QA/QC Welding & AUT – Onboard Pipelaying Vessel

Company Description

Our client is a global multi-energy company operating large-scale refining and petrochemical facilities. It transforms crude oil into fuels and essential industrial products through highly integrated and technologically advanced operations. The organisation is recognized for its strong HSE culture, operational excellence, and commitment to reducing environmental impact. Joining the company means contributing to complex international projects within a high-performance industrial environment.

Job Description

The Service Holder acts as the Company's offshore QA/QC Welding and AUT Representative onboard the FDS installation vessel.

Working closely with the SURF Operations Team, SURF QA/QC Lead, and Contractor QA/QC personnel, the Service Holder shall ensure that all welding, NDT and Automated Ultrasonic Testing (AUT) activities are executed in accordance with:

• Approved Project Specifications.

• Contractual requirements.

• TotalEnergies General Specifications.

• Applicable international codes and standards.

• Approved Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS).

• Inspection and Test Plans (ITP).

• Quality Control Procedures.

The Service Holder is responsible for monitoring and verifying the quality of offshore fabrication and installation activities related to:

• Rigid pipeline welding.

• Tie-in welds.

• Stalk welding operations.

• Repair welding activities.

• AUT inspection activities.

• Complementary NDT activities (UT, RT, MT, PT, VT).

• Weld data management and traceability.

• Offshore as-built quality documentation.

The Service Holder shall provide daily QA/QC oversight and ensure that all installation records are accurately maintained and reported.

Key Responsibilities / Activities

HSE:

The service holder shall:

• Demonstrate exemplary HSE behaviour and compliance with Company rules and values.

• Participate actively in onboard safety meetings, toolbox talks and risk assessments.

• Ensure all welding and inspection activities are conducted safely and in compliance with approved procedures.

• Promote safe practices throughout all project phases and participate in incident reporting and investigations.

• Identify unsafe practices and raise observations.

QA/QC Surveillance

The service holder shall:

• Supervise Contractor welding and AUT/NDT activities onboard the FDS.

• Verify compliance with approved WPS, WPQR and Project specifications.

• Monitor qualification status of welders, welding operators and NDT personnel.

• Verify implementation of approved Inspection and Test Plans.

• Witness inspection and testing activities as defined in the Project Quality Plans.

• Ensure offshore welding activities comply with applicable requirements of DNV standards, Project specifications, and Company General Specifications.

• Review and endorse quality documentation generated offshore.

• Verify calibration and certification status of equipment.

• Ensure proper implementation of NCR, Concession and Deviation processes.

• Follow up corrective and preventive actions resulting from audits, inspections and lessons learned.

• Raise quality observations when required.

Welding & AUT Activities

The service holder shall:

• Monitor production welding operations onboard the vessel.

• Verify welding parameters are maintained within approved ranges.

• Witness qualification tests when required.

• Review daily welding reports and production statistics.

• Monitor weld repair rates and identify potential quality concerns.

• Verify repair welding procedures are properly implemented.

• Supervise AUT inspection activities performed by Contractor specialists.

• Review AUT reports, weld maps and acceptance records.

• Participate in disposition of welding anomalies and unacceptable indications.

• Ensure traceability between weld numbers, pipe/quad numbers, AUT records, repair history and final acceptance status.

• Ensure all weld and inspection data are incorporated into project databases and handover dossiers.

Reporting & Coordination

The service holder shall:

• Provide daily reports to the RSES-D and weekly reports to SURF Quality Lead.

• Participate in daily progress meetings onboard the vessel.

• Coordinate with RSES-D, SURF CPY Quality Lead, SURF CPY Welding Engineer, Contractor QA/QC Team, and NDT/AUT Contractor Personnel.

• Monitor quality KPIs including welding production, repair rates, AUT acceptance rates, and NCR trends.

• Ensure proper preservation and transfer of all offshore quality records.

Additional Information

• Start Date: Q1-2027 (TBC)
• Duration: 6 months (TBC)
• Renewable: Opportunity
• Location: Offshore Angola (+ potential mobilization abroad)
• Status: Rotational 4 weeks / Day or Night Shift position