Principal Engineer - Quality

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.

We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs; planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.

This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.   

We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.

Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?

JOB TITLE: Principal Engineer – Quality (Coating & Insulation) 

WORK LOCATION: Chennai Office

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent for Painting/Coating/Insulation.
• Minimum 15 years’ experience as Coating & Insulation Engineer or Supervisor.
• Minimum 5 years corrosion work experience in coatings.
• Must be certified NACE CIP Level-3 Coating Inspector.
• Preferably certified ICorr Level-2 Insulation Inspector.
• Highly experienced in surface preparation, cleanliness, environmental conditions, test instruments, coating mixtures, and safety concerns.
• Capable of undertaking non-destructive and destructive inspections of liquid and non-liquid coatings applied to any substrate without supervision.
• Skilled and possess technical knowledge and problem-solving abilities to address issues that arise on the job site and can supervise the Certified Coatings Inspectors.
• Supports technical meetings with customers and technical proposals. Assisting proposal team in evaluating technical requirements, identifying exceptions, and preparing cost estimates for customer quotes.
• Provides guidance and training to coating engineers/Inspectors on assigned projects. Provides feedback through coaching and mentoring. Provides administrative and technical support to engineering management.
• Ability to lead technical program presentations internally and for customers.
• Develop discipline procedures, training material, handbooks etc. as and when required.
• Develop guideline ITPs, Check lists, procedures for both Supplier/Site QMS.
• Conduct Supplier Capability assessments.
• Verify contractor quality requirements are specified to vendors and contractor documentation submittals.
• Supports acceptance testing, qualification testing, and troubleshooting efforts on assigned programs.
• Resolves technical issues as they arise during coating operations with assistance from manufacturer, engineering, and construction team; identifies root causes of the problems using analytical techniques; provides clear and concise corrective action reports.
• Provide technical support to site and project team.
• Coordinate with the customers representative on all quality matters.
• Action and close all customer complaints.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to details required.
• Should have experience in oil & gas/petrochemical industry.
• Should have previously worked with major EPC contractor or their subcontractors.
• Having experience in Offshore renewable energy projects is an advantage.