Materials and Corrosion Specialist (Client Based)

Penspen; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company is seeking a Materials and Corrosion Specialist with extensive industry experience in corrosion management. The role involves auditing monitoring systems, conducting performance reviews, and developing corrosion control strategies. Candidates should possess significant expertise and relevant certifications in corrosion engineering, along with strong data analysis and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of industry experience.
• 5 years as a consultant or specialist engineer in corrosion.
• Certification from a recognized professional institution.

Responsibilities

• Perform auditing of corrosion monitoring systems and optimize practices.
• Prepare corrosion management reports and conduct risk assessments.
• Propose new monitoring techniques and develop control philosophies.

Skills

Corrosion monitoring management

Risk assessment studies

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

NACE Corrosion Specialist Certification

Professional membership with an engineering institute

Job description

Materials and Corrosion Specialist (Client Based)

Responsibilities :

• Auditing the existing corrosion monitoring systems for Oil, Gas and Water streams and reporting their functionality and their locations representing actual corrosion rates.
• Review site monitoring reports and issue reports for required actions for non- conforming locations.
• Optimization and streamlining corrosion monitoring for different processes and cutting out unnecessary or ineffective practices to deliver efficiency and cost savings.
• Corrosion management performance review and preparation of corrosion management reports
• Proposing and reporting up-to-date, new, and representative more corrosion monitoring techniques
• Auditing water injection system performance and report corrective actions on corrosion and quality of water across the system
• Ensure that corrosion monitoring can fit into the general basis of design and safe operations plans.
• Provide and report assurance that assets and processes will be in the best possible position for online and intrusive corrosion monitoring.
• New projects corrosion monitoring review and recommendations
• Review of existing and future corrosion monitoring facilities
• Gathering and reporting Corrosion Control data to support Corrosion management KPI Reporting for all ADNOC-OFFSHORE Sites.
• Review periodic site corrosion monitoring reports and report required actions for non-conforming locations.
• Keeping records of all corrosion monitoring locations and methods on relevant technical drawings including all details about the system, location, isometric, monitoring method and orientation.
• Ensure the application of scheduled maintenance programs, the service of corrosion monitoring stations and installed equipment, and record data in the computer database.
• Root cause analysis (RCA) studies and detailed investigation of failures of corrosion control and monitoring systems, as well as corrosion related damage and failures of process equipment and systems
• Comprehensive corrosion risk assessments to optimise corrosion management programs including corrosion control, corrosion monitoring and inspection activities
• Develop corrosion circuits, define degradation mechanisms, quantify degradation rates and recommend appropriate corrosion control, monitoring and inspection programs
• Corrosion modelling, growth and life time predictions
• Ageing asset life extension
• Development of Corrosion Control and Material Selection Philosophy for projects and / or update of existing Corrosion Control Manuals
• Conduct Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Risk Analysis (PRA / QRA) taking account of input uncertainties
• Determine risks associated with processes, assets, and systems and advise engineering solutions to mitigate / eliminate / manage these risks
• Evaluation of current materials attributes and limitations
• Identification of alternative candidate materials based on operating environment, cost and manufacturing constraints
• Evaluate material change through comprehensive product testing
• Improve existing materials, products, processes and technologies
• Development of material adequacy reports

Knowledge / Experience (Skills) :

• Knowledgeable and have experience with reputed oil & gas operators worldwide in all aspects of corrosion engineering and management, particularly corrosion monitoring engineering and management, risk assessment studies and corrosion consultancy and auditing services
• Demonstrate a sound background relating to internal corrosion monitoring management and computer data analysis
• Good communication skills in English, verbal and written

Qualifications :

• Minimum 15 years of industry experience, out of which 5 years as a consultant or specialist engineer in the relevant discipline and service category.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering in the relevant discipline
• NACE Corrosion Specialist Certification OR NACE Specialist Certification in Specific Specialization Area
• OR other equivalent internationally recognized certification from a professional institution or society for corrosion engineers, in the specific discipline and service category. Professional membership with an engineering institute (NACE or MICorr)
• Specialist Engineer should have contributed to oil and gas industry consultancy projects as a discipline specialist or consultant, authored or made significant contributions to reports of similar services and / or published research or industry related studies in the relevant discipline and service category in reputed international journals.

Location UAE - Abu Dhabi Job Family Asset Integrity Type of Contract Permanent Full / Part time Full Time Region (current) Middle East Closing Date 31 / 07 / 2025 Ref No EAST14841