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Pipeline Integrity Intern

Location: 

The Woodlands, TX, US, 77380

Req ID:  2942

Our core assets provide services for customers in the Delaware Basin in West Texas and New Mexico, and the DJ Basin in northeastern Colorado, and the Powder River Basin in Northeast Wyoming. Additional assets and investments are located in South Texas, Utah, and Southwest Wyoming.

We’re engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing and transporting condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and crude oil; and gathering, transporting, recycling, treating and disposing of produced water for our customers. In our capacity as a natural gas processor, we also buy and sell natural gas, NGLs, and condensate on our behalf and our customers under certain gas processing contracts.

Western Midstream (WES) is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, WES. 

Job Summary:

Join our Pipeline Integrity team and dive straight into the action as you help ensure the safety and reliability of critical midstream pipeline systems. You’ll get hands‑on with real inspection data, risk analysis, and compliance work while contributing to projects that strengthen system performance across our operations. Collaborating with engineers, field teams, and technical experts, you’ll play a meaningful role in integrity initiatives that drive innovation and continuous improvement. This internship is your entry point into a fast‑paced, high‑impact career in pipeline integrity and the midstream energy industry.

 

What We’re Looking For:

  • Self-motivated and capable of working both collaboratively and independently.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Proactive mindset with initiative to take on additional responsibilities
  • Ability to analyze information, make objective decisions, and think creatively
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; familiarity with data analysis tools is a plus.
  • Basic understanding of corrosion, materials, or pipeline systems preferred.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and work in a team environment.

 

What you’ll be doing:

  • Assist with pipeline integrity assessments and risk analysis activities.
  • Support review and analysis of inline inspection (ILI), hydrotest, and corrosion data.
  • Help maintain integrity management documentation and compliance records.
  • Participate in root cause investigations and corrective action tracking.
  • Assist with GIS mapping and asset data validation.
  • Support regulatory reporting and audit preparation.
  • Collaborate with engineering, operations, and field teams on integrity-related projects.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and technical reporting.
  • Exposure to industry standards and regulatory frameworks.
  • Develop basic project management skillsets, while interfacing with multidisciplinary teams.

 

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Must be currently enrolled in a college/university program at the time of internship.
  • Strong work ethic and eagerness to learn. 
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.4.

Relocation Expense Reimbursement:

  • This position is not eligible for relocation expense reimbursement.

Travel:

  • Travel will be required up to 25%.

Work Schedule:

  • This position follows a hybrid schedule working in-office Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and working remote Wednesday and Friday.  Monday-Thursday are 9 hours and Fridays are 4 hours.

Western Midstream does not offer sponsorship of employment-based nonimmigrant visa petitions for this role.

Western Midstream is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in recruiting, hiring, developing, compensating and promoting applicants and employees.  All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories.  This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employee's and applicant's disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.  

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