Contract: Materials & Corrosion Team Leader / Basrah

Role: Materials & Corrosion Team Leader
Department / Function  Maintenance and Engineering / Integrity Management Team
Location: Basra, Iraq
Rate: Competitive
Duration: 12 months
Rotation: 28/28

Role Synopsis   

• Focal point for materials and corrosion engineering activities on the field, comprising 14 degassing stations, 2 water treatment plants, 6 water injection pump stations and over 1000 pipelines and flowlines.
• Responsible for managing the implementation of the corrosion management strategy including, risk-based assessments, corrosion monitoring and corrosion management to drive risk reduction across the field.
• Mentor and coach local national Integrity Management practitioners on the application of international inspection standards and best practice within the facilities.

Key Accountabilities

•             Provide corrosion and materials engineering expertise, delivering safe and reliable operations in accordance with company values.
•             Ensure pragmatic solutions are identified and implemented to manage risk, production efficiency, defect elimination and standardisation, to deliver safe, reliable and compliant operations.
•             Act as technical authority for corrosion, materials, cathodic protection, and coating issues.
•             Develop and maintain corrosion management systems.
•             Owner of the corrosion risk assessment processes for pipelines and pressure systems.
•             Support the development of risk-based inspection systems.
•             Accountable for the definition, monitoring, and maintenance of corrosion barriers.
•             Responsible for the specification, maintenance, and analysis of corrosion monitoring systems.
•             Monitoring and review of monthly KPIs and performance indicators.
•             Demonstrate leadership and compliance with HSSE expectations.
•             Provide corrosion and materials support to failure analysis, RCAs, incident investigations and Fitness for Service evaluations.
•             Record relevant learning in shared learning systems, incorporate into local activities, specifications/practices/procedures and escalate high priority lessons.
•             Identification of continuous improvement opportunities for asset integrity management strategies.
•             Ability to mentor and coach local national inspectors and technicians.

Criteria & Qualifications

Minimum educational / certification requirements:
•             Degree qualified or international equivalent in an engineering, materials, chemistry, or other relevant discipline
•             Professional accreditation, such as Professional Engineer or Chartered Engineer

Minimum experience requirements:
•             10 Years industry experience in the field of corrosion management and / or materials engineering of which 5 years should be in a senior position in an integrity management environment in a major oil and gas facility.
•             Detailed knowledge of relevant industry codes and standards
•             Technical application and management of RBA / RBI methodology
•             Technical knowledge of cathodic protection systems design and operation
•             Previous experience of organic coatings properties, testing and selection
•             Technical knowledge of advanced NDT techniques selection, limitations, restrictions, and assessment of results.

Desired Criteria:
•             Postgraduate qualification in corrosion and materials.
•             Previous experience of working in a multicultural environment.
•             Previous experience of working in a major oil and gas environment within a top tier COMAH site (Midstream or Downstream facilities preferred)