LEAD WELDING ENGINEER (United Arab Emirates)

NMDC Group

Requirements

Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in welding, metallurgical, or mechanical engineering with at least 8 years of relevant experience in the offshore oil and gas industry. Proficiency in international welding codes such as AWS, ASME, DNV, and API is mandatory.

Job Summary

•    Provide technical and commercial input during bid stage, allocation of
welding related resources, development and qualification of suitable welding
procedures, plan and execute training and qualification of welders / welding
operators to execute the projects on time.
•    Provide technical support to welding/QC personnel deployed on offshore
barges to resolve any welding/ Non-destructive testing (NDT) related problems.
•    Develop and upgrade company’s capabilities with regard to automatic welding
/ semi automatic welding of pipelines and offshore structures for improvement in
productivity and quality
•    Trouble-shooting any problems related to materials/welding/NDT during
project execution. Provide technical support to welding/QC personnel deployed on
offshore barges to resolve any welding/NDT related problems.
•    Supervise on mobilization of adequate welding equipment, spares,
accessories and consumables and manpower to the barges prior to offshore
campaign in co-ordination with construction managers, operations manager, plant
department and offshore administration section. 
•    Introduce of new welding equipment/accessories, new welding
techniques/methods and new welding consumables to improve the quality standards
and economy of offshore welding operations
•    Timely provision of applicable welding procedures and qualification of
welding personnel and mobilization to offshore. 
•    Provide full technical support to offshore welding teams regarding welding
programs, bevel details, avoiding repairs, improvement in production, etc.
•    Monitoring offshore welding activities and troubleshooting to achieve
targeted production rate and repair rate.
•    Discuss welding technical discussions and plans within the company and with
the clients, vendors and sub-contractors to resolve matters related to welding.
•    Advise Stores regarding requirement of spares and consumables for offshore
use.

RESPONSIBILITIES

•    Provide technical and commercial input during bid stage, allocation of
welding related resources, development and qualification of suitable welding
procedures, plan and execute training and qualification of welders / welding
operators to execute the projects on time.
•    Provide technical support to welding/QC personnel deployed on offshore
barges to resolve any welding/ Non-destructive testing (NDT) related problems.
•    Develop and upgrade company’s capabilities with regard to automatic welding
/ semi automatic welding of pipelines and offshore structures for improvement in
productivity and quality
•    Trouble-shooting any problems related to materials/welding/NDT during
project execution. Provide technical support to welding/QC personnel deployed on
offshore barges to resolve any welding/NDT related problems.
•    Supervise on mobilization of adequate welding equipment, spares,
accessories and consumables and manpower to the barges prior to offshore
campaign in co-ordination with construction managers, operations manager, plant
department and offshore administration section. 
•    Introduce of new welding equipment/accessories, new welding
techniques/methods and new welding consumables to improve the quality standards
and economy of offshore welding operations
•    Timely provision of applicable welding procedures and qualification of
welding personnel and mobilization to offshore. 
•    Provide full technical support to offshore welding teams regarding welding
programs, bevel details, avoiding repairs, improvement in production, etc.
•    Monitoring offshore welding activities and troubleshooting to achieve
targeted production rate and repair rate.
•    Discuss welding technical discussions and plans within the company and with
the clients, vendors and sub-contractors to resolve matters related to welding.
•    Advise Stores regarding requirement of spares and consumables for offshore
use.

QUALIFICATIONS

•    Bachelor’s degree in Welding or metallurgical or mechanical engineering.
•    Minimum 8 years experience in welding technology of various materials used
in Offshore, oil and gas and heavy fabrication industry.
•    Excellent working knowledge of various international welding codes i.e.
AWS, ASME, DNV, API, BS related to materials, welding and inspection.
•    Fully conversant with welding procedures for offshore pipelines (mechanized
and manual) and structural and piping welding (semi-automatic and manual).
•    Up-to-date knowledge of recent developments in the welding field with
regard to quality improvement, welding automation, quality assurance and quality
control methods and procedures related to fabrication industries.
•    Good standard of written and spoken English and good Communication skills.
 

Responsibilities

The Lead Welding Engineer will manage welding resources, develop procedures, and provide technical support for offshore projects to ensure quality and productivity. They are responsible for troubleshooting welding and NDT issues while coordinating the mobilization of equipment and personnel to offshore barges.

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