Senior Corrosion Engineer – Oil & Gas

About the role

Geo‑Jade Petroleum’s South Basra Integrated Project is looking for a Senior Corrosion Engineer to join the Production Department on a rotation basis in Basra, Iraq. The role provides advanced corrosion engineering expertise to protect oil‑and‑gas facilities, pipelines, vessels and related infrastructure, ensuring safe and reliable operations.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement corrosion management strategies, annual execution plans and risk‑based inspection programmes.
• Lead corrosion control initiatives including cathodic protection, coating systems, chemical inhibition and material upgrades.
• Perform corrosion risk assessments, integrity evaluations and root‑cause failure analyses for pipelines, vessels and production systems.
• Prepare and review corrosion monitoring data, rate calculations and degradation models.
• Support Management of Change (MOC) assessments, QA/QC compliance and HSE standards for all corrosion‑related activities.
• Contribute to the preparation of corrosion‑related CAPEX and OPEX budgets and annual management plans.
• Mentor junior engineers and support the development of national staff through training programmes.
• Participate in shutdown and turnaround planning for inspection and mitigation works.

Required profile

• 8–10 years of solid Oil & Gas experience in corrosion engineering.
• Proven ability to lead corrosion control programmes and risk‑based inspection activities.
• Strong knowledge of international corrosion standards (e.g., NACE, ISO) and asset integrity management.
• Experience with Management of Change, QA/QC and HSE compliance in a production environment.
• Excellent technical writing skills for reports, budgets and training material.

Required skills

• Corrosion risk assessment
• Root‑cause failure analysis (RCFA)
• Risk‑based inspection (RBI) documentation
• Cathodic protection (CP) design and monitoring
• Coating system performance evaluation
• Material selection and specification
• Corrosion monitoring data analysis
• Budget preparation for CAPEX/OPEX