Pipeline 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.

Role Description:

• We are seeking a Pipelines 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 Pipelines Corrosion Integrity Management Plans (PCIM) for the operating facilities as per our client and international standards.
• Develop, implement and maintain corrosion mitigation plans for the operating pipelines through chemical treatment (corrosion inhibitors, scale inhibitors, biocides, oxygen scavenger etc.), coating, CP and material selection
• Conduct corrosion mitigation and integrity review to optimize the inspection and corrosion programs to maintain the integrity.
• Carry out failure investigation and provide recommendations to prevent failures and improve integrity of the field piping and pipelines.
• Develop, maintain and optimize On-Stream Inspection (OSI) programs for the field piping
• 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 Work with inspection on all corrosion and inspection programs related to field piping and pipelines such as OSI program, dead leg program, IOW, KPIs etc.

Requirements:

• Shall hold a Bachelor’s degree in materials, metallurgical, chemical engineering or Msc. in corrosion engineering Shall have NACE Pipeline Corrosion Integrity Management (PCIM) Technologist certification, NACE Senior Corrosion Technologist certification or NACE Senior Internal 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 pipelines inspection, corrosion and integrity management including Inline Inspection (ILI) data evaluation and direct assessment examination
• Must have a Knowledge of internal and external corrosion mechanisms common to upstream oil and gas pipelines and corresponding pipelines corrosion Integrity management
• Must have a Knowledge of corrosion mitigation (coating, cathodic protection, chemical inhibition and material selection, scraping) & corrosion monitoring techniques (coupons, probes, on-stream inspection, in line inspection, etc.)
• Must be familiar with government regulations and industry codes and standards (NACE, API, ASME, etc.), specifically pipelines integrity
• Must have a working experience of reviewing pipelines inline Inspection data, fitness for service, corrosion mitigation program and integrity management development