Key Responsibilities
- Implements the elements of the organisation’s management system applicable to the assigned function
- Ensures personal safety and the safety of others who may be affected by business activities, whether the activities are under direct control, and proactively participates in all safety matters related to project construction
- Prevents pollution to the environment, either by you or by others in the project
- Coordinates and attends inspections, testing activities, and punch-listing processes on behalf of the organisation
- Undertake familiarisation with project and discipline-specific inspection documentation to ensure understanding of contract requirements
- Implement quality inspection procedures on construction activities, suppliers, and subcontractors to ensure compliance with project specifications
- Ensure that the documentation generated by the contractor for inspections, tests, surveillance and surveys meets the requirements of the project quality plan, ITPs and project requirements
- Ensure completion of relevant forms and reports on inspections and tests undertaken by the contractor and maintenance of inspection records
- Communicating effectively with the contractor, third parties and end users at your level
- Ensuring that all equipment used for measuring and testing is in calibration and such records are available
- Perform Surveillance of project site construction activities to identify problems and potential or actual non-conformances and to assist in proposing corrective and preventive actions
- Liaise with other Field Supervisors and contractors to be aware of planned and completed construction works to ensure NDE is planned and performed
- Assist the senior QA/QC engineer in the review/approval of Contractor QA/QC documents such as QCPs, ITPs, WPS/PQRs/special processes/personnel qualifications, material approval requests, MRBs, project dossiers, etc.; monitor/witness the contractor's fabrication, installation, inspection and testing activities related to the structural steel, process piping, pipelines, tanks, heaters, rotating equipment and static equipment, including internals installation and associated preceding and succeeding interface activities
- Witness/verify all inspection and testing activities related to the welding, NDT, PWHT, hardness testing, alloy verification, painting, etc., starting from the procedures/personnel qualification till the respective systems' hydro testing and ensure compliance with the project requirements
- Closely monitor the performance of special processes and personnel, weld repairs/NDT status, etc.; controls exercised by the contractor; and apprise the senior QA/QC engineer in case of any concerns
- Participate in the receiving inspection of project permanent materials and verification of associated documentation for traceability of piping and pipeline bulk materials, structural steel, static and rotating equipment, consumables like welding electrodes/filler wires/gases, painting/wrapping materials, etc
- Follow-up on corrective actions to close out non-conformances
- Monitor trends in non-compliance with applicable requirements and provide feedback on contractor performance
- Initiate surveillance/NCRs for Senior QA/QC engineer’s approval
- Maintain relevant QA/QC documents/records
Requirements
- Mechanical Engineering degree and/or diploma with experience in quality Control in a multidisciplinary construction environment. Preferably having formal training in QC and membership with a recognised chartered or other professional institution
- BGAS grade 2/NACE Level-2 Painting Inspector, CSWIP 3.2/AWS-SCWI Senior Welding Inspector and ASNT NDT Level II Certifications are a must. Other equivalent certifications provided by internationally recognised organisations can be accepted
- Minimum of 10 years of experience for graduate engineers and 15 years of experience for diploma holders in similar positions in the Oil & Gas sector. Experience in the GCC is desirable
- The candidate should have hands-on working experience related to CRA Clad/Lined Pipeline/flow lines and/or the piping/equipment of exotic materials (DSS, SDSS, Ni, Cr, etc.) welding inspection/testing
- The candidate should have sound working knowledge of QC aspects and various testing requirements related to major oil & gas/petrochemical-focused construction projects
- Duties are normally complex and vary and require the ability to work well with contractors' personnel and colleagues at all levels in a multidisciplinary, multicultural environment
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.