Coating Engineer

Roles and responsibilities

The Principal Materials & Coatings Engineer is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex Materials & Coatings-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Principal Materials & Coatings Engineer may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in Materials & Coatings. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in Materials & Coatings as well as broad knowledge of the Materials & Coatings discipline within the Engineering function.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards
• Apply in-depth skills and broad knowledge of the business to address complex problems and nonstandard situations
• Prepare clear and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses including design reports and - procedures
• Manage own time to meet objectives and (as Lead Engineer) forecast and plan resource requirements
• Clearly communicate and explain difficult concepts and persuade others to adopt a point of view
• When acting as Lead Metallurgy Engineer, in addition:
• Direct small metallurgy team as a Lead Engineer
• Lead the metallurgy engineering design of the assigned work area and completed within the planned schedule and budget, in accordance with standards, MDR, and project-specific procedures and to a high professional standard
• Plan, organize, and direct all aspects of metallurgy execution on the assigned project including scope, deliverables, schedule, and all manpower resources - agree allocations with the Metallurgy Manager
• Ensure interfaces and deliverables are clearly identified
• Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action
• Act as project representative for the Discipline during meetings with the Project Team, Customer discipline lead, and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.
• Can hold the role of coordinator/team lead/manager of metallurgy group
• Develop and review material selection deliverables such as specifications, material selection reports, and diagrams Coordinate and contribute to risk-based inspection study

Desired candidate profile

• Perform unsupervised vendor document review Contribute to bid clarification meetings, bid reviews, and Pre Inspection Meetings as required Works on common tasks and more complex tasks and supervise and coach less experienced colleagues
• Work independently on complex metallurgy tasks Act as lead metallurgist on more complex and multi-office execution projects
• Coordinate, perform, and evaluate troubleshooting, failure investigations, and metallurgy-related inspection activities
• Contribute to proposals on metallurgy-related items
• Common tasks are:
• Become fully familiar with the project scope of work, specifications, schedule, and all inter-discipline requirements; including identifying concerns as early as practicable and taking appropriate initiatives to address the issues Interpret contractual requirements as they relate to engineering execution
• Preparation of material selection reports and diagrams for refinery units, petrochemical units, offshore installations, etc.
• Develop and prepare metallurgical technical specifications for projects
• Supervise and review the work of metallurgy engineers
• Contribute to the development of a risk-based inspection (RBI) study
• Identify changes to scope and promptly raise change notifications, including providing any necessary supporting documentation and estimates Provide similar support for Variation Orders
• Interface with other departments to obtain input for Discipline designs and drawings
• Maintain close coordination with other engineering disciplines, Planning, and Project Management Team, as required
• Document substantive communications (communications that result in significant decisions or assignment of actions) and forward copies to the Discipline Lead Engineer and Metallurgy Manager
• Prepare estimates for bid proposals, including technical query reviews, execution statements, and work-hour estimates, identifying software requirements and any other project-specific requirements
• Prepare bids and the project's metallurgy engineering budget and execution plans, updating as required