Integrity Engineer - Pipeline

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

• Engineering degree in Metallurgy, Chemical, Mechanical OR Pipeline engineering
• 4 to 15 years of oil gas experience in related industry (Onshore/Offshore pipeline projects and design)
• Should have sound knowledge on Oil & Gas upstream and downstream business in the following areas
• Risk Based Inspection methodologies
• Fracture Mechanics, Flow Assurance, Stress Analysis
• Engineering assessment of different pipeline damage mechanisms
• Fixed equipment inspection tasks/ procedures
• Inspection Optimization
• Fitness for Service & Life extension studies
• Repair scope preparation
• Familiarity with codes and standards
• Knowledge of software (CAESAR, OLGA, Pestra, Credo, Meridium etc.)
• Excellent verbal & written communication
• Should be able to perform pipeline risk assessments of Offshore & Onshore pipelines
• Should have knowledge of corrective and preventative maintenance strategy
• Good interpersonal skills and working collaboratively with the other teams
• Experience with Office applications (Word, Excel, and Power Point)

Work Experience

Key Job Accountabilities:

• Performing or advising the checks on data accuracy for different damage mechanism in coordination with other inspection datasets, corrosion monitoring etc.
• Provides technical and operational support and performs as technical pipeline integrity expert and ensures technical advisory support to all operating areas.
• Supporting the development, implementation and maintenance of Pipeline Integrity Management system (PIMS) based on the best industry standards supported by computerized system for the management of Threats and Risks, Mitigation Plan, Discovery Management, Integrity Assessment and Performance Monitoring and link program scope with execution activity.
• Identify, evaluate and implement appropriate new technologies available in the market.
• Prepares and maintains short and long term pipeline inspection plans based on Company approved inspection strategy.
• Prepares scope of work for subsea / onshore pipeline inspections including ILI, ROV surveys, CP surveys and any ad-hoc inspections. Ensure all UWI & ILI findings and observations are professionally assessed and classified.
• Generate technical recommendations and support implementation until satisfactory close-out.
• Performing internal high end engineering assessments as dents, cracks, free span, buckling etc.
• Participate in Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Incident Investigations, SHE reviews (HAZOPs, HAZIDs, risk assessments) Interfaces with Quality groups, performs necessary studies to support the development or understanding of new technologies.
• Provide integrity input for proposed future pipelines to ensure the facilities and associated documentation are fit and have been designed with long-term integrity considerations.
• Drive core team members to recruit skilled resources and train internal resources to build required competency