Expectations:
Provide guidance on corrosion control, mitigation methods, and support the timely implementation of integrity programs for offshore and onshore gas facilities.
Identify corrosion issues, determine root causes, and implement prevention strategies.
Experience in systemization, corrosion loop development, and piping circuit development.
Expertise in damage mechanisms in refinery and petrochemical industries.
Proficient in corrosion review, damage mechanism assignment (API 571), corrosion rate estimation, and integrity operating windows (API 584).
Skilled in collecting operational, design, and corrosion data for RBI/Mechanical Integrity Management.
Thorough knowledge of ASME codes, API standards (510, 570, 571, 580, 653), NACE documents, and industry best practices.
Key Job Accountabilities:
Material Selection & Corrosion Control: Experience in developing key deliverables like corrosion control philosophies and integrity operating windows.
Data Accuracy in Damage Mechanisms: Ability to ensure data accuracy for damage mechanisms through collaboration with inspection datasets and corrosion monitoring.
Corrosion Mitigation Techniques: Expertise in corrosion mitigation based on fluid chemistry, corrosion inhibitors, metallurgy, operating environments, and degradation mechanisms.
Corrosion Management Audits: Involvement in auditing corrosion management strategies and collaborating with vendors to optimize chemical injection and monitoring programs.
Technology Implementation: Ability to identify, evaluate, and implement new technologies for improved corrosion control and integrity management.
Contract Management: Skills in preparing and maintaining short- and long-term corrosion mitigation contracts.
Chemical Treatment Optimization: Expertise in monitoring chemical treatment programs and recommending cost-effective optimizations.
Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA): Participation in RCFA, incident investigations, and safety reviews (HAZOPs, HAZIDs, risk assessments).
Technical Recommendations: Proven ability to generate technical recommendations and support their implementation until successful completion.
Application of Onshore/Offshore Practices: Experience in applying recognized engineering practices for corrosion mitigation in both onshore and offshore environments.
Interpersonal & Leadership Skills: Strong interpersonal skills for working across disciplines, providing technical advice, and mentoring emerging engineers.
Team Building & Recruitment: Ability to drive the recruitment and training of skilled resources, ensuring competency building within the team.
Work Experience
Qualifications:
Engineering degree in Metallurgy, Chemical, Mechanical OR Pipeline engineering
7-12+ years of oil gas experience in related industry (Onshore/Offshore pipeline projects and design)
Should have sound knowledge on Oil & Gas upstream and downstream business in the following areas
Risk Based Inspection methodologies
Fracture Mechanics, Flow Assurance, Stress Analysis
Engineering assessment of different pipeline damage mechanisms
Fixed equipment inspection tasks/ procedures
Inspection Optimization
Fitness for Service & Life extension studies
Repair scope preparation
Familiarity with codes and standards
Knowledge of software (CAESAR, OLGA, Pestra, Credo, Meridium etc.)
Excellent verbal & written communication
Should be able to perform pipeline risk assessments of Offshore & Onshore pipelines
Should have knowledge of corrective and preventative maintenance strategy
Good interpersonal skills and working collaboratively with the other teams
Experience with Office applications (Word, Excel, and Power Point)