QA/QC Lead Engineer | Oil and Gas | Saudi Arabia
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
