Principal Engineer - Quality (Fabrication Yard)

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 (FABRICATION YARD)

JOB LOCATION: SHARJAH & FAB YARD.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Possess a minimum year of experience in a Senior Quality Engineer/Inspector role in fabrication of offshore topside and jackets.
• Accumulated few years of experience in a relevant environment, with minimum years in Wind Energy or Oil and Gas offshore Platform Fabrication Companies in the Europe or UAE, or East Asian regions.
• Hold certifications in Welding Inspection (AWS CWI/CSWIP), NDT (ASNT/ISO 9712 Level II or Level III), Coating Inspection (BGAS/NACE Level II/Level III), and QMS Lead Auditor (ISO 9001:2015).
• Experience in procurement activities.
• Support to review and provide your input on the Fabrication yard ITPs/ITRs.
• Conduct subcontractor capability assessment, as assigned.
• Moderate/review subcontractor post order evaluation report/matrix.
• Quality Incident (QIs) raised during surveillance visit in a month and closure status.
• Coordination and resolution of any nonconforming product.
• Reviewing subcontractor QA/QC systems in accordance with project requirements.
• Coordinate with discipline engineers and Subcontractor engineers on establishing project specific quality criteria.
• Ensure the verification of documentation and certificates for materials purchased by subcontractors.
• Take part in fabrication inspections and surveillances.
• Coordinate with the Client discipline engineers for the resolution of technical discrepancies.
• Coordinate with management for quality improvements.
• Issue of non-conformance reports and track all non-conformance reports.
• Coordinate with the Project construction team on all fabrication issues.
• Travel to Fabrication yard on regular basis and stay there for days/months or as required to support fabrication activities.
• Assure resolution of all issues raised during inspection/test. Where applicable, Provide recommendations for possible solutions.
• Coordinate with concerned parties, review and ensure timely delivery of fabrication dossier based on approved index.
• Provide technical inputs for subcontractor queries, technical queries/deviation requests, conformance reports and non-conformance reports.
• Integrate with and work alongside the quality team and perform all related tasks as and when requested by the supervisor.
• Provide key technical assistance to supplier on writing and executing test approvals and final reports.
• Provide a necessary support, as and when requested by Supervisor.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Certified Welding Inspector (CSWIP 3.1/3.2/AWS CWI/SCWI). Painting Inspector (NACE Level II/III/BGAS Grade 2/1) or equivalent PREFERRED.
• ASNT/PCN Level II in VT, RT, PT, MT & UT & ISO 9001-2015 certification.
• Should have previously worked with a major EPC contractor.
• Few years of experience in a Senior Quality Engineer/Inspector role in fabrication of offshore topside and jackets.
• Experienced with EN ISO and DNV Code and standards.
• Must have a thorough working knowledge of International Codes and Standards.
• English: Good communication skills, both spoken and written.