[Job Vacancy] Principal Welding Engineer at Westpaq Engineering Nigeria Limited (WPQ)

Westpaq Engineering Nigeria Limited (WPQ) is a Nigerian Subsidiary of the Bay Matrix Group, a USA based, Africa-focused company. WPQ is a fully compliant local content company in Nigeria, with deep insight on the Nigerian business, social, community, and environmental challenges and solutions. We are structured and supported by a parent company and its network of global partners to provide top-class solutions at a local level which is efficient for the Nigerian O&G Industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Principal Welding Engineer
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
ServiceType: Welding Engineering Services

Service Description

Ensure HSSEQ Compliance: Ensure all welding activities comply with HSSEQ (Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Quality) standards and promote a safety-first culture on-site.
Enforcing Shell and IOGP (International Oil and Gas Producers) HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) policies and procedures at Company worksites.
Review Welding Procedures: Review detailed welding procedures, specifications, and instructions developed by the EPC contractor to ensure compliance with project requirements and industry standards.
Ensure Technical Assurance: Provide technical assurance for all welding-related deliverables during the Detailed Engineering Design phase, ensuring they meet project specifications and quality standards. Respond to technical clarification and queries from the contractor.
Manage Welding Qualifications: Oversee and verify welding qualification tests, including Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), Welder Qualification Tests (WQT), and Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), ensuring compliance with project requirements and industry standards.
Conduct Welding Inspections: Perform and oversee welding inspections and non-destructive testing (NDT) to ensure weld quality and integrity.
Review and Approve Welding Plans: Review and approve welding plans and procedures submitted by the EPC contractor, ensuring they are robust and meet project standards.
Resolve Welding Issues: Address and resolve welding-related technical queries and issues during design, procurement, fabrication, and installation phases.
Interface Management: Manage interfaces between welding activities and other project disciplines, including Subsea Hardware, FPSO, and Umbilical systems.
Conduct Technical Reviews: Participate in technical reviews, including HAZIDs, HAZOPs, and constructability reviews, providing expert input on welding-related matters.
Maintain Industry Knowledge: Stay updated with the latest welding technologies, industry standards, and best practices to ensure the project utilizes the most efficient and effective welding methods.
Provide Training and Support: Provide training and technical support to project personnel and contractors on welding-related issues.
Work with Contractor to ensure quality issues are properly identified, documented, reported, and timely dispositioned.
Author and deliver daily, weekly, and monthly status, progress, and site reports.
Liaise with internal stakeholders i.e., Quality, HSE, project control, engineering disciplines, planning, etc., to ensure adequate support for project execution.
Log and track lessons learned during the detailed design and manufacturing activities within the package.
Oversee Contractor Performance: Monitor and evaluate the performance of contractors’ welding activities to ensure compliance with project requirements and industry standards.
Document Control: Ensure all welding documentation, including reports, certificates, and records, are accurately maintained and readily available for review and audit.
Champion Quality Assurance: Promote and enforce quality assurance practices throughout all phases of the welding operations to achieve high standards of workmanship and reliability.
Support Installation Activities: Provide technical support during the installation and commissioning phases, ensuring welding activities are completed on schedule and to the required quality standards.
Responsible for safe, timely and efficient execution, and drive progress of work scope based on project schedule.

Requisite Qualifications

Minimum of 15 years work experience with at least 10 years relevant experience in welding engineering, with a focus on pipeline and structural welding in an upstream Deepwater or similar environment.
Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Welding Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, or a related discipline, with professional registration.
Good understanding and application of Industry standards and codes for welding (DNV, API, ASME, etc.).
Knowledge in the use of MS Office tools or similar software.
Ability to communicate, work, interface, interact, and influence effectively within a multi-disciplinary team of professionals located globally.
Knowledge of personal and process safety.
Extensive experience in developing, reviewing, and approving welding procedures, specifications, and instructions.
Proven experience with welding qualification tests, including Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), Welder Qualification Tests (WQT), and Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS).
Proficiency in conducting and overseeing welding inspections and non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resumes and Applications to: [email protected] and copy: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.

Application Deadline  16th September, 2024.

Disclaimer

This position description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the incumbent.
The incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required