Senior Engineer Cathodic Protection

Maintenance Execution and Inspection

Supervise troubleshooting of cathodic protection and perform in-depth analysis of related problems of CP system to ensure continuous availability.

Supervise inspections and participate in corrosion management, risk evaluations, structural analysis and failure analysis of cathodic protection system to facilitate safe operations.

Direct external and internal painting works and supervise pin brazing and stud welding activities to ensure quality.

CP Systems Monitoring and Surveys

Supervise overall performance of cathodic protection systems to ensure meeting established schedules and instructions and highlight deficiency in the existing system.

Supervise the recording and plotting of potential reading and acts to bring up potentials wherever they are below protective levels; report major deviations for corrective action.

Supervise the devising methods and implementation to upgrade protective potentials by providing resistive bond, insulating joints, hot spot protection and adjusting current out puts.

Lead the assessment of equipment to identify corrosion and coating damages,

Cathodic Protection

Participate in soil resistively surveys and holiday detection surveys to detect cracks or defects in the protective coating.

Report damage from third party and report potential damage to Section leader and recommend appropriate remedial procedures.

Technical Expertise and Design / new installations

Provide specialised technical support for development, implementation and commissioning of new projects in the cathodic protection installation to optimize costs and ensure compliance with applicable standards and best practices.

Define or participate in defining the technical requirements, technical bid evaluation and inspection of equipment/ systems on receipt to ensure specifications and required quality.

Records and Procedures

Ensures the updating and maintenance of the Inspection Management System records as well as the review & updating of procedures related to CP system, ensuring efficiency and timely completion of assignments.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering, Chemical Engineering
• At least 8 years of experience in carrying out cathodic protection monitoring, upgrading and inspection activities within a large industrial organization, preferably in the Oil and Gas industry.