PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The Lead QA/QC Engineer owns the quality system for shutdown, turnaround and project work at Saudi Aramco and affiliate facilities. The post-holder sets up and gets approved the quality documentation before mobilization, leads the QC team and welder resources on site, and is the single quality contact for Aramco inspection, the Third Party Inspector and project management through to the final QC dossier.
Key Responsibilities:
A. Pre-mobilization and Documentation
■ Prepare FQAP, ITPs, work procedures and QC organization chart; obtain Aramco approval before start.
■ Prepare WPS/PQR packages and welder qualification plan to ASME IX and SAES-W-010 / W-011.
■ Write repair procedures to ASME PCC-2, API 510 / 570 / 653 and SAES; request waivers (SAEP-302) where required.
■ Submit inspector certificates and calibration records for approval; plan QC manpower against the schedule.
■ Review SATIP / SAIC and Schedule Q to fix hold and witness points.
B. Execution on Site
■ Inspect static equipment (vessels, exchangers, columns and internals, fin fans, drums) to ASME VIII Div.1 and API 510.
■ Control tank repair, alteration and settlement work to API 650 / 653 and SAES-D-108.
■ Control piping fabrication, PMI, PWHT, hardness and NDE to ASME B31.3, API 570 and SAES-L-350.
■ Run the welder register, WPS-welder matrix, daily allocation and repair-rate tracking (SAEP-1160).
■ Manage flange joint list, torque and leak-test records (ASME PCC-1, SAEP-351); issue test packs and witness hydro/pneumatic tests (SAES-A-004).
C. Close-out and Reporting
■ Close NCRs, punch A and B items and offer final inspection to Aramco.
■ Review NDE reports and RT films from subcontractors before client submission.
■ Compile and issue the QC dossier (records, certificates, weld maps, test packs, calibration).
■ Report KPIs: welder repair rate, NCR closure, hold-point compliance, dossier status.
■ Record lessons learned for the next shutdown.
■ Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
■ 8 to 10 years of QA/QC in Oil & Gas, with several shutdown or major projects as QC lead.
■ Worked under Aramco inspection (SATIP / SAIC) and led pre-start approval of quality documents.
■ Certification: at least two or three of API 510, API 570, CSWIP 3.1 (or AWS CWI), valid and verifiable.
■ Proven repair procedure writing for static equipment and piping.
Preferred:
■ CSWIP 3.2 Senior Welding Inspector.
■ ASNT NDT Level II (RT, UT, MT, PT).
■ ASME VIII and IX training; knowledge of API 579-1 fitness-for-service.
■ Experience managing welder tracking and flange management systems.