Senior Coatings Specialist job

Requisition ID: 240692

Requisition Posting End Date: 11/10/2021

Position Overview:

Career growth opportunities for a materials engineer with relevant work experience in coatings, seeking a technical challenge in a fast-paced environment executing the design of a range of facilities including, refining, LNG, petrochemical, and gas processing projects providing specialist coatings guidance.

This is a specialist role where the candidate is expected to have both previous experience in coatings but also a strong desire to continue in this specialism and develop a thorough understanding of the subject.

Position Summary:

• Executes project deliverables according to a set engineering design criteria utilizing approved engineering procedures and practices.

• Prepares, coordinates, and reviews designs, studies, reports and drawings.

• Takes the initiative to coordinate the design development with other engineering disciplines while managing workload and meeting schedule due dates.

• Plan and conducts independent work, using sound judgment in the evaluation, selection, application and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria.

• Supports projects from FEED phase through EPC and construction

• Devises practical approaches to solving coating and materials engineering problems.

• Coordinate technical issues with other departments on projects including constructability requirements and reviews.

• Travel to support activities at construction sites, supplier’s works or in other engineering offices

Responsibilities:

• Establish coating requirements for equipment and piping in LNG plants, petroleum refineries, and petrochemical plants

• Develops coating philosophies and other required project documentation

• Develops technical specifications for metallic materials and corrosion control

• Support to engineering disciplines in preparation of data sheets and material requisition packages

• Review of materials content in technical bids

• Provide post award technical support to requisitioning engineers

• Reviews vendor prints and other relevant documentation

• Support the project through construction and commissioning phases

• Advises projects on required and appropriate coating selections, is experienced with corrosion mechanisms

• Perform standard materials engineering activities on projects with minimal technical oversight.

Skills and Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

• A recognized degree in Chemical, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or related technical field from an accredited college or university and minimum 8 years relevant experience

• Excellent knowledge of technical theory, engineering principles, good engineering practices and how to apply them for design execution

• Familiarity with major regulations and industry codes and standards affecting standard design, quality, or processes

• A working knowledge of the principles and practices of Materials Engineering

• Ability to coordinate work with other engineering disciplines.

• Knowledge of welding processes and weld procedure/weld procedure qualification

• Knowledge of international materials standards and pressure vessel and piping fabrication codes

• Some knowledge of material damage mechanisms associated with petroleum refineries, petrochemical plants, and power plants

• Professional Engineer license (PE), or willingness to complete

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of the following topics is preferable:

• Nondestructive examination (NDE)

• Paint and coatings

• Thermal insulation

• Non-Metallic materials

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