Materials Engineering Lead

Mission:

• Lead the Materials Engineering activities relevant to Corrosion and Material Selection, Metallurgy and Welding, Piping Material definition, Coating and Insulation and Cathodic Protection Systems, to optimize the performance of the main metallic and non-metallic materials used in onshore plants, offshore and floaters topside facilities and pipelines related to the Oil and Gas industry, Refinery processes, Urea and Ammonia plants in accordance with Project requirements within the assigned budget, time, schedule and quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with all Project interfaces and supervise in/out information flow.
• Contribute to the capitalisation of Project experience in order to improve and harmonize work methodologies through continuous improvement and best practices.
• Implement the Company guidelines and KPI monitoring within the Project.
• For Cathodic Protection systems, organize the work of personnel assigned to site operations.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• 10+ years experience in materials engineering.
• Track record of EPCI projects execution for Middle East clients (Saudi Aramco, QP, QG, ADNOC).

Tasks:

Ensure the execution of the engineering activities within own area of responsibility, works following the TM guidelines, cooperates with the other Project positions and ensures compliance with the QA/QC and HSE requirements.

Tasks include:

A - Know How, Research and Development Technology and Commercial Support:

• Provide up to date information and support to technical, commercial and field departments for developing sound engineering practices, specifications and procedures in the field of competence.
• Ensure that all activities performed in the field of competence are carried out following latest technical and scientific developments.

B - Feasibility Phase:

• Provide technical support to other Project positions for specialist aspects.

C - Bidding phase / Commercial proposal:

• Analyse and understand Tender documentation.
• Define Discipline list of activities and deliverables and coordinate activities in accordance with Project schedule.
• Identify technical queries, deviations and alternatives to be submitted.
• Implement bidding methodologies, design criteria and guidelines.
• Define and issue Request for quotation for not estimated in-house items.
• Coordinate material quantities and weight estimation.
• Prepare engineering manhour and material cost estimations.
• Support the Proposal Manager during technical clarification meetings with the Client.

D - Project Execution and Operational Phase:

• Ensure the achievement of the assigned goal and the fulfilment of the Project quality and contractual requirements. Take the necessary corrective actions within the Discipline Project Team to meet the assigned goal. Report to the TM for more extensive problems.
• Define list of activities and deliverables, setup time schedule, coordinate activities in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Ensure Discipline Project progress, monitor and control manhour consumption.
• Prepare technical annexes for engineering activities to be subcontracted.
• Ensure monitoring/reporting to PM of the Discipline budget costs.
• Ensure proper Discipline workflow, interfaces, quality checks and approval of all Discipline Project documents, including Vendor ones.
• Track and report to TM Discipline scope of work changes updating manhour and cost estimates.
• Provide technical support to Project functions including Procurement and Construction.
• Support PM in technical interfacing with the Client (according to TM).
• Define and issue Purchase Requisitions.
• Ensure Technical Bid Evaluations.
• Ensure Vendor follow-up activities.
• Provide technical support for the definition of the Discipline construction inspection plan.
• Manage Vendor inspection test plan approval and support post order activities.

E - Construction and Commissioning:

• Support the construction team in implementing the engineering solutions at site.

F - Discipline Lead activities:

• Verify manhour and cost estimates.
• Check key Project documents according to internal procedures.
• Support Project teams to solve non-standard technical issues.
• Update Discipline workflows and technical standards.
• Support execution plan definition.
• Monitor Discipline Project KPIs.
• Participate in Vendor technical qualification and to procurement strategy definition.
• Guarantee the technical support to projects in the materials engineering disciplines (Material selection and Corrosion, Metallurgy and Welding, Piping Material definition, Coating and Insulation and Cathodic Protection).
• Coordinate the Discipline Engineers in task force.
• Verify the consistency of the materials engineering documents on the specific project.
• Optimize technologies of the various disciplines in order to maximize the project performance.
• Activate, in case of project needs, specific technology developments potentially able to improve the project performance.