Senior Corrosion Engineer

Air Liquide Large Industries provides our customers with industrial gas and energy solutions that are vital to their own industrial production. We own and operate over 2,000 miles of industrial gas pipelines in the U.S. supplying mainly oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and syngas in large quantities from multiple production sources to major customers in the chemicals, petrochemicals, refining and steel industries. Our pipeline operations and industrial gas production facilities are closely monitored 24/7 within our leading-edge operations control center located in Houston, Texas. Our operations control group monitors over 89,000 data points and assists with product supply and coordination. We are constantly optimizing our supply network to provide high reliability and energy efficiencies allowing Air Liquide to adjust supply needs more quickly and effectively enabling growth to our customers.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

The Senior Corrosion Engineer is responsible for all corrosion prevention, monitoring, and remediation activities of Air Liquide's pipeline network. This position will support the Integrity Manager, Encroachments team, and the Pipeline Operations team in corrosion related investigations and remediation. The Senior Corrosion Engineer is responsible for the leadership, innovation, governance, and facilitation of the processes necessary to identify, evaluate, mitigate, and monitor corrosion threats to Air Liquide's pipeline network.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following items:

• Develop corrosion mitigation strategies based on survey and assessment results

• Design cathodic protection systems to protect Air Liquide assets

• Analyze assessment data to evaluate the integrity of pipeline and identify potential corrosion risk

• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for Integrity team, Pipeline Operations team and the Encroachment team

• Manage all AC mitigation studies and remediation projects

• Manage and execute CP capital and expense projects

• Plan and execute annual cathodic protection surveys

• Mange the remediation and mitigation of all cathodic protection deficiencies on the pipeline networks

• Write and revise Air Liquide standards related to corrosion control

• Auditing of pipeline CP records

• Management of taking annual pipe-to-soil surveys, collecting rectifier readings, troubleshooting rectifier units, performing interference testing, recommending, designing, and overseeing the installations of cathodic protection systems

Are you a MATCH?

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or Technology preferred, but high school diploma required

• Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.

• 8+ years of operational and/or engineering experience in pipeline corrosion control

• NACE Certification Required (Minimum NACE CP2 but NACE CP3 or CP4 preferred)

• Knowledge of indirect survey techniques; e.g. CIS, ACVG, DCVG, PCM

• Knowledge and experience implementing and utilizing industry corrosion specifications

• Strong project management and communication skills

• Proficient computer skill in MS Excel, Word and Google Suite Programs

• Comfortable working in both corporate and field environments

• Ability to communicate and document pipeline technical information and knowledge

• Solution-oriented, with excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.