NES Qatar is currently looking for an Inspection Engineer for our Qatar-based petrochemical client. This is a direct hire role that also offers family benefits.

The main purpose of this role is to provide cost-effective and timely inspection support services to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the company’s static pressure plant, storage tanks, and interconnecting pipework. The role involves optimizing and monitoring the integrity of static equipment and piping using appropriate inspection technology, NDT, and RBI methodologies to safeguard equipment integrity and maximize plant availability.

Candidates should have at least 15 years of experience in the in-service and shutdown/turnaround inspection of plant fixed equipment/piping. Candidates preferably from Methanol, MTBE, and Ammonia plants would be considered. Candidates should have at least 5 years of supervisory experience in an operating plant as a direct hire company employee.

Key Requirements:

• Experience in inspecting static equipment like reformers, reformer tubes, reactors, pressure vessels, piping, boilers, furnaces, columns, heat exchangers, and storage tanks.
• Competence in Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) and damage mechanisms, including developing RBI strategies.
• Knowledge of ASME Section I/II/V/VIII/IX, TEMA, API, and ASTM codes and standards.
• Familiarity with international codes and standards for in-service inspection and NDT techniques.
• Current knowledge of best practices in integrity assessment, root cause analysis, fitness-for-service, PSM, MIQA, HAZOP, etc.
• Experience in root cause failure analysis.
• Experience in inspection and NDT jobs contracting for online and major turnaround inspection work.
• Working knowledge in SAP.

Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, metallurgy engineering, or equivalent.

API certifications in 510 and 570 are required at a minimum, with API 653 and AWS/CSWIP or equivalent qualifications and Level II certification of basic NDT techniques (UT, RT, MT, and PT) being an added advantage.

If the above aligns with your skills and experience, and you are interested in moving to a tax-free country, please e-mail me your CV along with your availability for a chat, and we can go through the opportunity.

You can reach me at shruti.kadam@nesfircroft.com

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further assistance with your application!

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