Senior Asset Integrity Engineer

About the role

OQBI (OQ) is hiring a Senior Asset Integrity Engineer in Salalah, Oman, reporting to the Manager Asset Integrity. The role provides detailed engineering inspection and recommendations for OQBI facilities to minimise equipment failures, covering corrosion control, risk-based inspection and timely inspection reports.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate corrosion control services and monitoring to keep process pipelines and equipment safe and reliable.
• Provide timely inspection reports in line with procedures, specifications, codes and standards.
• Apply a risk-based engineering approach to static equipment so that process, utility and associated plants operate safely and reliably.
• Identify and mitigate risks in line with regulatory, industry and company standards.
• Monitor critical process parameters and IOWs, coordinate with Process and Operations teams and communicate findings.
• Run the online corrosion monitoring and control programme, monitor corrosion rates and coordinate with the Electrical team on cathodic protection.
• Recommend painting and coating systems and give input on turnaround scope of work.
• Evaluate threats and hazards to static equipment and recommend inspection programmes.
• Manage department contracts and develop and run risk-based inspection prioritisation and ranking for vessels, tanks, valves, piping and pipelines.
• Analyse, verify and approve fit-for-purpose integrity assessments, carry out inspections per the inspection test plan and issue clearance certificates.
• Take part in non-destructive testing and lead the risk-based inspection process, providing material and corrosion input to the RBI analyst.
• Maintain an updated equipment inspection database and optimise field inspections.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, metallurgy or equivalent.
• 6+ years of experience in a similar role in oil and gas, refinery or petrochemical, preferably in assets related to this position.
• Minimum three certifications among API 510, 570, 580 and 653.
• Excellent written, reading and spoken English (Arabic native desirable).

Required skills

• Design, manufacture, metallurgy, codes and standards for inspection, QA/QC systems and procedures.
• Static equipment inspection, pipe fitting, welding, welder qualification, welding procedures, NDT and hydraulic testing.
• Corrosion engineering, welding and materials knowledge.
• Field investigation, troubleshooting, performance checks and data compilation.
• Understanding of P&ID/PFD drawings, engineering drawings and OEM manuals.
• NACE, CP Level-2, ASNT/NDT Level II, CSWIP or AWS-CWI certifications desirable.