Subsea Corrosion Specialist
24 hours ago
Manchester
About the client Our client is a confidential leading international integrated energy company with a global portfolio of offshore deepwater projects. The Client engineering office is a fully integrated project execution hub housing a dedicated Materials & Corrosion discipline team, currently engaged in supporting a competitive FEED for a major SURF project with multiple APAC-based contractors. Project scope The assignment is based within the client's Basingstoke Materials & Corrosion team, supporting the review of SURF deliverables from multiple contractors as part of a competitive FEED. The Senior Engineer works with the Material and Corrosion Discipline Project Lead across material selection, welding, coating, insulation, and corrosion control topics - interfacing with Pipelines, Subsea, and Offshore Structures disciplines, and managing comments through the client's document management system. i The client operates a hybrid working policy: up to 12 working days per month from home are available, enabling approximately 60% remote working. Role overview To provide senior Materials & Corrosion technical expertise in support of SURF FEED deliverable reviews - working with the Materials & Corrosion PDL to assess contractor submissions across material selection, welding and NDT, coatings, insulation, and chemical selection, while managing discipline activities and progress reporting throughout the FEED phase. Reporting line: You will report to the Materials & Corrosion PDL and work in daily coordination with the Pipelines, Subsea, and Offshore Structures discipline teams and with multiple APAC-area contractors throughout the competitive FEED. Key responsibilities Discipline project management • Plan Materials & Corrosion discipline activities and manage the review of contractor deliverables in line with the FEED schedule, • Record and manage technical comments within the client's document management system, • Provide periodical reporting of discipline progress to the Materials & Corrosion PDL Technical review - SURF deliverables • Support the review of SURF contractor deliverables in the following areas, working with the Pipelines, Subsea, and Offshore Structures discipline teams:, • Material selection - subsea and SURF systems (SPS, umbilicals, risers, flowlines), • Welding and NDT - procedures, qualifications, and inspection requirements, • Painting and coating - anticorrosion systems selection and specification, • Insulation systems - specification and performance requirements, • Chemical selection - corrosion inhibitors and associated treatment strategies Technical bid evaluation • Provide input into the Technical Bid Evaluation (TBE) for contractor proposals across Materials & Corrosion scope Key deliverables • Contractor SURF deliverables reviewed accurately and on schedule across all Materials & Corrosion topics, • Technical comments recorded and managed to resolution in coordination with the Materials & Corrosion PDL, • TBE inputs provided accurately and on time, • Discipline progress reports delivered consistently to the Materials & Corrosion PDL throughout the FEED phase Requirements Education • Degree in Materials Science, Corrosion Engineering, Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline Experience Must-have: • Senior-level experience in Materials & Corrosion engineering on offshore oil and gas projects, • Direct experience with Materials & Corrosion requirements for a SURF FEED - including deliverable review and contractor interface, • Deep knowledge in at least one of the following areas, and general knowledge in the others:, • Corrosion mechanisms - H2S, CO2, halides, O2, and associated damage modes, • Subsea material selection and corrosion control for SPS and SURF applications, • Cathodic protection design, • Welding and NDT - procedures, qualifications, inspection requirements, • Anticorrosion coatings and insulation systems, • Experience interfacing with multiple contractors from the APAC region on FEED or detailed design projects, • Knowledge of the client's working practices, standards, and software tools - ECE, ASSAI document management, or equivalent Soft skills • Structured and rigorous approach to deliverable review and comment management, • Effective collaborator across multiple disciplines and contractor teams in a competitive FEED environment, • Clear and concise technical communicator - written and verbal, • Fluent English - mandatory