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This looks like an interesting job. Quite an extensive list of skills and qualifications required!

Materials/Corrosion Engineer
Location: e.g. Loughborough

Job Description

The Integrity Management practice at Advantica currently has vacancies for materials/corrosion engineers based at Loughborough.

The roles will be spread across a number of work areas within the practice and will present an excellent opportunity to develop skills in corrosion management, risk based inspection, failure investigations and fitness-for–service assessments. Liaison with other teams and disciplines within Advantica such as flow assurance, metallurgy, coatings, welding and engineering analysis will be required together with site work in the UK and overseas. There will also be development opportunities through overseas assignments.

Job Requirements
Qualifications:

* HNC/HND or degree (or equivalent) in a materials/corrosion related discipline
* Delivery of laboratory based test programmes
* Excellent communication skills including the ability to write clear and concise reports and give presentations
* Excellent team working skills and time management skills
* Ability to develop strong client relationships
* Flexibility to travel within the UK and overseas
* Willingness to work on short to medium term assignments in both the UK and overseas

Practical “hands on” skills in at least two of the following areas would be a distinct advantage:

* Corrosion inhibition selection
* Corrosion monitoring techniques
* Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive Elemental Microanalysis SEM/EDX
* Metallurgy investigations
* Material selection
* Risk Based Inspection

Skills in the following areas, although not essential, would be an advantage:

* A basic knowledge of National Grid’s UK National Transmission System gas pipeline assets
* A basic knowledge of pressure systems
* Chartered Engineer

Wonder who'll they find with all those skills, and what package they might offer??