Senior Materials and Corrosion Engineer

Job description / Role

Job responsibilities:

• Familiarization with relevant international engineering standards and procedures.
• Carry out corrosion assessment on pipelines, piping, and equipment; preferable software experience.
• Experienced in developing Corrosion Management Program (CMP) report, Material Selection Report, Material Selection Diagrams, Coating Selection Diagrams, and Corrosion Loop Diagrams.
• Providing technical support in project-related tasks; RBI and Corrosion Inspection Manuals for operating assets and new projects including On-Stream Inspection (OSI) diagrams.
• Leading engineering assessments based on applicable codes (e.g., API 579, BS 7910, ASME B31G, DNV RP F101, etc.).
• Coordinate technical issues with other engineering disciplines as required.
• Provide the necessary inputs and data to other disciplines as per the requirements and procedures.
• Provide guidance for performing corrosion calculations and interpretation of metallurgical codes and standards with its imprecision on detailed design.
• Experienced with reviewing TBEs and NMRs mainly related to materials scope.
• Interface with client representatives as required for resolving any technical issues.
• Review of integrity assessment reports, which may include ILI reports, Fitness for Purpose (FFP) / Recommendations for Repair Reports (RRR), ILI raw data, Direct Assessment reports, etc. as a primary input.
• Assisting in the training and development of junior team members.
• Liaise with global offices for support where needed but expected convergence with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Site visits outside offices as and when required.

Skills and qualification:

• Engineering degree from a recognized university or college (Materials / Metallurgy / Chemistry / Chemical / Mechanical / Petroleum) (essential).
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a role which has had a primary technical function of providing corrosion engineering services in the oil and gas petrochemical industries.
• Good soft skills; primarily presentation skills, communication, and collaboration with global offices and clients.
• The candidate may be required to work from the client's office sometimes per project demand.
• Familiar with the use of Saudi Aramco and industrial standards such as API 510, 570, 571, 580, 581, and 653.
• Familiarization with ECE and API RBI software.

Preference:

• Carrying working experience of both corrosion engineering/material selection and asset integrity assessment.
• Experienced with Middle Eastern clients, specifically Saudi Aramco.
• PMC experience/exposure to PMC projects.
• NACE certification (advantage).
• API-580 (RBI certification).

About the Company

We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 28,000 people performing diverse, complex and mission critical roles in 34 countries.

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