Role: Coating Inspector

Location: Within Saudi Arabia (openings in multiple location)

Project: PID / GIS

Project type: Upstream/Downstream/ Maintain Potential

Client: SAUDI ARAMCO

Scope:

The incumbent will monitor and/or perform quality activities at all stages of projects. The incumbent will ensure contractor's work is in compliance with all applicable requirements including without limitation SAUDI ARAMCO engineering requirements, standards, procedures, specifications, and Schedule Q of the project contract. The incumbent will provide training to others as and when required. Duties may require physical exertion, working outdoors, confined spaces, high elevations, and remote work locations, and on or offshore.

Principal duties:

• Perform "Hold", "Witness" and "Surveillance" inspections and tests at manufacturing facilities or construction sites to ensure compliance with SAUDI ARAMCO requirements and project specifications.
• Inspect material and equipment as applicable to ensure compliance with SAUDI ARAMCO requirements for proper handling, storage and protection at SAUDI ARAMCO facilities and/or construction sites.
• Monitor Contractor's Quality Systems, records and Quality Personnel for compliance with requirements.
• Review and evaluate Contractor's Quality document submittals.
• Witness on-site and off-site material and installations tests for compliance with SAUDI ARAMCO standards.
• Record legibly and accurately all controversial and noncomplying construction practices, materials and equipment and report to supervisor detailed potential problems for early
• resolution.
• Write inspection reports and initiate Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), Worksheets (WSs) and Equipment Deficiency Report (EDRs) as needed.

Minimum Requirements:

• B.S degree in Engineering in a respective inspection discipline with at least four (4) years of experience in relevant inspection discipline. OR two (2) years industrial/technical College along with BGAS/CSWIP or NACE.
• Diploma plus a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant inspection experience.
• Demonstrated thorough knowledge of applicable international standards.
• Demonstrated full working knowledge of quality system standards and methods
• Inspector shall demonstrate a thorough working knowledge and proven ability of all phases and types of critical coating (e.g. Epoxy, Fusion Bonded Epoxy (FBE), Baked Coating System or any other coating system for immersion service) applications and methods and recognized industry standards. The coating inspector shall be qualified to British Grade 1 or National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) Level II Critical Coatings Certification. When welding of the material to be coated is required (e.g. double jointing of pipe), Certification Scheme for Welding and Inspection Personnel (CSWIP) Level I, or COMPANY approved equivalent is required.