Inspector I Quality

Petrofac overview

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?

Key responsibilities

• Inspection and testing of temporary electrical works, connections to camp facilities as and when required.
• Inspect installation of supports prior to cable tray installation.
• Inspection of cable tray/conduit installation prior to release for cable laying.
• Inspect underground stub ups.
• Inspect cable trench for dimensions and sand bedding prior to cable laying and prior to release of each layer of cables.
• Monitor cable jointing and termination process to ensure manufacturer’s recommendations are followed.
• Inspect cable segregation arrangement prior to back filling and release.
• Inspect cable glanding, termination, dressing, etc.
• Witness insulation resistance and continuity test of cables on the drum, after laying, prior to trench back filling and after termination.
• Witness hi-pot test of cables.
• Inspect and witness final torquing of the cable termination.
• Inspect installation of cable tray cover.
• Surveillance during installation of equipment at substation to ensure manufacturer’s recommendations are followed.
• Monitor preservation activities of switch gears, transformers, bus ducts and other equipment.
• Inspection of switch gear installation for alignment, location, etc.
• Witness torquing of bus bar joints and doctor test.
• Witness insulation resistance test of bus bar.
• Witness hi-pot test of bus bar wherever applicable.
• Witness various testing of switchgears including insulation resistance, hi-pot, ductor, operational tests, etc.
• Witness transformer oil dielectric test.
• Witness insulation resistance test of transformer.
• Witness various electrical tests as per applicable inspection test plans and vendor documents.
• Final inspection of transformers, switchgears, MCCs and other equipment.
• Inspect installation of bus duct.
• Witness torquing, ductor and insulation resistance test of bus duct.
• Inspect batteries, chargers and UPS. Where applicable, witness charging and discharging test of batteries.
• Inspect underground earth cable installation, cad weld joints, etc. prior to trench back filling.
• Inspect installation of earth electrode and earthing system.
• Witness earth resistance test of individual electrodes and earthing network.
• Witness earth loop resistance and continuity test.
• Inspection of lightning protection system of each building.
• Final inspection of earthing system.
• Inspect location of each lighting fixture, socket outlets, junction boxes with respect to type and application.
• Inspect site routed lighting cable tray installation and release for cable laying.
• Inspect installation of distribution boards.
• Witness insulation resistance test of distribution boards.
• Witness insulation resistance and continuity test of lighting circuits.
• Witness functional test of each lighting circuit, where applicable only.
• Witness illumination level test, where applicable only.
• Monitor preservation activities of motors throughout project period.
• Inspect installation of motors including glanding, termination, earthing.
• Witness insulation resistance test and/or polarization index test as applicable.
• Inspect installation of local control stations.
• Witness functional test from local control station to substation, if applicable.
• Witness motor solo run test (2 hours for LV motors and 4 hours for MV/HV motors), if applicable.
• Inspect thermite welding on top of underground pipe and witness continuity test of cables.
• Inspect installation of temporary magnesium anode, reference electrode, anode ribbon, crossings.
• Witness various inspection and testing related to cathodic protection system prior to backfilling and after backfilling.
• Inspect installation of cathodic protection transformer/rectifier.
• Inspect installation of heat tracing circuits and associated components.
• Witness testing of heat tracing circuits prior to insulation and after cladding.
• Witness inspection and tests related to equipment such as diesel generators, HVAC equipment, etc.
• Witness inspection and testing related to overhead power distribution and transmission lines.
• Perform initial detailed inspection of certified electrical equipment based on latest IEC 60079-17 tables 1, 2, 3 and IEC 60079-14, or perform visual or close inspection as applicable.
• Correct interpretation of equipment labels, IP rating, etc.
• Verify IP rating is maintained.

Essential qualifications and skills

• Diploma in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years experience as Electrical QC Inspector.
• Experience in oil and gas or petrochemical industry.
• Previous work with major EPC contractors or their subcontractors.
• For hazardous area electrical inspections: should be an experienced person whose training has included instructions on various types of protection and installation practices, IEC 60079-17 and IEC 60079-14. Evidence of relevant experience and training claimed shall be documented and available. If no such training attended, the candidate should undergo in-house training prior to assigning any Ex-inspections.