Lead Welding Engineer - United Arab Emirates - NMDC

Description

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
•     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.