Offshore Substation Fabrication Inspector

Description

We are currently looking for a Polish speaking Offshore Substation Fabrication Inspector for a leading renewable energy client.

The successful candidate will be required to support the Fabrication Manager in monitoring the progress of contractors and their sub-contractor steel works and surface treatment according to Programme and milestone. The Fabrication Inspector will be required to liaise with the Fabrication Manager on all quality matters and agree on inspection scope. This is an approx. 6 month freelance contract with the possibility of extending further thereafter, the proposed start date 2nd January 2017. This will be a 5 day working week approximately, 8hrs a day Monday - Friday.
Responsibilities:

• Comply with client guidelines, standards and requirements, together with local requirements.
• Liaise with the Fabrication Manager on all Quality matters and agree on inspection scope.
• Ensure and inspect that the structural fabrication and mechanical systems (piping, crane, passive fire walls) are made in accordance with client requirements, specifications and standards in regards to:
• Fabrication of jacket and topside.
• Sea fastening.
• Offshore welding of topside module to the jacket structureTo support the Fabrication Manager in monitoring the progress of contractor and sub-contractor steel works and surface treatment according to programme and milestone.
• To identify issues for certifying body inspections.
• Identify interfaces, risk and report those to the Fabrication Manager.
• Contribute actively to evaluation of the project and capture lessons learnt throughout the project.

Tasks:

• Review client requirements and design drawings.
• Review contractor procedures ITP, WPS, PQP, NDE and coating in order to follow up in contractor's workshop
• Review of client's spot check of workshop drawings and contractor and contractor's red-line mark up.
• Take part in discipline kick-off meetings, if relevant.
• To support Fabrication Manager in participation in witness - hold points inspector and FAT as agreed in the contractors ITP.
• To provide practical input to and follow up on implementation of fabrication relevant communication, technical queries (TQ) communication notes (CN).
• To raise and give input to non-conformities (NC).
• Spot check of contractor's material inspection.
• To verify welding certification, preparation and use of WPS to perform spot checks.
• Spot check of contractors NDT of welding performance, NDT equipment and NDT reporting.
• To verify of NDT operators certification by spot check.
• Final inspections of steel work before surface treatment/preparation incl. Contractors documentation.
• Dimensional checks of structure incl checking of position, dim of profiles and tolerances.
• Spot check of coating, coating facilities, inspection during coating process, paint reports and cathodic protection.
• To support the clients HSE with general supervision of HSE on site and to review the contractors as-built documentation.

• Minimum 8 - 10 years. of practical and theoretical experience within offshore or steel construction; or familiar with steel fabrication and inspection, NDT and coating such as IWI/IWS International Welding Inspection/Specialist, IWT/IWE International Welding technician/Welding Engineering and FROSIO light.
• Must be technically strong, adaptable, and work well in a team.
• Must be a Polish speaker, and have good English skill oral and written skills.