Job Description
Job Overview:
Responsible for the development of project welding procedures that comply with the applicable Design, Engineering and Construction Codes, Standards and Project specifications. Responsible for maintaining the project welder qualification program. Liaise with Welding School Supervisor, Production Supervisor, Certifying Authority.
Responsibilities
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Review customer drawings / specifications for material and welding requirements to determine the necessary WPS / PQR required assuring the integrity of the weldment.
- Select the electrode / consumables and estimate quantities required for project.
- Source materials required for WPS/PQR's
- Determine Joint Design
- Optimize Welding Process
- Apply code and specification requirements to the proposed WPS
- Develop project and task specific Welding Qualification Execution plans
- Submittal of WPS PQR packages for the project
- Tool box talks and conducting Welding kick-offs
- Qualify welding procedures and welder qualifications through execution of the welding plan.
- Supervise PQR’s on site and witness tests at laboratory.
- Prepare weld procedure specification.
- Review welder qualification tests and approves documentation.
- Assess quantity of production weld testing required and ensures their timely performance and testing.
- Consult with customer’s engineers and Production Supervisor on metallurgical and welding problems to determine or implement resolution.
- Assist in development of automatic welding systems and new methodology (for AWS Engineer)
- Supervise / monitor work at the metallurgical laboratory.
- Supervise the Welding School Activities
- Supervise Welder Training
- Vendor’s Welding documents review
Qualifications
Essential Qualifications and Education:
- 4 year BS Degree in Welding Eng / Metallurgical Engineering / Mechanical Eng
- 3+ years in Welding / Metallurgy aspects for Fabrication and construction Industry.
Preferred Qualifications and Education:
- Welding Technology
- Understanding of NDT techniques
- Inspection Qualification.
Company Overview and Core Values:
McDermott is a premier, fully-integrated provider of technology, engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry. For more than a century, customers have trusted McDermott to design and build end-to-end infrastructure and technology solutions—from the wellhead to the storage tank—to transport and transform oil and gas into the products the world needs today.
At McDermott, we hold all employees accountable to follow our 5 core values.
- Integrity – we maintain a firm adherence to legal and ethical conduct
- One Team – we are one company, where everyone is equally important
- Go Beyond – we seek courageous and creative solutions
- Well-Being – we promote all forms of well-being
- Commitment – we are reliable and dependable in delivering quality solutions