Job Description

Date Posted: 2009-11-06 Ref. JB1351965

Welding Engineer
Kharafi National KSC (Closed)

1.To monitor Welder performance and conduct visual inspections of welds and repairs of welds in accordance with Company procedures and international codes of practice
2.To interview and select Welders and verify qualifications of Welders for project requirements
3.To monitor Welder performance and their repair rates in accordance with job quality requirements
4.To conduct training of Welders for new techniques and additional processes as per job requirements
5.To provide verification of electrodes backing and holding temperature including control and issue
6.To check, inspect and test incoming welding materials to ensure they meet job quality specifications
7.To undertake workshop verification of welding machine and electrode baking and storage to ensure all equipment meets job requirement specifications
8. To provide technical guidance for welding sequence and distortion control in accordance with procedures and job requirements
9. To conduct fit up and dimension inspections as per Inection and Test Plan (ITP) and review radiography test film
10. To check & record welding parameters and verify compliance with approved Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and technical procedures

Skills

Essential:
•A Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering related to NDE, Welding technology or Metallurgy.
•Knowledge in the field of Welding Inspection.
•Knowledge in Material Specification & Inspection.
•AWS, CWI or CSWIP 3-1
•Awareness of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience in Heavy Engineering fabrication workshop in the capacity of welding Engineering.
•Experience in WPS, PQRS’s & Welders Qualifications.
•Knowledge of Welding machines, accessories and selection of welding Equipments.
•Familiar with SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, SAW process, knowledge in selection of welding consumable & estimation welding consumables.
•Capable of managing team of welding supervisor and foreman. Should be conversant with ASME &AWS codes
•Data Analysis
• Communication Skills
• Welding and Construction codes and standards
• 6 to8 years experience in the field of welding inspection and 6to8 years of overall experience in Construction (oil & gas, Refinery, Petroleum and Power Plant), Welding Practices and Non destructive testing

Desirable:
• ASNT - TC- Level II in RT, UT, PT and MPT

Education

Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Company Profile

KHARAFI NATIONAL is a leading Infrastructure Project Developer in water, wastewater treatment and reclamation, district cooling, solid waste management and enhanced oil recovery as well as a leading Contractor and Facilities Management Service Provider to the petroleum, chemicals, power, water and commercial sectors in the Middle East and Africa.
As Infrastructure Project Developer, we are pursuing projects on a BOT, BOO or PPP basis.
Our commitment to excellence has made Kharafi National the regional most successful Infrastructure Project Developer and with an undisputed reputation for quality. The company’s client list includes some of the most prestigious corporations in the region.
Since it was established in 1976 Kharafi National has developed from a local contracting company into a world-class pan-Arabian Infrastructure Project Developer capable to undertake a wide range of challenging projects.
Today Kharafi National is an international, multi-disciplined Company with diversified operations in:
Infrastructure Project Development
EPCM
Construction
Facilities Management
Fabrication Services
Kharafi National’s multi-faceted organization contains all the disciplines - civil, HVAC, mechanical and electrical engineering, etc.- required to deliver a broad range of development and contracting services to the petroleum, chemical, power, water and commercial industries in the Middle East and Africa.
Kharafi National now has:
an annual turnover approaching US$1 billion;
a multi-national workforce of over 25, 000, of whom some 10% are managers, engineers, superintendents, technical and clerical staff;
a fleet of company-owned heavy construction equipment exceeding 3, 500 units;
its own fabrication facilities for piping, structural steel, pressure vessels, skids and packages that meet ASME standards;
Kharafi National is an ISO 9000:2000 company and operates in full compliance with ISO quality assurance systems and procedures.