akermas ENERGY LIMITED IS LOOKING FOR SENIOR/PRINCIPAL MATERIALS AND CORROSION ENGINEER


INTRODUCTION
akermas Energy is an indigenous company incorporated to deliver value added services to her clients. We aim at providing engineering and integrated solutions in developing new facilities, and highly conversant with classification rules & other standards and codes for Oil and Gas.


JOB SUMMARY
The Senior/Principal Materials and corrosion Engineer is to provide material selection and corrosion management advice to Asset and Project Teams as a consultant in materials ensuring cost effective material selection and corrosion mitigation strategies which will ensure (technical) integrity of the materials applied in subsurface and surface hydrocarbon production, processing and transportation systems through their life cycle.


RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provide specialist expertise, policies, procedures, standards, and technical review capabilities in the area of Materials, Corrosion and Inspection engineering in the Engineering Disciplines.
• Provides specialist expertise in Corrosion Management system from downhole to a point of sale. Participate in drive to enhance its asset integrity both from a design, technical as well as an operational point of view for all projects in the pre-start up phase.
• Review and update standards on material selection, chemical inhibition, cathodic protection coating and non-metallic.
• Lead and/or Participate in normal projects audits/reviews, and QRAs during concept development, conceptual and detailed design basis. Carry out Corrosion Risk Based Assessments.
• Also, via participation in VARs, peer assists and technical challenge sessions; ensure consistent application of SPDC Materials, Corrosion and Inspection engineering standards in projects and in facility changes.
• Participate in SPDC sponsored Materials, Corrosion and Inspection engineering related SGSi projects and studies.
• Assist the MCI discipline Lead in dealing with competence development of MCI engineering staff.
• Lead and/or participate in welding, fabrication and non-destructive testing for new oil and gas plants through option evaluation, and QCs on welding, fabrication and non-destructive testing work from design consultants.
• Thoroughly check consultant and contractor generated designs, specifications and interfaces to ensure compliance to legislation and group code and standards, identify cost effectiveness and innovative technology application.
• SPDC operates about 82 flow stations, 17 gas plants and compressor stations, 3 water injection plants, 2 marine crude oil loading terminals, and over 7000 km of pipelines and flow-lines and one FPSO, the Sea Eagle.
• The Materials, Corrosion & Inspection Engineering team will support the Production and Maintenance team on integrity issues and abnormal production upsets.
• Working closely with front-end engineers, the team will provide input on Materials, Corrosion and Inspection engineering technology for many of these projects.
• Company codes, standards, procedures and guidelines for surface engineering facilities are being review/re-written. These documents will need to be maintained fit for use by company staff and some 25 main and 500 sub contractors and vendors
• Provide innovative thinking and functional and fit-for-purpose Materials, Corrosion management system, chemical inhibition, cathodic protection for projects, asset teams across all EPG.
• Identify and ensure timely deployment of appropriate new technologies into SPDC operations particularly, in the development of inspection tools, corrosion control strategies for lifecycle integrity and specification of corrosion inhibition systems.


QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
• Incumbent must be a graduate in a relevant technical discipline e.g. Material & Metallurgical Engineering, Corrosion Science & Engineering, etc. with working knowledge of a broad range of Materials, Corrosion and Inspection engineering systems, tools and practices.
• Extensive experience with good inter-personal and leadership skills.
• Good communications skills (i.e. report writing and presentation) are essential.
• Must be registrable with COREN (Council for The Regulation of Engineering In Nigeria).
• Participation in local and international professional activities and networking is desirable.
• Working knowledge in the area of Materials, Corrosion and Inspection engineering, Corrosion Management system, chemical inhibition, cathodic protection engineering, welding, fabrication and non-destructive testing engineering.
• Ability to lead reviews, audits and assessments of materials selection, failure investigation and corrosion protection of SPDC facilities.
• Good HSSE Leadership/Commitment and Inter-Personal skills.
• Good communications skills (i.e. report writing and presentation) are essential.



WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU?
You will be rewarded with an excellent remuneration package as well as the opportunity to develop a successful career within the organization. AEL is committed to the health and well being of her employees. Also encourages training & development to enhance professionalism.


HOW TO APPLY
Submit your CV and credentials to recruitment@akermas.com;
Subject: The Position you are applying for;
Body: Brief introduction.


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