Materials Engineer

Reference No:

MW140061

Description:

general

·develop team through coaching and generating ideas with the team manager and colleagues.

·ensure the quality of work issued is high and conforms to oed and group procedures.

·participate proactively in the management of the team.

·seek advice and input from team manager on challenging projects.

·consolidate group experience in discipline.

·promote engineering excellence through publications.

•remain conversant with the latest industry developments.

project support

·provide the main link between project management teams and oed.

·liase with project management teams to identify the motives for any given work request, ensure the scope of work agreed if suitable and that the task is completed within the agreed timeframe.

·assist in the preparation of tenders.

·supply technical advice on materials, corrosion protection (cp) and failure investigation to project and tendering teams.

·development of material procurement specifications.

·develop project requirements for materials manufacture and cp in accordance with current specifications and national standards and codes.

·liase directly with client technical representatives and third party technical representatives on any issues relating to materials manufacture, materials selection, cp and failure investigation.

·carry out cp design calculations.

·management of failure investigations.

•carry out subsea pipeline material selection assessments.

r&d

·effectively manage on-going r&d programmes to ensure they are completed to forecast schedule and budget.

·assist in development of research and development proposal for future activities.

·consolidate company procedures and data.

•writing of technical documentation relating to research and development and consolidation activities .

person specification

qualifications

essential:an oed senior materials engineer will hold a high quality honours degree in material science.preferred:post-graduate qualifications in material science are preferable.

experience/competence/skills/knowledge

competency

·communication

ability to deal easily and effectively with a wide range of audiences.

·customer focus

ability to understand and meet the needs of customers as appropriate, and deliver what was agreed within defined time frame.

·drive for results

the ability to constantly achieve results within defined timeframes. the drive to do things better and compete against a standard of excellence.

·innovation

the ability to develop and put forward new and better ways of doing things. it includes challenging established ways of doing things by suggesting better alternatives.

·leader

has the capacity to inspire and motivate others through skilful use of the appropriate leadership styles(s) to suit the team and/or situation.

·people development

consistently shows the ability to encourage others to develop new skills and enhance existing skills through the use of listening, understanding, coaching and feedback.

·strategic awareness

has an awareness of the organisation's strengths, weaknesses and competitive position in the market place and demonstrates' global thinking as well as local action in developing and communicating objectives and strategies.

essential experience/skills/knowledge:an oed senior materials engineer should have at least 5 years relevant experience and will be an expert in the fields of material selection , cathodic protection and material testing. by combining these skills it is expected that through failure investigations will be undertaken.preferred experience/skills/knowledge:previous experience of subsea engineering problems is preferred.

Location:

Aberdeen

Salary:

Neg (Staff)

Posted:

07/August/2008

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