Lead Materials & Welding Engineer

Leading Operator based in Houston is looking for a very talented Materials and Welding specialist. Our client is part of a global business with operations and assets globally.

This individual is needed to join a group working on specific projects on a global scale.

Functional responsibilities:

• Assume technical authority and direction to materials and welding issues for topsides, risers, and subsea systems
• Responsible for interdisciplinary design verification and quality control 
• Ensure sharing and implementation of standards and guidelines
• Identify and propose key technologies and applications thereof, and support their development and implementation

Project Responsibilities:

• Identification and implementation of Lessons Learned, both internal and industry
• Contribute to optimizing company standards in cooperation with other disciplines including Production Operations
• Manage evaluation and selection of equipment vendors
• Proactively manage interfaces between stakeholders
• Manage and direct contractors during their design and execution to comply with Company requirements
• Contribute to development of the overall process safety for facilities in cooperation with other disciplines including Production Operations
• Responsible to the Facilities Engineering Manager for quality deliverables in adherence to the project schedule
• Perform discipline reviews, troubleshooting, HAZOP, audits, FAT, etc.

Qualifications and Profile:

• MSc, BE, or PhD within material and welding engineering with 10+ years of up-to-date experience from oil and gas upstream industry projects including significant offshore experience
• Experience with FPSO and deepwater subsea systems is significantly preferred 
• Demonstrated strong proactive safety approach
• Demonstrated experience in:
• Materials and welding engineering for offshore production 
• Material selection for deepwater production 
• Corrosion studies 
• Welding, including CRA and clad materials 
• Qualification of welding procedures 
• Qualification of suppliers including pipemills, foundries, forgers, etc. 
• Competent interdisciplinary team worker for front-end, engineering, construction, and commissioning phases 
• Interest in novel/innovative technology development and implementation 
• Ability to effectively represent the Company externally 
• Good communication and social skills, effective across a broad spectrum of nationalities and cultures

Applicants MUST be Eligable to work in the U.S.A 

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