability to work at heights, in confined spaces, and in various environmental conditions.

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