Lead Engineer, Material & Corrosion

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Execute materials, monitor and control programs to meet the required company standards, applicable codes of practice department strategies and company policy.
• Ensure that material selection and corrosion mitigation strategies are developed to maintain technical integrity over the design life.
• Ensure materials are selected in line with international standards and specifications.
• Actively pursue the evaluation and application of new technology in subject matter field to optimize future developments in terms of cost and operability.
• Participate in audits of manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, and materials testing laboratories as needed.
• Ensure a sound economic evaluation of material/corrosion management options.
• Ensure that the background of the material selection and corrosion management strategies is understood and accepted by other disciplines and are properly documented for future reference.
• Act as a specialist to the technical service department Materials including, root cause analysis (RCA), management of change (MOC) and HAZOP.
• Act as specialist for legislation relating to inspection services to provide input on new capital projects and planned maintenance works.
• Provide input on risk assessment and scoped items (inspection & QA/QC activities) into the annual maintenance plan and worklists.
• Leadership direction, decisions and personal work that result in:
• Maximized equipment availability through effective corrosion control programs.
• Minimized instructive inspections through effective NDT techniques.
• Minimized turnaround execution days and maximized time between turnarounds
• Risk-Based Inspection Programs
• Defect elimination and root cause analysis of all repeat material issues
• Carries out the technical evaluation of tenders and generates the evaluation report.
• Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance and Engineering Services on matters and problems through to proposed projects.
• Ensure compliance to all relevant safety, health and environmental procedures in the section and company to promote a healthy and safe work environment.
• Provide mentoring and coaching for young engineers, and develop training program for the Material & Corrosion engineers