Principal Inspector – Quality (Painting/Coating & Insulation)

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.

We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs, planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.

This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.   

We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.

Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone? 

JOB TITLE: Principal Inspector – Quality (Painting/Coating & Insulation)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Painting/Coating:

• Ensure weather conditions are acceptable in line with applicable standards/specifications (environmental, time, and economic constraints).
• Ensure manufacturer’s instructions and MSDS are followed while handling and storing painting/coating materials and abrasives at the site.
• Ensure that data sheets are available, material traceability is maintained, and the correct materials are used.
• Monitor the performance of contractors, ensuring applicators are competent and, where required, have valid certification for the processes in use, and that equipment is in serviceable condition.
• Ensure inspection and test equipment is serviceable, within calibration periods, and that personnel are knowledgeable in its use.
• Ensure the weld area is covered before blasting, where pressure testing is not completed.
• Ensure protection of flange serration, instruments, etc., before blasting.
• Ensure surface preparation, blast profile, and cleanliness meet requirements.
• Continuous monitoring of surface cleanliness and recording of surface profile (this should take place at least three times during the coating process: before any surface preparation activities start, after surface preparation, before coating begins, and between each application of coating in a multi-coat system).
• Monitor wet film thickness during application and application techniques.
• Monitor dry film thickness and recoating intervals.
• Ensure any identification marks or tags that are removed or over-coated are replaced.
• After the full curing activity, conduct visual inspections and specified non-destructive and/or destructive tests.
• Conduct visual inspections after each coat (verify correct shade, degree of gloss, evenness, and ensure the surface is free from tackiness after drying/curing and free from cracks, holidays, runs, sags, wrinkles, patches, brush or roller marks, or other defects that may be deleterious to the quality of the coating).
• Witness destructive tests as applicable in accordance with the project specifications (holiday detection, adhesion testing, impact resistance testing, cathodic disbondment testing, thickness of coating on steel body, thickness of coating on weld bead, peel test, overall degree of adhesion, and voids exposing bare metal).
• Check for any damages and defects upon completion of each stage of painting/coating works.

Insulation:

• Inspect insulation material to verify the manufacturer, type of product, thickness of insulation, and batch number.
• Ensure manufacturer’s instructions and MSDS are followed while handling and storing insulation materials at the site.
• Verify insulation materials are stored off the floor under shade in secured and well-ventilated areas, away from moisture and water, which may lead to loosening of insulation strength.
• Ensure insulation materials are stored separately based on type, width, and thickness.
• Ensure different manufacturers’ products are not combined and are stored separately.
• Verify materials are used in the same order in which they are delivered, ensuring the order of consumption is first-in-first-out.
• Ensure system/subsystem testing, reinstatement, and painting are completed and released from piping/equipment prior to starting insulation.
• Ensure piping and equipment are insulated as per the line list and isometric.
• Ensure equipment insulation is as per the equipment data sheet.
• Verify heat-traced piping/equipment are released prior to the application of insulation.
• Ensure equipment and paved areas adjacent to components being insulated are protected from dripping compounds and sealants.
• Ensure piping and equipment are clean, dry, and free from grease, dirt, loose rust, and scale.
• Verify that austenitic stainless-steel vessels, equipment, and piping need special attention to prevent contamination due to corrosive products like chlorine and chlorides, and that surfaces are wrapped with aluminum or stainless-steel foil as per project specifications.
• Inspect insulation/cladding at each stage as indicated on ITPs.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Degree or diploma in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

• Shall possess NACE or FROSIO Level III Coating Inspector certification.
• Having CSWP 3.1/AWS certified Welding Inspector and ISO 9712 NDE Level II Certification is an advantage.
• Experience as a QC Inspector in painting/coating and insulation.
• Experience in oil and gas platform or wind energy platform fabrication inspection activities.
• Multi-discipline inspector preferred (coating and welding inspection).

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