Integrity Lead Engineer - Corrosion

Job Requirements

• 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.

• 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

• 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)