Specialist, Corrosion
Job purpose
Develop, review and rollout procedures, guidelines and standards related to corrosion management of critical static facilities installed at ADNOC Onshore Assets in line with the overall inspection and corrosion management strategies, leadership direction, international standards and ADNOC Onshore business requirements.
Key accountabilities
Review, monitor and verify the static equipment corrosion rates and ensure that they are maintained within acceptable limits and risk of failure is maintained within ALARP level.
Act as corrosion control subject matter expert for surface facilities static equipment.
Conduct failure investigations, root cause analysis for Loss of Primary Containment (LOPC) incidents with static facilities.
Promote implementation of new technologies for corrosion management.
Develop, review and update corrosion monitoring and corrosion control standards including production chemicals.
Review and endorse corrosion management plans.
Evaluate effectiveness of corrosion control systems.
Develop and monitor corrosion management KPIs.
Support Asset Integrity Management Systems (AIMS) activities and new technology trials.
Lead technical audits and failure investigations.
Support implementation of AIMS across assets.
Generic accountabilities
Supervision
Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives.
Budgets
Provide input for preparation of the section/department budgets and assist in the implementation of the approved budget and work plans to deliver section objectives.
Review and highlight significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.
Policies, systems, processes and procedures
Implement approved section/department policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the section's/department work programs in line with company, ADNOC and international standards.
Performance management
Contribute to the achievement of the approved annual performance objectives set for the section/department in line with the company performance framework.
Innovation and continuous improvement
Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.
Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.
Health, safety, environment (HSE) and sustainability
Comply with the ADNOC Onshore/ADNOC HSE procedure requirements.
Report all incidents and occupational illness to line supervisor.
If aware of any unsafe practice or condition, or if in any doubt about the safety of any situation, immediately consult their line supervisor.
Carry out the emergency responsibilities in line with the respective roles as per the emergency organization.
Reports
Provide inputs to prepare section MIS and progress reports for company management.
Communications and working relationships
Internal
Regular contacts within Technical Center (I&OE), Technical Center (Engineering) and all ADNOC Onshore Assets operation teams.
Support procurement, corporate HSE and information technology teams.
External
Provide technical support to ADNOC group of companies, as and when required, as assigned from function.
Coordinate with external consultants and vendors towards resolving technical integrity issues.
Qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills
Minimum qualification
Bachelor degree in Metallurgy, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
Minimum experience and knowledge and skills
Minimum 10 years experience in similar role including 5 years in senior positions related to corrosion and inspection.
Professional certifications
Additional certifications preferred: NDT and NACE certifications.