Principal Integrity Engineer (Hydrogen) Coventry, England
Job description
Location: Coventry with hybrid working
Role Type: Permanent
Setting the standards all of our customers will love and others will aspire to
At Cadent we’re excited to be part of the future of UK energy and the role of hydrogen as a game changer ! One thing we know for sure – this last year has shown us that when we combine our brand with the talent of Cadent employees, we create something special. We’ve got a clear roadmap that will both drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving their net zero target by 2050, implementing the hydrogen strategy
We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together we’re shaping/creating a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers who we put at the heart of everything we do.
The Opportunity
The Engineering hydrogen transition team is looking for an enthusiastic, driven and open minded colleague willing to go the extra mile and continuously drive innovative thinking.
In summary, this role involves being the engineering focal point for integrity management of asset repurposing for hydrogen transportation. You will be building valuable relationships with internal and external stakeholders to build the company’s hydrogen gas transportation integrity management internal standards and management procedures. This will be providing integrity management engineering assurance for determining fatigue life and probable failure rates of the company’s assets when repurposing for Hydrogen service.
You will be working with investment and asset strategy teams to ensure network replacement or business decisions incorporate integrity management outcomes for future proofing the network
As Integrity Engineer for network repurposing for hydrogens service you will lead in areas like:Defining credible failure mechanisms (considering hydrogens service
- Assess impact of process gas on pipeline and piping assets
- Assess change in probability of failure (with sensitivity analysis)
- Determine if change in asset probability of failure is significant
- Recommend asset investment strategy including actions to refine assumptions and models
- Maintain decision making register
You will be influencing development of industry standards as the company representative for integrity management and providing engineering support to new hydrogen asset project design, construction, and commissioning teams.
What You’ll Bring
We’re looking for colleagues who hold the following skills and experience:
Essential
- Experience working within a gas distribution / transmission, oil and gas, petrochemical, or nuclear environment as an Integrity Engineer
- Carried out fatigue, structural integrity, fracture control mechanics studies on assets. Able to demonstrate past work as applicable to undertake assessments for pipeline and piping assets.
- Specific knowledge of UK or international pipeline design and material standards (IGEM, GIS, API, ASME, ISO, ASTM)
- Working knowledge of static mechanical equipment design and specification codes. Including Pressure Equipment Directive (PED), PD5500, ASME VIII design codes. Can take a lead on resolving novel issues, drawing support from peers
- Chartership with a relevant institution or working towards Chartership
Desirable
- Experience in hydrogen or sour gas process or pipeline systems
- Experience working with FEED and/or EPC contractors on bespoke engineering projects delivering fatigue assessments or fracture control plans
What’s in It For You
- 25 days holiday plus 8 statutory bank holidays, with the option to buy and sell
- Generous Pension Scheme which is double matched up to 12%
- Opportunity to earn annual bonus
- Private medical insurance available through our flexible benefits programme
- Flex Benefits including; cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, insurances and healthcare packages
- My Offers membership card – offering discounts and savings from hundreds of retailers
- Access to our Occupational Health Services including employee assistance programme which offers confidential counselling
- Support with financial wellbeing
Be Yourself
Cadent embraces Diversity and Inclusion. We celebrate what makes us different, as well as what we have in common. This enables us to work better as one team shaping a dynamic, innovative and inclusive culture. Our employee communities support us in keeping our employees engaged and motivated and through our partnerships and covenants we ensure our workforce reflects our communities in all their diversity.
Cadent is a Disability Confident employer so if you require any reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process, please get in touch and let us know. We’re also happy to discuss flexible working options should the role accommodate it.
Be part of something big, help shape the future of gas for generations to come.
