JOB OVERVIEW
Reporting to the Upgrading Materials Reliability Engineering Manager the Materials/Welding Specialist will provide professional engineering services to the Upgrading Reliability Engineering Department.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES- Engages/participates in Turn Arounds and Outages providing materials/welding engineering support throughout the whole process
- Support the operating units during normal operations
- Reviews "Corrosion Survey" and QA/QC Materials engineering related inspection data for anticipated effects on pressure equipment safety and reliability
- Reviews and approves equipment weld and heat treatment procedures qualified by Suncor Oil Sands and those submitted by contractors
- Qualifies welding procedures to be used in the fabrication and/or repair of pressure equipment
- Provides technical engineering support to the responsible engineer preparing scopes of work related to new construction, repair and alteration of pressure equipment
- Analyzes Integrity Operating Window (IOW) excursions or design parameter excursions for anticipated effect on pressure equipment safety and reliability and makes recommendations to the integrity assessment responsible engineer regarding findings
- Assists responsible engineers in determining fitness for service of pressure equipment
- Conducts investigations into pressure equipment incidents and reports of degradation through failure analysis and research. Provides recommendations to ensure an accurate integrity assessment and appropriate corrective action where necessary
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Suncor is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified individuals
Education and Experience:- Bachelor's degree in Materials/Welding Engineering and be eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer with APEGA in the province of Alberta
- A minimum of 3 years experience in an Oil Sands/Heavy Oil Extraction, Upgrading or Oil Refining environment
- Experienced with metallurgical failure analysis, materials selection & testing, corrosion monitoring and pressure vessel/piping repair methods
- Experience in the qualification of welding procedures for ferrous and non-ferrous alloys per ASME IX, for the fabrication of pressure equipment according to ASME VIII Div I, ASME I, ASME B31.3 or ASME B31.1 and the application of said qualified welding procedures in the weld-repair of in-service pressure equipment and non-pressure retaining parts
- Experience with Quality Assurance and Reliability Engineering tools such as risk based inspection, root cause failure analysis, fitness for service and reliability centered maintenance would be an asset
Skills and Knowledge:- Familiarity with industry best practices covering the design, operation and maintenance of pressure equipment and piping
- Knowledge of applicable ASME, API, ASTM, NACE and other Standards and Codes
- Exposure to an operating plant environment
- Excellent communication skills
- Computer literacy (MS applications)
- A specialization in welding engineering will be considered an asset
- SAP, AutoCAD, Interplant, literacy will be considered a plus
Please PM if you have any questions and/or if you are interested, thanks.
LF: Materials Engineer (Fort McMurray)
