Lead Welding Engineer

Job Description

• 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.

• Troubleshoot 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 the mobilization of adequate welding equipment, spares, accessories, and consumables and manpower to the barges prior to offshore campaign in coordination with construction managers, operations manager, plant department and offshore administration section.

• Introduce 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.

• Monitor offshore welding activities and troubleshoot to achieve targeted production rate and repair rate.

• Discuss welding technical discussions and plans within the company and with clients, vendors, and sub-contractors to resolve matters related to welding.

• Advise Stores regarding the requirement of spares and consumables for offshore use.

Skills Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Welding, Metallurgical or Mechanical Engineering.

• Minimum 8 years of 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.