Mechanical Lead Inspector (Offshore Substation Dubai)

Berlin Germany (remote) Dubai UAE (fabrication yard) Offshore
Contract / Long-term assignment Start: December 2026

We are looking for an experienced Mechanical Lead Inspector to act as the Client / Owners Representative for the mechanical scope of a 2 GW HVDC offshore converter platform in the Baltic Sea built for a German transmission system operator.

The scope covers:

• Material handling: platform cranes davit and overhead cranes elevators and hoists

• Access and egress: boat landings walk-to-work and jack-up landings and the helideck

• Diesel generators and the fuel system

• Process equipment: pumps tanks the fresh water generator and oil/water separators

• The mechanical equipment of the converter cooling system

You follow this scope from requirements verification to offshore commissioning.

• Start: December 2026

• Contract: 12 months with option to extend

• Work split: 50% on site in Dubai 40% remote 10% in Berlin
  
  

• Review the contractors evidence against the Employers Requirements in the verification plan (Relatics) and recommend compliance status

• Review and comment on contractor and supplier documents including:

  • ITPs and FAT procedures

  • load test and inspection procedures

  • certification concepts

• Define client hold witness review and surveillance points and keep the mechanical inspection register up to date

• Assess Technical Queries deviation and concession requests and NCRs

• Witness FATs for mechanical packages including:

  • pumps tanks and water treatment equipment

  • diesel generator packages and diesel systems

  • lifting appliances and helideck systems

• Witness load performance functional vibration noise and pressure tests

• Verify CE documentation lifting appliance certification material certificates corrosion protection and marking

• Attend supplier kick-off meetings and audits and carry out surveillance visits at international sub-suppliers

• Carry out release inspections and verify preservation packing and readiness for shipment

• At the Dubai yard inspect:

  • receipt storage and preservation of mechanical equipment and free-issue materials

  • installation work: alignment levelling bolting grouting and equipment setting

  • seafastening arrangements before load-out

  • certification and marking of lifting appliances and lifting accessories

• Witness commissioning including:

  • diesel generator load tests and power management system tests

  • fuel system functional tests

  • crane davit and elevator tests

  • access egress and emergency evacuation equipment tests

• Plan inspection coverage coordinate the client inspection team and make sure every hold and witness point is attended

• Raise NCRs assess root causes and verify closure of corrective and preventive actions

• Carry out mechanical completion inspections and manage close-out of A B and C punch items

• Take part in final inspections harbour acceptance tests (HAT) and load-out readiness reviews

• Offshore: monitor re-commissioning after hook-up witness lifting appliance tests and converter cooling commissioning and verify closure of offshore punch items

• Issue daily weekly and monthly inspection reports with KPIs (hold and witness point attendance NCR status punch list close-out)

• Report HSE non-conformities and take part in safety walks and HSE reviews
  

• Degree or certificate in mechanical engineering

• Minimum 8 years in QA/QC inspection of mechanical equipment of which at least 5 years on offshore or marine projects

• Proven experience witnessing FATs and load tests of offshore cranes and lifting appliances and tests of diesel generator sets and pumps

• Proven experience leading a team of inspectors

• Experience as Lead Inspector Client Representative or Owners Inspector on offshore substations HVDC platforms oil & gas topsides or ships

• Experience in FAT witnessing and surveillance at international sub-suppliers

• Experience in mechanical completion pre-commissioning and commissioning including punch list and completion management systems

• Fluent English minimum C1 (spoken and written)

• Valid work and travel permits for Europe and the UAE; willingness to travel to suppliers worldwide and to be deployed long-term at the Dubai yard and offshore

• Working knowledge of codes and standards e.g. EN 13852 DNV-ST-0378 EN 13557 EN 81-20/-50 ISO 8528 ISO 14122 Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230

All experience must be backed by personal project references stating client period scope and your role.

• Thorough examination and load testing of lifting equipment (DGUV V52 EN 13852 DNV-ST-0145)

• LEEA certification or equivalent lifting inspection qualification

• ISO 9712 Level 2 certification

• Vibration analysis certification (ISO 18436-2)

• Pressure and leak testing of piping systems (EN 13480 DNV standards)

• Inspection of fire-fighting piping valves and systems (EN 12845 NFPA)

• Previous work on HVDC converter platforms or offshore substations

• Experience on European projects

• Relatics thinkproject or similar systems; yard experience in the Middle East or Asia
  

• German and Arabic language skills

• Valid GWO BST or OPITO BOSIET (incl. HUET) and offshore medical or willingness to obtain them before the offshore phase

• Knowledge of BSH offshore codes and German occupational safety rules (BetrSichV DGUV ASR)
  

• Owners-side position with real authority over the mechanical scope

• One platform from start to finish: verification FATs yard load-out and offshore commissioning (2026 to 2031)

• Lead Inspector role with your own team of inspectors at a major fabrication yard in Dubai

• Grid connection project for the German energy transition 2 GW HVDC
  

Interested
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