Corrosion Engineer at Western Development Company Limited (WDCL)

Western Development Company Limited (WDCL) is an independent limited liability company, established in Nigeria for over 13 years ago. WDCL is the sole representative of various overseas companies in the fields of Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical/Electronic Engineering.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Corrosion Engineer

Location: Port Harcourt - Rivers
Job Type: Full time
Job Category: Contracts
Function: Asset Integrity, Materials, and Corrosion Management
Reports to: Asset Integrity Manager / Lead Materials and Corrosion Engineer
Supervises: Corrosion technicians and specialist contractors, as assigned

Role Purpose

• Identify, assess, and control corrosion and materials-degradation threats across pipelines, tanks, structures, and process facilities, providing technically sound inspection, mitigation, monitoring, and repair recommendations throughout the asset life cycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain corrosion management strategies, corrosion loops, degradation-mechanism reviews, inspection scopes, and monitoring plans.
• Assess internal and external corrosion threats using design data, process conditions, inspection history, materials, coating condition, and operating context.
• Specify and review corrosion-control measures including material selection, corrosion allowance, coatings/linings, cathodic protection, inhibitors, and environmental controls.
• Interpret UT thickness data, corrosion maps, NDT results, coupons/probes, coating surveys, and inspection findings to determine trends and remaining integrity concerns.
• Support risk-based inspection, fitness-for-service screening, repair prioritisation, and integrity operating window reviews.
• Prepare technical scopes and acceptance criteria for blasting, coating, lining, structural repair, pipeline remediation, and corrosion-monitoring work.
• Review contractor procedures, qualifications, materials, inspection plans, and reports; coordinate third-party testing and specialist studies.
• Investigate corrosion failures and quality incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and recommend sustainable corrective actions.
• Maintain auditable corrosion records and communicate risks, recommended actions, cost/schedule implications, and residual risk to stakeholders.

Key Performance Measures

• Corrosion monitoring and inspection plan completed to schedule
• High-risk degradation threats identified and actioned promptly
• Effectiveness of mitigation and reduction in repeat damage
• Accuracy and usability of corrosion assessments and recommendations
• Integrity actions closed within risk-based target dates

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials / Metallurgical, Corrosion, Chemical, Mechanical, or a related Engineering discipline.
• Typically 8 or more years of corrosion, materials, coating, inspection, or asset-integrity experience in oil and gas or process facilities.
• Practical experience with corrosion mapping, coating/lining systems, pipeline/tank/facility degradation, and inspection-data interpretation.
• Ability to prepare clear technical assessments, inspection scopes, repair recommendations, and risk-based priorities.
• Experience coordinating vendors, laboratories, inspection contractors, and operations teams.

Preferred Certifications and Standards Knowledge:

• AMPP/NACE corrosion or coating certification is strongly preferred.
• API 570/653, cathodic-protection, RBI, or fitness-for-service training is advantageous.
• Working knowledge of NACE/AMPP SP0169, SP0178, SP0188; SSPC surface-preparation standards; API and relevant ASME requirements.

Core Competencies:

• Corrosion threat assessment
• Materials and coating selection
• Inspection and monitoring data interpretation
• Risk-based integrity decision-making
• Failure investigation and technical reporting.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online