Specialist Materials and Corrosion

Overview

Provide materials and corrosion expertise for offshore pipelines and equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• failure analysis
• integrity management
• corrosion control
• materials selection
• specification review
• emerging tech

Tasks

-Conduct failure analysis, root cause investigations, and recommend corrective actions. -Support integrity management programs, inspection planning, and risk-based assessments. -Develop and implement corrosion control strategies, including cathodic protection, coatings, and chemical treatments. -Provide technical expertise on materials selection for pipelines, pressure vessels, structures, and offshore equipment. -Collaborate with engineering, operations, and inspection teams to ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices. -Review and approve materials and corrosion-related specifications, procedures, and designs. -Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry developments in corrosion and materials engineering.

Requirements

• corrosion
• codes
• materials bsc
• asset integrity
• 15+ years
• problem solving

What You Bring

-In-depth knowledge of corrosion mechanisms, materials behaviour, and mitigation techniques. -Familiar with international codes and standards (e.g., NACE, API, ASME, ISO). -Bachelor's in Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, or a related discipline. -Experience with asset integrity management and corrosion monitoring systems. -Minimum 15 years of experience in materials and corrosion engineering in the oil and gas sector, including offshore operations. -Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

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About Penspen

-As an independent consultancy, it delivers front‑end to operations engineering, project and asset management across energy lifecycles. -Driven by innovation, it created THEIA, a digital pipeline integrity tool blending AI, inspections and digital twins. -Its work spans large‑scale pipelines, carbon‑capture engineering, repurposed gas networks for hydrogen, and integrity audits. -Unusual fact: in the early 2010s it studied using trained dogs to detect pipeline leaks—demonstrating creative problem-solving.

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