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Lead Welding Engineer Jobs in Abu Dhabi, UAE
| Job 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. |
| Skills Required | • 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. |
