Lead Inspector - EXPAT
On-siteArar, Northern Borders Region, Saudi Arabia
Job Summary
Oversee all operations services for refinery and community facilities, including civil, electrical, piping, and process mechanical equipment. Ensure repair, replacement, and expansion projects adhere to applicable codes or secure approved waivers. Maintain equipment inspection records and fixed equipment repair histories while conducting periodic on-site inspections to resolve technical problems. Prepare pro-active inspection requirements, forecast material needs, and review designs for plant modifications. Administer training functions, conduct performance evaluations for field supervisors, and plan promotions. Collaborate with Engineering Services to develop or update company standards and inspection methods. Provide technical assistance to Operations and Maintenance on procedures and submit information for weekly and monthly performance meetings.
Required Qualifications
- Senior Equipment inspector with full current certification in API 510 pressure vessel inspection
- Senior Equipment inspector with full current certification in API 570 process piping
- Senior Equipment inspector with full current certification in API 653 tank repair, alteration and reconstruction inspection standards
- Fully familiar with ASME welding and pressure vessel codes
- Nine (9) years, either in the petroleum industry or similar process industries
- Three years in a quality assurance function involve with enforcing and/or formulating codes and standards
- 15 years field inspection experience
- Proven outstanding technical knowledge
- Proven leadership experience in the Company
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
- Thorough knowledge of all relevant US and Saudi Aramco inspection/mechanical codes and standards
- Construction and maintenance procedures
- Up-to-date materials testing procedures, techniques and analysis (both destructive and non-destructive)
- Engineering practices and economic principles
- Calculation methods and design detail
- General knowledge in Refinery specific corrosion principles and failure mechanisms
- ASME and API code calculation principles and methodology
- National board inspection code
- Risk based inspection
- BS in Mechanical
- Minimum of 15 years in the refinery and/or Natural Gas Liquids industry
- Specifically in mechanical inspection
- At least 10 years field experience working on plants major turnaround, field troubleshooting and inspection
- Certification in two of the following API accreditations: API-510, API-570, API-653
- Certified Welding Inspector (CSWIP 3.1 or CWI/AWS)
- NACE Certified Coating Inspector Level II
- Qualified NDT Examiner (Visual/Penetrant/Ultrasonic/Magnetic Particle Testing)
Desired Qualifications
- Under exceptional approved situations a Senior Equipment inspector with full current certification in API 510 pressure vessel inspection, API 570 process piping, API 653 tank repair, alteration and reconstruction inspection standards and fully familiar with ASME welding and pressure vessel codes may be considered
- 15 years field inspection experience and proven outstanding technical knowledge and proven leadership experience in the Company may be considered
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