Job Title: QA/QC Inspector (Welding)
Type: Contract
Duration: August 2026 – December 2028
Location: Qingdao, China
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure quality requirements for fabrication, construction, and installation activities are implemented in accordance with approved quality procedures, plans, and project documentation.
- Verify that contractors, subcontractors, and vendors deploy competent resources, follow internationally accepted practices, and deliver products compliant with corporate and project quality standards.
- Participate in inspection, surveillance, and audit activities involving contractors, subcontractors, vendors, manufacturers, suppliers, and third-party inspection and certification bodies.
- Review and verify project quality documentation, including Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), Method Statements, Work Procedures, and WPS/PQR documents.
- Confirm personnel qualifications and ensure calibration status of inspection equipment is valid.
- Attend material receiving inspections and review Material Test Certificates (MTCs).
- Monitor welding activities at site and fabrication yards to ensure compliance with approved Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS).
- Attend Procedure Qualification Record (PQR) mechanical testing and witness welder qualification tests, including evaluation of visual inspections and NDT results.
- Witness and interpret daily NDT activities at site and fabrication yards, and assess inspection findings.
- Participate in dimensional control inspections, including laser survey inspections where applicable.
- Witness and approve Post-Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT) activities.
- Conduct in-process inspections of offshore steel structures and topsides facilities to ensure compliance with project specifications, corporate standards, and applicable international codes.
- Provide daily reports to the QA/QC Coordinator or Engineer on contractor compliance and highlight any quality-related issues.
- Review, comment on, and approve inspection and test records, quality dossiers, and Material Review Board (MRB) documentation.
Key Requirements
- Minimum Higher National Diploma (HND) or Diploma in Mechanical, Welding, Metallurgy, or equivalent.
- Certification as AWS SCWI, CSWIP 3.2 Senior Welding Inspector, or equivalent.
- ASNT Level II certification in NDT methods (VT, MT, PT, RT, UT).
- Strong knowledge of international codes and standards including AWS, API, ASME, ASNT, EN, DEP, and ISO.
- Proficient in MS Office and database management systems.
- ISO 9001:2015 Internal or Lead Auditor certification is an advantage.
- Minimum 10 years of welding and NDT inspection experience, including at least 5 years post-certification within the Oil & Gas industry.
- Minimum 5 years of offshore project experience.
- Proven experience in inspection and testing for major oil & gas projects, including offshore process platforms and jackets across all phases (manufacturing, fabrication, construction, and installation).
- Experience in inspection of structures, piping, offshore pipelines, and materials across various welding processes.
- Familiarity with advanced NDT techniques such as UT, AUT, and PAUT.
- Hands-on experience with materials including carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel (DSS), corrosion-resistant alloys (CRA), Inconel, Monel, CuNi piping, and weld overlay applications.