Corrosion & Cathodic Protection Consultant: Field & Design

Black & Veatch Corporation; Overland Park (KS); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Job summary

Black & Veatch Corporation seeks a Consultant in corrosion & cathodic protection to join our Infrastructure Advisory Technical Delivery team. The role blends field investigations, testing, and design work across pipelines, tanks, and infrastructure for water, electric, and power generation clients.

You will work with experienced corrosion engineers, advance cathodic protection analyses, and deliver technical reports and recommendations while developing deeper expertise in corrosion control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field; minimum 4 years of related experience in cathodic protection, corrosion control, or similar infrastructure work.
• Experience with pipelines, tanks, water infrastructure, or buried infrastructure.
• NACE/AMPP CP certification (CP-2 or above) or AMPP CP3 certification.

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform field activities related to corrosion assessment and cathodic protection of pipelines, tanks, and associated infrastructure.
• Conduct cathodic protection system testing, commissioning, performance evaluation, and troubleshooting.
• Analyze and interpret field data to identify corrosion risks, evaluate cathodic protection performance, and develop technical recommendations.
• Support the development of cathodic protection system designs, including design calculations, current requirement evaluations, anode and groundbed sizing, rectifier and equipment selection, electrical isolation, monitoring provisions, drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Support evaluation and rehabilitation of existing cathodic protection and corrosion monitoring systems.
• Prepare technical reports, calculations, memoranda, specifications, and other engineering deliverables with limited to moderate supervision.
• Coordinate field activities, subcontractors, equipment, access, and project logistics, and assist in resolving field‑related challenges.
• Communicate technical findings and recommendations to project teams and clients through written deliverables, field discussions, and client‑meetings.
• Coordinate with engineers, analysts, designers, and other technical specialists to support successful project delivery.
• Provide technical guidance to junior staff.
• Support development of project scopes, level‑of‑effort estimates.

Skills

Cathodic protection

Field investigations

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Master’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

AMPP CP3 certification

PE License

NACE/AMPP CP certification

Cathodic protection calculations

Wenner four-pin soil resistivity testing

Close Interval Potential Surveys (CIPS)

Job description

Black & Veatch Corporation seeks a Consultant in corrosion & cathodic protection to join our Infrastructure Advisory Technical Delivery team. The role blends field investigations, testing, and design work across pipelines, tanks, and infrastructure for water, electric, and power generation clients.

You will work with experienced corrosion engineers, advance cathodic protection analyses, and deliver technical reports and recommendations while developing deeper expertise in corrosion control.