Welding & Coating Inspector

Responsible for quality inspection of welding piping fabrication erection and coating activities ensuring compliance with approved procedures project specifications ITPs and applicable industry standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Inspect fabrication installation erection and testing of process piping pipelines structures tanks vessels and metallic items.
  
• Review WPS PQR weld maps and welding documentation; witness welder qualification tests.
  
• Verify material traceability welding consumable control storage and handling.
  
• Inspect fit-up welding parameters dimensional accuracy and final visual quality.
  
• Monitor welding equipment calibration PWHT records and contractor compliance.
  
• Prepare/review fit-up visual inspection and daily welding reports.
  
• Inspect surface preparation blasting coating application WFT/DFT curing and recoating intervals.
  
• Verify coating materials batch traceability storage applicator qualifications and equipment calibration.
  
• Witness required coating tests including holiday detection adhesion and thickness testing.
  
• Identify defects/non-conformances and ensure corrective actions are completed.
  

Requirements

• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
  
• CSWIP 3.1 or AWS CWI Welding.
  
• BGAS Grade II or NACE Level II Coating/Painting.
  
• Minimum 10 years experience in Welding/Piping/Pipeline QC and Painting/Coating inspection.
  
• Oil & Gas/Petrochemical experience mandatory.
  
• Experience with major EPC contractors or their subcontractors preferred.
  
• Strong knowledge of QA/QC procedures ITPs inspection standards and documentation.