Welding Engineer / USA

Welding Engineer

• The Welding Engineer will support Global Subsea Systems delivery of subsea hardware, primarily supporting projects being run from Houston.
• Duties will include:
  • Work under the supervision of GSS Materials and Welding Team Leader (UK based) and locally under day-to-day supervision of GSS Materials and Welding engineers in Houston.
  • Provide fabrication site welding audits and spot-checks (Houston area but may include travel to fabrication sites in USA).
  • Review pWPS, WPS and PQR documentation packages
  • Working with GSS Materials and Welding Engineers, ensure compliance with BP materials and welding ETPs and GSS specifications.
  • Under the guidance of GSS welding engineers, participate in risk assessments and prepare justification packages to support deviation requests to BP ETPs and International Welding Standards.
  • Resolution of site queries and deviations associated with fabrication activities
• Essential Criteria
  • Have minimum 10 years' experience in welding engineering, including production experience
  • Detailed understanding of commonly applied NDE techniques and the relevant welding NDE codes and standards (e.g. ASME BPV Code)
  • Chartered engineer or PE with Bachelor's degree or above, in metallurgy or welding engineering
  • Demonstrate ability to influence based on technical understanding and justification
  • A strong personal commitment to HSSE and a proven track record in working with contractors
  • Demonstrated abilities in working with a multi-discipline teams, and major contractors.
  • Strong organizational/planning skills.
  • Good communications skills to work in a geographically dispersed team.
• Desired Criteria
  • PE qualification preferred

• Top attributes that would make a candidate stand out:
  • Experience of fabrication sites;
  • NDE (UT and RT) qualifications;
  • Existing knowledge of company welding and materials ETPs.