Location:

Fort McMurray, Canada

 

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical or Corrosion Engineering
• Eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer with APEGGA in the province of Alberta

 

Languages Required:

English written and oral.

 

Minimum Requirement:

• Knowledge of applicable ASME, API, ASTM, NACE and other Standards and Codes
• Exposure to an operating plant environment
• Excellent communication skills
• Advanced computer literacy (MS applications)
• SAP, AutoCAD, Interplant, literacy will be considered an asset

 

 

Job Scope:

Reporting to the Upgrading Materials Reliability Engineering Manager the Senior Metallurgical Specialist will provide professional engineering services to the Upgrading Reliability Engineering Department.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Engages/participates in Turn Arounds and Outages providing materials engineering support throughout the whole process
• Reviews "Corrosion Survey" and QA/QC Materials engineering related inspection data for anticipated effects on pressure equipment safety and reliability
• Reviews and approves equipment weld and heat treatment procedures qualified by the Company and those submitted by contractors
• Qualifies welding procedures to be used in the fabrication and/or repair of pressure equipment
• Provides technical engineering support to the responsible engineer preparing scopes of work related to new construction, repair and alteration of pressure equipment
• Analyzes Integrity Operating Window (IOW) excursions or design parameter excursions for anticipated effect on pressure equipment safety and reliability
• Makes recommendations to the integrity assessment responsible engineer regarding findings
• Assists responsible engineers in determining fitness for service of pressure equipment
• Conducts investigations into pressure equipment incidents and reports of degradation through failure analysis and research. Provides recommendations to ensure an accurate integrity assessment and appropriate corrective action where necessary

 

 

Experience:

• A minimum of 10 years experience in an Oil & Gas Industry
• Experienced with metallurgical failure analysis, materials selection & testing, welding, corrosion monitoring and pressure vessel/piping repair methods
• Experience with Quality Assurance and Reliability Engineering tools such as risk based inspection, root cause failure analysis, fitness for service and reliability centered maintenance would be an asset
• Experience with Quality Assurance and Reliability Engineering tools such as risk based inspection, root cause failure analysis, fitness for service and reliability centered maintenance would be an asset as would familiarity with industry best practices covering the design, operation and maintenance of pressure equipment and piping