Senior Discipline Engineer (Coatings)

TechnipFMC; Elrick; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TechnipFMC plc in the UK is seeking a Senior Coating Engineer to lead linepipe and field joint coating activities within the Core Technologies team. You will support tenders, develop specifications, and oversee qualification and testing processes across global projects.

You will work closely with Engineering, Sourcing and Supplier Quality to drive coating excellence, lead audits, and investigate root causes of coating failures, delivering continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or Materials Science
• Knowledge of linepipe and field coating processes
• Knowledge of nondestructive and destructive testing
• Qualification of linepipe and field coating procedures
• Oversee mechanical testing
• Prepare documentation (ITPs, procedures and data manuals)
• AMPP / ICorr / BGAS / CSWIP certification

Responsibilities

• Lead coating requirements for linepipe and field joints within Core Tech VSO Support
• Support tenders, documentation and qualification activities
• Collaborate with Engineering, Sourcing and Supplier Quality regionally and globally
• Lead technical audits and ensure coating requirements are understood internally and externally
• Coordinate qualification activities with Sourcing and Supplier Quality
• Lead coating-related failure investigations and root cause analysis
• Drive coating-related continuous improvement projects across the organisation

Skills

Linepipe coating knowledge

Field joint coating knowledge

Non-destructive testing knowledge

Destructive testing knowledge

Root cause analysis

Documentation preparation

Project coordination

Education

Engineering or Materials Science degree

AMPP / ICorr / BGAS / CSWIP certification

Job description

TechnipFMC is committed to driving real change in the energy industry. Our ambition is to build a sustainable future through relentless innovation and global collaboration – and we want you to be part of it. You’ll be joining a culture that values curiosity, expertise, and ideas as well as equal opportunities, inclusion, and authenticity. Bring your unique energy to our team of more than 21,000 people worldwide, and discover a rewarding, fulfilling, and varied career that you can take in anywhere you want to go.

Job Purpose

Working within the global team Core Technologies team, the Senior Coating Engineer will provide expert knowledge of all aspects of linepipe & field coating, including relevant techniques and their application as well as support during tenders, preparation of documentation and overseeing qualifications.

Job Description

Responsible for all linepipe & field join coating requirements within the Core Tech VSO Support including R&D, standardisation, specification development, tendering, qualification, project execution and supplier support.

Work closely with Engineering, Sourcing and Supplier Quality - internally, regionally and globally - in ensuring a lead role in the provision of coating-related expertise as required, including taking a lead role in technical audits and ensuring coating requirements are developed with and fully understood both internally and externally.

Work closely with Sourcing and Supplier Quality to ensure that the coating-related aspects of qualification activities are effectively executed and support continuous development of existing and new processes for TechnipFMC.

Take a lead role in coating-related failure investigation and root cause analysis activities, ensuring they are managed, understood and resolved in a logical and timely manner.

Proactively work across the organisation to identify, drive and lead coating-related improvement projects and opportunities.

You are meant for this job if:

• Degree in an Engineering / Materials Science discipline or equal combination of education and experience
• Knowledge and understanding of linepipe and field joint coating processes used in pipeline fabrication
• Knowledge and understanding of testing non destructive and destructive testing used in pipeline fabrication
• Qualification of linepipe and field joint coating procedures
• Oversee mechanical testing
• Preparation of documentation (ITPs, Application Procedures & Data Manual)
• AMPP / ICorr / BGAS / CSWIP Certification

Being a global leader in the energy industry requires an inclusive and diverse environment. TechnipFMC promotes equal opportunities and inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities to all ages, races, ethnicities, religions, gender expressions, disabilities, or all other pluralities. We celebrate who you are and what you bring. Every voice matter and we encourage you to add to our culture.

TechnipFMC respects the rights and dignity of those it works with and promotes adherence to internationally recognized human rights principles for those in its value chain.

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