Senior Cathodic Protection Engineer
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: Up to £70,000
Travel: National and international travel required, although infrequent
Job Overview
Onshore Technical is supporting the recruitment of an experienced Senior Cathodic Protection Engineer to join a specialist integrity management and engineering team.
This is a permanent opportunity for an experienced CP Engineer who can provide technical leadership across cathodic protection consultancy, design, installation, maintenance, repair, and integrity management projects.
The successful candidate will act as a technical lead within a collaborative engineering environment, supporting clients, mentoring junior engineers, managing complex projects, and contributing to the development of cathodic protection and asset integrity services.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide cathodic protection consultancy services for pipelines and associated plant
- Support CP design, installation, maintenance, and repair projects
- Provide technical input into integrity management systems and engineering solutions
- Define strategies for complex and challenging CP projects
- Manage projects to required quality, cost, and time requirements
- Supervise and mentor junior engineers
- Work collaboratively with technicians, engineers, and wider technical teams
- Prepare detailed technical reports and project documentation
- Give presentations and participate in technical meetings with clients
- Support business development activities
- Contribute to technical papers, journal articles, and industry conference presentations
- Build and maintain strong client relationships
- Promote technical excellence and continuous improvement across CP services
Requirements
- More than 5 years’ proven experience in a related cathodic protection or integrity role
- NACE / AMPP Cathodic Protection qualification at minimum Level 2
- Bachelor’s degree minimum in a related engineering discipline
- Strong cathodic protection consultancy, design, or project delivery experience
- Experience working with pipelines and associated plant
- Ability to manage complex technical projects involving multiple resources
- Strong technical reporting and presentation skills
- Excellent communication and client relationship management skills
- Ability to mentor and supervise junior engineers
- Willingness to travel nationally and internationally when required
- Must have the legal right to live and work in the UK
Desirable Experience
- Knowledge of pipeline inspection technologies
- Broader experience across integrity management disciplines
- Experience contributing to business development or technical service growth
- Experience presenting at technical meetings, seminars, or industry events
Benefits
- Permanent, full-time role
- Salary up to £70,000
- 10% company pension contribution
- Private medical insurance
- Bonus eligibility
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Opportunity to take a technical lead role within a specialist engineering team
Apply
To apply or find out more, please contact Onshore Technical.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0330 043 9006
Pay: £65,000.00-£70,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
