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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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)

How To Apply
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