Summary
NMDC Group is hiring a Welding Supervisor for offshore vessel and job-site operations in the United Arab Emirates. The role oversees welding activities, crews, equipment and consumables, and coordinates with inspectors, third-party NDT personnel, clients and the field team. Duties include applying welding and QA/QC procedures, promoting safe work practices, monitoring consumables and resolving welding issues. Applicants need a technical qualification, at least 10 years of relevant oil and gas experience, pipeline welding knowledge, familiarity with welding codes and offshore safety training.
The posting
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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 his welders with safety gears required for the job and control the supply of these gears
Responsible for implementing the applicable welding and QA/QC procedures
Conducting tool box meeting with welding crew and promote safety awareness among them
Close monitoring of consumption of welding electrodes and other related material and report short-falls 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.
Trouble shooting welding problem and maintain progress
Compliance in accordance with section/Company policies & procedures, Policy of Integrity & Code of Conduct & HSE standards
Responsibilities
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 his welders with safety gears required for the job and control the supply of these gears
Responsible for implementing the applicable welding and QA/QC procedures
Conducting tool box meeting with welding crew and promote safety awareness among them
Close monitoring of consumption of welding electrodes and other related material and report short-falls 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.
Trouble shooting welding problem and maintain progress
Compliance in accordance with section/Company policies & procedures, Policy of Integrity & Code of Conduct & HSE standards
Qualifications
Secondary School Certificate with a discipline-specific Technical qualification, or equivalent
Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in 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
Computer Literacy
All offshore safety training requirements
Working knowledge of pipeline welding codes such as AP1 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