Welding Engineer at Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited

Saipem is a global leader in the Engineering, Procurement, Construction & Installation Businesses, with a strong inclination towards oil & gas-related activities in remote areas. We excel in the provisioning of engineering, procurement, project management and construction services, with distinctive skills and capabilities in the design and execution of large-scale offshore and onshore projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Welding Engineer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full time

Job Summary

Deal in metallurgy and welding for onshore plants, offshore and floaters topside facilities and pipelines of Oil and Gas industry
Refinery processes, Urea and Ammonia plants related to the metallic materials and allied fabrication process, through all its aspects
Provide specialized assistance and technical support on welding activities during fabrication and construction phases
Coordinate failure analysis and welding trial test

Responsibilities

Prepare and issue preliminary welding documents for project
Review client’s specifications and scopes of work, examine pipe metallurgy and prepare detailed welding procedures
Coordinate and schedule personnel and systems for qualification of welding procedures and welders
Ensure welding traceability information are recorded, maintained, and made available in the required format for welding activities
Prepare and issue welding documents (Welding Books, WPSs, WPQR, PTW report, Procedures, etc.)
Monitor Welding Quality through the analysis of the trends of project defect rates and Welders defect rates, proposing corrective and improvement processes
Support welding coordinator and / or project teams on all welding matters
Evaluate and estimate type and quantity of welding consumables
Maintain updated departmental project welding files and database
Review WPS / PQR and heat treatment procedure for piping / pipeline, tank, sphere and special (golden joint) construction welds issued by sub-contractor
Provide assistance to site activities and to the Welding Quality Control Supervisor / Inspectors

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Mechanical / Metallurgy / Chemical Engineering is required
IIW membership, QMS LEAD Auditor, AWS (CW engineer), CWI
Minimum of about 5 to 7 years relevant experience in welding engineering and quality management
Knowledge of the principles of corrosion and corrosion control methodologies
Knowledge of main applicable Industry materials selection and corrosion control international standards and codes (such as NACE, API, ISO, NORSOK, DNVGL, etc.)
Knowledge of Standards, Regulation and Codes for Engineering Criticality Assessment (ECA) and Fitness for Service (FFS)
Knowledge of the Fatigue Analysis principles and testing methods
Knowledge of mechanical properties of metals and standard testing
Knowledge of the principles of metallurgy and materials science
Detailed knowledge of NDT Engineering (Specific knowledge of advanced technologies (PA-UT, TOFD, TFM/FMC, Digital RT, etc.)
Knowledge and interpretation of international codes, client’s specification and acceptance criteria