Job description
Supervise all activities associated with structural, piping and pipeline welding on board offshore barges/vessels
Identify requirements for personnel, equipment and welding consumables to meet project requirements prior to offshore mobilization
Coordinate with Welding Supervisors / Foremen, Welding Inspectors and third party NDT personnel
In charge of all the welding activities on board the vessel and job site
Responsible for carrying out welding trials, qualification of welding procedures, training of welders/ welding operators at offshore
Responsible for implementing the applicable welding and QA/QC procedures and maintaining welders’ qualification validity
Conduct toolbox meeting with welding crew and promote safety awareness among them
Supervise setting up of welding, bevelling and clamping equipment and inspect the same for correct settings
Monitor consumption of welding electrodes, shielding gases, welding flux and other related material and report short-falls or request replenishment ahead of time to warehouse and field engineer
Coordinate with client, third party and inspection team on welding issues
Trouble shooting of welding related problems and maintain progress
Take necessary actions to establish a safe working environment
Compliance in accordance with Company codes and HSE standards
Secondary School Certificate with a discipline-specific technical qualification, or equivalent
Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in Oil & Gas Industry
Knowledge of using SMAW, FCAW, mechanised SAW processes and automatic welding using GMAW (pulsed) process in 5G downhill position, air-arc gouging and repair welding
Working knowledge of structural, piping and pipeline welding codes such as AWS D1.1, ASME B31.3, AP1 1104 and DNV OS-F 101
Sound technical knowledge in welding processes such as SMAW, SAW, GMAW, FCAW (inner shield), STT and welding of various materials like carbon steel, stainless steel, CRA clad steel, etc
Be conversant with client specifications and welding standards and capable of interpreting radiography films of welded joints
Ability to read and understand welding procedure specification and inspection plan documents
Good written and spoken English language skills
Supervise all activities associated with structural, piping and pipeline welding on board offshore barges/vessels
Identify requirements for personnel, equipment and welding consumables to meet project requirements prior to offshore mobilization
Coordinate with Welding Supervisors / Foremen, Welding Inspectors and third party NDT personnel
In charge of all the welding activities on board the vessel and job site
Responsible for carrying out welding trials, qualification of welding procedures, training of welders/ welding operators at offshore
Responsible for implementing the applicable welding and QA/QC procedures and maintaining welders’ qualification validity
Conduct toolbox meeting with welding crew and promote safety awareness among them
Supervise setting up of welding, bevelling and clamping equipment and inspect the same for correct settings
Monitor consumption of welding electrodes, shielding gases, welding flux and other related material and report short-falls or request replenishment ahead of time to warehouse and field engineer
Coordinate with client, third party and inspection team on welding issues
Trouble shooting of welding related problems and maintain progress
Take necessary actions to establish a safe working environment
Compliance in accordance with Company codes and HSE standards