Plant Corrosion Engineer

Our Client operates in the Oil and Energy industry, with its headquarters rooted strongly in Saudi Arabia. It has its branches spread to more than 50 countries, providing employment to more than 68,500 people all over the world. They fall under the Fortune 500 Companies. They are one of the world’s largest oil producers. They are constantly growing by creating new technologies through its Research and Development efforts and branch into new business lines through Investments and Acquisitions.

Overview:

We are seeking a Corrosion Engineer to join the Northern Area Corrosion & Inspection Division (NAC&ID), under Northern Area Technical Support Department (NATSD). NATSD provides engineering support for the Northern Area Oil Operations with specialized engineering and technical knowledge in the areas of various disciplines to maximize profitability and meet the highest standards of safety and environment.

Responsibilities:

• Develop Corrosion Management Plans (CMP) for the operating facilities as perstandards
• Develop, implement and maintain corrosion mitigation plans for the operating facilities through chemical treatment (corrosion inhibitors, scale inhibitors, biocides, oxygen scavenger etc.), coating and material selection
• Conduct assessments for onshore and offshore facilities.
• This includes scheduling the implementation of initial/evergreening assessments, facilitating the data collection and entry into the software etc.
• Develop and implement corrosion monitoring plans for the operating facilities using corrosion coupons, corrosion probes
• Carry out failure investigation and provide recommendations to prevent failures and improve integrity of the plants and pipelines Develop, maintain and optimize On-Stream Inspection (OSI) programs for the facilities
• Support facility improvements by reviewing design packages for maintain potential and new projects and providing comments related to corrosion monitoring, corrosion mitigation plans including but not limited to material selection, installation of Corrosion Monitoring systems (CMS), Chemical Treatments, Corrosion Risk Management, OSI etc.
• Work with inspection during plant shutdown and during turnaround and inspection (T&I) for evaluation of internal and external corrosion issues and coating assessments

Requirements:

• As the successful candidate you Will hold a Bachelor’s degree in materials, metallurgical or chemical engineering (or other relevant discipline) with a focus on corrosion.
• Shall have NACE senior Corrosion Technologist certification. NACE specialist certifications would be considered advantageous
• Should have a Minimum of 15 years’ experience in the oil & gas industry. 
• At least 5 years’ experience in Risk-Based Inspection analysis methodology including qualitative and quantitative/semi-quantitative assessment skills of the probability of failure (PoF) and the consequence of failure (CoF).
• You should have API-580 certification.
• Must have a Knowledge of internal and external corrosion mechanisms common to upstream oil and gas industry and corresponding corrosion management
• Must have a Knowledge of corrosion mitigation (coating, cathodic protection, chemical inhibition and material selection) & corrosion monitoring techniques (coupons, probes, on-stream inspection, in-line inspection, etc.)
• Are familiar with government regulations and industry codes and standards (NACE, API, ASME, etc.), specifically regarding equipment integrity
• Have a working experience of reviewing the project proposal, projects design, and detail design and construction stages