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7997
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Posted On
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02-Jan-2024
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| Job Title
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Lead Welding Engineer
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Years of Experience
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8
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| Job Category
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Offshore Operations
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Job Location
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UAE - Abu Dhabi
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| Employment Status
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Full Time
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Employment Type
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Temporary
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| Position Level
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Senior Staff
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Candidate Gender
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No Preference
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| Education
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Bachelors
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Preference
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All Nationality
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| Job Description
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• 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.
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| Skills Required
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• 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.
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