Materials & Corrosion Engineer

Job Description

We are currently looking for an Iraqi national Materials & Corrosion Engineer to work for an international company in Basra, Iraq on a 1-year extendable contract.The right candidate will be:

• Focal point for materials and corrosion engineering activities on the Rumaila field, comprising 14 degassing stations, 2 water treatment plants, 6 water injection pump stations, and over 1000 pipelines and flowlines.
• Responsible for managing the implementation of the corrosion management strategy including, risk-based assessments, corrosion monitoring, and corrosion management to drive risk reduction across the field.
• Mentor and coach local national Integrity Management practitioners on the application of international inspection standards and bestpractices within ROO facilities.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide corrosion and materials engineering expertise to ROO, delivering safe and reliable operations in accordance with ROO values.
• Ensure pragmatic solutions are identified and implemented to manage risk, production efficiency, defect elimination and standardisation, to deliver safe, reliable and compliant operations.
• Act as technical authority for corrosion, materials, cathodic protection, and coating issues.
• Develop and maintain corrosion management systems.
• Owner of the corrosion risk assessment processes for pipelines and pressure systems.
• Support the development of risk-based inspection systems.
• Accountable for the definition, monitoring, and maintenance of corrosion barriers.
• Responsible for the specification, maintenance, and analysis of corrosion monitoring systems.
• Monitoring and review of monthly KPIs and performance indicators.
• Demonstrate leadership and compliance with ROO HSSE expectations.
• Provide corrosion and materials support to failure analysis, RCAs, incident investigations and Fitness for Service evaluations.
• Record relevant learning in shared learning systems, incorporate into local activities, specifications/practices/procedures and escalate high priority lessons.
• Identification of continuous improvement opportunities for asset integrity management strategies.
• Ability to mentor and coach local national inspectors and technicians.

Minimum educational / certification requirements:

• Degree qualified or international equivalent in an engineering, materials, chemistry, or other relevant discipline
• Professional accreditation, such as Professional Engineer or Chartered Engineer

Minimum experience requirements:

• 10 Years industry experience in the field of corrosion management and / or materials engineering of which 5 years should be in a senior position in an integrity management environment in a major oil and gas facility.
• Detailed knowledge of relevant industry codes and standards
• Technical application and management of RBA / RBI methodology
• Technical knowledge of cathodic protection systems design and operation
• Previous experience of organic coatings properties, testing and selection
• Technical knowledge of advanced NDT techniques selection, limitations, restrictions, and assessment of results.

Desired Criteria:

• Postgraduate qualification in corrosion and materials.
• Previous experience of working in a multicultural environment.
• Previous experience of working in a major oil and gas environment within a top-tier COMAH site (Midstream or Downstream facilities preferred)

With over 90 years combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the worlds leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining, Automotive and Chemicals sectors worldwide.With more than 100 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.

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