QA/QC Lead Engineer - Oil & Gas Shutdowns

About the role

The Lead QA/QC Engineer owns the quality system for shutdown, turnaround and project work at Saudi Aramco and affiliate facilities in Al Jubail. The post-holder sets up and gets approved the quality documentation before mobilization, leads the QC team and welder resources on site, and acts as the single quality contact for Aramco inspection, the Third Party Inspector and project management through to the final QC dossier.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare FQAP, ITPs, work procedures and the QC organization chart, and obtain Aramco approval before start
• Prepare WPS/PQR packages and welder qualification plans to ASME IX and SAES-W-010/W-011, and write repair procedures to ASME PCC-2 and API 510/570/653
• Submit inspector certificates and calibration records for approval, and plan QC manpower against the schedule
• Inspect static equipment to ASME VIII Div.1 and API 510, and control tank repair and piping fabrication, PMI, PWHT and NDE to the relevant codes
• Run the welder register, WPS-welder matrix and repair-rate tracking, manage flange joint lists and witness hydro/pneumatic tests
• Close NCRs, review NDE reports and RT films, compile the QC dossier and report KPIs such as welder repair rate and NCR closure

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 8 to 10 years of QA/QC in oil and gas, including several shutdowns or major projects as QC lead
• Experience working under Aramco inspection (SATIP/SAIC) and leading pre-start approval of quality documents
• Proven repair procedure writing for static equipment and piping

Required skills

• Certification in at least two or three of API 510, API 570, CSWIP 3.1 (or AWS CWI)
• Preferred: CSWIP 3.2 Senior Welding Inspector, ASNT NDT Level II, ASME VIII and IX training, API 579-1 fitness-for-service knowledge, welder and flange management experience