Welding Supervisor- Offshore Abu Dhabi & Saudi - Immediate Joiner

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overseeing the welding job during offshore campaign.
• Carry out activities associated with pipeline welding on offshore barges/vessels.
• Identify job requirements for personnel, equipment and welding consumables prior to offshore mobilization.
• Select welders for each job and monitor their performance.
• Coordinate with welding inspectors and third-party NDT personnel.
• In charge of all welding activities on board the vessel and job site. Reports to the field engineer and barge superintendent.
• Full responsibility over Welding Foremen, pipe facing machine operators, spacers, pipeline welders and helpers assigned for the project.
• In charge of issuing welders with safety gear required for the job and control the supply of these gears.
• Responsible for implementing the applicable welding and QA/QC procedures.
• Conduct tool box meetings with the welding crew and promote safety awareness among them.
• Close monitoring of consumption of welding electrodes and other related materials; report shortfalls or request replenishment ahead of time to warehouse and field engineer.
• Coordination with client, third-party and inspection team.
• Capable of interpreting radiography films and be conversant with client specifications and welding standards.
• Troubleshoot welding problems and maintain progress.
• Compliance with section/Company policies & procedures, Policy of Integrity & Code of Conduct & HSE standards.

Desired Candidate Profile:

• Secondary School Certificate with a discipline-specific Technical qualification, or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in the Oil & Gas Industry.
• Solid knowledge of pipeline welding using SMAW or FCAW processes and automatic welding using GMAW (pulsed) process in 5G downhill position, air-arc gouging and repair welding.
• Good standard of written and spoken English.
• All offshore safety training requirements.
• Working knowledge of pipeline welding codes such as API 1104, DNV OS-F 101, and BS 4515.
• Sound technical knowledge in welding processes such as SMAW, FCAW (inner shield and outer shield), STT, and welding of various materials like carbon steel, CRA clad steel.
• Ability to read and understand welding procedure specification and inspection plan documents.
• Good report writing skills.

Employment Type: Full Time

Company Industry: Oil & Gas

Department / Functional Area: Projects

Keywords: Welding Supervision, Welding QC, Welding QA