Instrumentation 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 Instrumentation Lead Inspector to act as the Client / Owners Representative for the instrumentation scope of a 2 GW HVDC offshore converter platform in the Baltic Sea built for a German transmission system operator.

The scope covers:

• Field instrumentation for the auxiliary systems: HVAC water supply drainage fuel fire-fighting and converter cooling

• Packaged units such as diesel generators fresh water packages cranes and elevators

• The offshore fire detection system

• Monitoring systems: structural health weather and wave and helideck lighting control

• Signal interfaces to the auxiliary control 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 verification status

• Review and comment on contractor and supplier documents including:

  • ITPs FAT and commissioning procedures

  • calibration and loop test procedures

  • inspection and test procedures for instrumentation equipment

• Define client hold witness review and monitoring points and keep the instrumentation inspection register up to date

• Assess Technical Queries deviation requests and supplier NCRs

• Witness FATs for instrumentation packages including:

  • flow pressure level and temperature instruments switches and analysers

  • actuated and quick-closing valves

  • structural monitoring systems and fire alarm / fire extinguishing control systems

• Witness calibration functional interface and communication tests

• Verify Ex certification IP ratings material and calibration certificates (EN 10204 3.1 / 3.2) and CE documentation

• Carry out surveillance visits at international sub-suppliers and during E&I support fabrication

• Verify marking packing and preservation and recommend equipment release for shipment

• At the Dubai yard inspect:

  • cable trays and supports cable pulling routing segregation and identification

  • glands terminations and instrument hook-up

  • compliance with Ex IP earthing and bonding requirements

• Verify the handover status of technical rooms before HVDC equipment is installed

• Witness insulation resistance and continuity tests loop checks interface tests and cause-and-effect tests

• Witness commissioning of fire detection monitoring systems and remote control functions through the auxiliary control system (AUX HMI/SCADA)

• 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 (ITR-A) and review punch list items and completion dossiers in the contractors system

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

• Offshore: witness final calibration loop verification interlocks and alarms and verify signal integrity to the control system

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

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

• Degree or certificate in electrical instrumentation or measurement and control engineering

• Minimum 8 years in QA/QC inspection or commissioning of instrumentation and control systems of which at least 5 years on offshore or marine projects

• Proven experience witnessing instrument FATs calibration checks and loop checks

• 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 54 DIN VDE 0833 DIN 14675 IEC 60079-14/-17 IEC 61892-5/-7 IEC 62381 IEC 62382 NORSOK Z-010

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

• CompEx certification (Ex01Ex04 or equivalent)

• ISA CAP ISA CCST or functional safety certification

• Integrated fire detection and fire protection systems on offshore facilities

• Structural health weather and marine monitoring systems

• Cause-and-effect and integrated system testing

• Previous work on HVDC converter platforms or offshore substations

• Experience on European projects

• DNV certification processes; 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 DNV-ST-0145 and German occupational safety rules (BetrSichV DGUV ASR)
  

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

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

• Lead Inspector role at a major fabrication yard in Dubai

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

Interested
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