Senior Engineer Metallurgy And Corrosion

Job purpose

Plans, supervises and coordinates all activities related to materials management of project assets to ensure the material design integrity is maintained. Assesses the corrosion condition of plant equipment and facilities using up-to-date methods and techniques and maintains high safety and reliability of operations for fulfillment of production targets.

Job specific accountabilities

Provide technical advice on materials management in the project phases to vet and endorse plans for pre-FEED and FEED and the changes in specifications of EPC for projects and ensure consistent application of technical standards across company projects.

Ensure effective communication with end users on materials selection to ensure the consideration of enhanced company material specifications for business requirements based on lessons learned and metallurgical investigations of failure during project execution, commissioning, warranty periods and during design life.

Manage the update of design specifications of new materials which are available to the contractors online, in order to ensure the updated specifications are available timely and avoid any changes by the contractor.

Understand and verify the new technological processes used by vendors in order to provide approval to the quality of product being supplied.

Evaluate the welding technology or process proposed by the contractor to assess the benefits of using such superior alternatives.

Prepare corrosion monitoring planning and scheduling and coordinate with Plant Availability Division to forecast requirements like scaffoldings, insulation removal, crane to have accessibility to carry out various inspection activities.

Provide appropriate testing techniques and report inspection observations, abnormalities and recommendations attached with relevant documents like checklists, detail assembly drawings, sketches etc. indicating specific defects to the concerned departments.

Execute routine day-to-day corrosion monitoring of plant equipment during operating conditions as per monthly and yearly inspection schedule.

Carry out failure analysis and its prevention. Prepare material specification for plant equipment and facilities. Prepare WPS (Welding Procedure Specification), WPQ (Welder Qualifications) as per section IX of ASME. Prepare quality plan for the project, modification, and turnaround jobs.

Study the corrosion problem of different plant installations cooling water system, piping and analyze the corrosion trend and recommend suitable solution to overcome the problem.

Execute cathodic protection system monitoring for underground pipelines, metallic and concrete structures and troubleshooting.

Minimum qualification

Bachelor degree in Materials Sciences or Metallurgical Engineering or equivalent professional qualification.

Minimum experience, knowledge & skills

8 years of experience, including experience in corrosion management and integrity management within a large industrial organization.

Professional certifications

As applicable