Welding & Material Specialist (O-1641) - 3

• BSc in Materials/Welding or equivalent significant experience.

• IRCA ISO 9001:2015 valid Lead Auditors Certificate is a bonus.

• Demonstrated over 8 years experience in the role of Senior Welding/ Materials Engineer/ Specialist.
• Demonstrated experience working for IOCS as representative and used to solving challenges with EPC contractors, sub-contractors and vendors involved in the oil and gas industry related to welding/ materials programs on large Projects.

Key Accountabilities

(Duties include but not limited to)

• Maintain design integrity and quality requirements by monitoring specification compliance and reviewing welding and testing specifications and Witnessing/ Approving Procedure Qualification Programs (WPS/WPQR).
• Provide engineering surveillance on EPCI materials selection and welding work processes and deliverables including audit of vendor/sub-vendor sources and root cause failure analysis associated with Weld non-compliances, repairs, KPIs and Trends arising therefrom.
• Consistently complete EPCI Welding deliverable reviews within contractual time limit. (data sheets, requisition packages, Weld Procedures, SDRs etc) in line with Project requirements.
• Identify and resolve Materials/Welding Design and Construction problems to a satisfactory solution.
• Successfully execute information management requirements throughout project life.
• Apply and capture lessons learned related to materials and welding activities.
• Oversees the Contractor's development of the required welding / material programs and deliverables within the project budget and schedule.
• Facilitates interfaces among the Contractor's organization with respect to welding/material issues, planning, reporting, non conformances, Deviations, Lessons Learned etc.
• Provides general technical leadership, advice, and guidance as to Welding and Materials practices and expectations. Supervise direct reports within Jackets and Topsides Quality Team.
• Reviews comments and approves the project specifications prepared by the Contractor(s) Ensure they are in accordance with Companys Engineering Guides and Design Practices, Codes & Standards.
• Submits recommendations based on Clients Project Welding/ Materials Specifications operating and maintenance philosophies to Project Management, EPCI, Sub-Contractors.

Participates and guiding welding programs, weld test programs, welder qualification programs at fabrication yards, witnesses acceptances tests, review records and approves records and certification.