Coating Engineer

Coating and Painting Engineer

Definition of Coating & Painting Engineer

Coating & Painting Engineer is the person that follows coating, field joint coating and painting activities of various items (pipelines, platforms, ships and various structures) related to the oil and gas industry.

Tasks performed by Coating & Painting Engineer

• Research and development of coating, painting and field joint coating systems
• Feasibility study for suitability of coating, painting and field joint coating systems for requested scope of work
• Review of the received documents and elaboration of input data related to coating, painting and field joint coating works
• Selection of suitable coating, painting and field joint coating materials and systems
• Preparation of technical qualifications / queries related to coating, painting and field joint coating
• Detailed design of coating, field joint coating and painting systems
• Preparation of the specifications and technical requisitions related to coating, painting and field joint coating materials and services
• Estimation of the field joint coating cycle time
• Estimation of the required man-hours related to coating, painting and field joint coating engineering works in case of the project award
• Technical evaluation of offers received from vendors or subcontractors related to the supply of coating, painting and field joint coating materials and services
• Review of documentation prepared by painting, coating and field joint coating subcontractors
• Performance of technical audits of the vendor’s coating, painting and field joint coating facilities
• Witnessing of the pre‑qualification tests related to coating, painting and field joint coating
• Supervision / inspection of coating, field joint coating and painting works on the work site
• Solving of technical problems related to coating, painting and field joint coating works

Main emphasis of the Coating & Painting Engineer’s work is on offshore pipelines (coating and field joint coating). Much less emphasis is made to the painting activities.

Locations of the work of Coating & Painting Engineer

The work of Coating & Painting Engineer is carried out primarily in the offices at the location of employment of Coating & Painting Engineer.

Coating & Painting Engineer will travel to other offices, subcontractor facilities and on board pipe lay vessels located worldwide.