I'm searching for a Senior Welding Engineer for our client. They are a leader in floating technologies for the oil and gas industry and the office is located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. In this role you would receive a 1-year contract with a possibility to extend from NES. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Specify, monitor, and advise on all metallurgical, fabrication, welding and NDE aspects (including QA/QC), during engineering, procurement, construction and offshore operation project phases of various product (FPSO, FSO, MS, PLEM and Calm Buoy).

This includes pressure retaining equipment, piping and structural components associated with the SBM product lines.

• Coordinate, execute and control the Metallurgical and Welding activities in Projects and/or proposals in accordance with Project requirements within the assigned budget, time schedule and quality standards.
• Ensure that manufacturers, construction yards and suppliers comply with our client's requirements, client requirements and applicable international rules, codes, standards and procedures.
• Responsible for man-hours estimation and monitoring of engineering budget for the field of expertise within the projects.
• Provide global support to other offices of our client, to ensure that industry standards are met. The range of services includes manufacturers and product technical qualifications, specification development, specialist technical advice and failure investigations.
• Continuously identifying opportunities to standardize, simplify and improve efficiency of ways of working.

 

MAIN TASKS

• Development and compilation of project specifications.
• Reviews the Client technical documentation and all relevant legislation, standards, specification and code requirements.
• Participates to the engineering man-hours estimation for the metallurgical and welding activities.
• Complies with the Group Technical Standards and GEMS processes, raises comments and deviations, when necessary.
• Participates to the definition of the metallurgical and welding activities list of deliverables, time schedule and controls activities in accordance with Contract requirements.
• Provides assistance to the Engineering disciplines on subject matter.
• Ensures quality and compliance of metallurgy, welding, NDE requirements in equipment packages, bulk supplies and adherence to applicable project specifications.
• Interfaces with Client, Subcontractors and Yard for resolution of metallurgy and welding issues, as required.
• Carries out technical audits and evaluations dedicated to subject matter aspects of bulk material/ equipment Suppliers and Subcontractors, including qualification programs.
• Reviews the materials deliverables produced by bulk material/ equipment Suppliers and Subcontractors.
• Advises on welding, fabrication and metallurgical matters, as required.
• Assists material / equipment failure investigations and engineering assessments as required.
• Suggests suitable actions to prevent, adsorb or minimize any deviations from approved time and budget.
• Collects Project Lessons Learned for continuous improvement implementation.
• Keeps abreast of relevant developments / tools for metallurgical and welding activities and initiate methodologies improvements.

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• 10 years’ experience in metallurgy, welding, NDE for FPSO, FSO, FLNG, mooring systems, during FEED, detailed engineering and execution.
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Metallurgy, Petroleum, Materials Science or related technical field from an accredited college or university.
• Certification from materials related professional association such as IWE, IOM3, TWI is required.
• Principle knowledge of:
• • International Offshore industry design, materials and fabrication codes & standards, such as  ASME, AWS, API, ISO, NACE, ASTM, ABS, BV, DNV, LR related to metallurgy, welding and material selection for CS/LTCS and CRA materials
• • Functioning principles, fabrication technologies and build characteristics of the equipment used in offshore construction and process plant.
• Knowledge of the functioning principles behind material selection for corrosion control, common corrosion challenges and failure mechanisms, CP systems (ICCP and SACCP), painting, lining, insulation and fireproofing is a plus.
• Good communication skills, sense of ownership, ability to take initiative. Team-player who delivers in a multicultural environment, willing to share knowledge, standardize and simplify.
• Able to work in multitasking mode, using design thinking principles and handling multiple projects at the same time with high efficiency.
• Proactive, self-propelled individual that can find ways to deliver the expected results in the most efficient way.
• Office presence few days per week on a weekly base is required.
• Availability to traveling to yards, fabrication sites and vendor premises worldwide [business trips]
• Ability to manage several activities in parallel, combined with flexibility and strong analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent level of English, both written and spoken

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