Materials Engineer

Materials Engineer Job Description

Penspen is a leading energy services company, providing engineering, project management, asset management and integrity services to the energy industry worldwide for over 70+ years. Originally founded in the UK in 1954 as Spencer & Partners, the company has now grown to include almost 1,000 members of staff, with major offices in London, Mexico, Colombia, Houston and Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait.

The Materials Engineer shall monitor and check all Contractor requisitions, work packages, risk and method statements etc. to ensure optimized work processes. Witness and verify compliance with the design specification including oversight of construction to ensure QHSE standards are maintained. In addition, he shall provide on the job training to his client counterpart. He shall oversee all sampling of material, testing soil, asphalt and concrete works.

He shall monitor all tests on raw materials or finished products in order to ensure their quality.

The suitable candidate should have a minimum of 5–10 years of relevant materials management experience within the Oil & Gas industry together with a minimum of 2–5 years' experience in the design and construction of onshore plants. The ideal candidate shall be familiar with industry standard codes and construction practices and will perform liaison duties between client and Contractor reporting to the Resident Engineer.

The job location will be based in Al‑Kuwait – the preferred candidates must be located in Al‑Kuwait.