Engineer - Corrosion and Material

Job description / Role

Brief description of roles and responsibilities:

The engineer - corrosion & materials will contribute to the delivery of materials engineering consultancy services (material and corrosion and cathodic protection) to the internal Wood business units and to Wood's external client base. This role is primarily based in Wood offices but may also require on-site support, both onshore and offshore.

Roles in this team are crucial for ensuring the safety, reliability, and efficiency of engineering projects and will typically support one or more of the following specialist areas:

• Corrosion & material selection: Providing expert advice and solutions to avoid corrosion-related problems in new projects or modifications to existing facilities.
• Cathodic protection (CP): Develop, review and specify cathodic protection systems in new projects or modifications to existing facilities.

The key high-level aspects of the role are as follows:

• A competent junior team member with typically two to four years of progressively more responsible pertinent experience.
• Contributes to the successful completion of materials engineering scope of work and consultancy services as directed by immediate supervisor; this includes material and corrosion as well as some knowledge on cathodic protection discipline.
• Assists in the development of materials engineering deliverables.
• Performs routine aspects of materials engineering assignments and collaborates with experienced technical professionals for non-routine aspects.
• Solves problems of a routine nature within clearly defined procedures.

Accountabilities and responsibilities

• Executes assigned scope of work.
• Produces basic materials engineering deliverables such as philosophies, reports, specifications, data sheets and others.
• Performs a variety of conventional engineering tasks in line with materials discipline practices, procedures and programs.
• Solves problems using a variety of standard methods, applying standard techniques involving only minor innovations of methodology to provide solutions to problems with a limited number of variables.
• Participates with drafters, technicians, and others to contribute to project completion.
• Coordinates work with other engineers and operating groups.
• Researches problems through various sources of technical information.
• Makes recommendations on the acceptability of materials supplied and work completed by contractors.
• Responsible for studies of limited scope requiring application of prescribed methods.
• Problems involve existing technology and applications, but may involve non-recurring problems.
• Demonstrates judgement in determining the methods to apply to assigned tasks.
• Makes limited changes to meet location conditions, new situations or to improve safety, economy, efficiency or applicability.
• Note-taking and active participation in design reviews.
• Review vendor documents under supervision and guidance.

Responsibilities

Business and industry experience

• Typically requires two to four years of progressively more responsible pertinent experience.
• Ability to create functional and cost effective designs that meet specification and requirements with supervision.
• Some capability for conceptualizing designs.
• Proficient in use of design software and database systems related to engineering functions within their discipline.
• Ability to comprehend and interpret technical information applicable to the materials engineering discipline.
• Able to apply academic theory in a practical context.
• Awareness of standards, processes and procedures and how they are used in work execution.
• Developing level of knowledge of regulatory framework and associated legislation.
• Developing level of knowledge of industry and technology development within discipline area.
• Working knowledge of specific procedures and applications.
• Some understanding of internal economic factors affecting projects to which assigned.
• Some knowledge of competitor capabilities.
• Solid understanding of policies and procedures that apply to assignments.
• Good level of general computer literacy and familiarity with relevant specialist engineering software.

Qualifications

Educational attainments

• ISCED level 6 bachelors (minimum) or level 7 masters (preferred) degree in engineering discipline, alternatively, tertiary level education combined with suitable industry experience can be used to demonstrate equivalence.
• Working towards chartership or relevant professional engineer status accredited by a national or industry engineering institution.
• Demonstrable initial CPD record showing examples of technical and consulting development.

About the Company

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.