Offshore Inspection Specialist

Job overview

To act as the main focal point offshore and responsible for the coordination of all inspection activities. To ensure that plant and equipment is certified in accordance with Oceaneering and client codes of practice, strategies, and legislation with feedback of results to the client. Control and coordinate all inspection activities in accordance with Oceaneering and the client’s codes of practice, procedures, strategies, and offshore legislation where applicable. Provide regular feedback to the client and Oceaneering’s Senior Inspection Engineer.

Essential duties and responsibilities

Other duties may be assigned.

• Support the Line Manager (LM) and/or Senior Inspection Engineer (SIE) in delivery of Oceaneering workscope as defined in the contract with the client.
• Maintain close liaison with the platform personnel to ensure activities such as equipment scheduling, planning, availability, etc. are implemented.
• Compile and issue work packs detailing requirements for inspections.
• Assist in all strategy reviews and in the development of inspection programmes. Where necessary, input to detailed plans, programmes, workscope, and carry out pre-surveys of equipment.
• Undertake all agreed offshore inspections within the limitations ensuring they are implemented and completed as scheduled.
• Supervise Oceaneering offshore personnel and third parties whilst offshore. Ensure the contractor understands the workscope, associated risks and the work is completed and reported as specified in the workscope.
• Carry out briefings and tool box talks to all inspection and NDT personnel.
• Update inspection database (e.g. ACET) and maintenance management systems (e.g. Maximo, SAP) with inspection activities.
• Review and where applicable sign acceptance of inspection reports completed by NDT technicians or third parties.
• Assess defects or anomalies found, ensuring use of the Oceaneering or client anomaly process, e.g. IQRO procedure.
• Provide remedial recommendations as required and inspect the subsequent repair work for acceptance.
• Attend meetings and reviews as appropriate, e.g. shutdown, IQRO, planning, safety, and hazard risk assessment.
• Maintain assigned logs or registers up to date and in accordance with Oceaneering/client procedures.
• Issue status reports as required, e.g. daily, weekly, handover, etc.
• Provide support as required to audits, e.g. verification, client, internal, etc.

Qualifications and training

• API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector and API 570 Piping Inspection (Essential)
• ASNT Level 2 in UT, MPI, LPT, and RT (Essential)
• NACE / BGAS Painting and Coating Certification (Essential)
• CSWIP / AWS Welding Inspector Certification (Essential)
• Offshore Survival Training (Essential)
• IMIST / MIST certification (Preferred)

Experience

Essential:

• Minimum 10 years in the field of plant and equipment inspection.
• Hands-on visual inspection experience of different plant and equipment. This should primarily be in service.
• Experience which covers planning, MMSs, inspection storage databases/systems (such as ACET), inspection work packs/scopes, and dealing with anomalies.
• Knowledge of legislation, codes/standards, materials, plant operations and processes, damage mechanisms, coatings, and NDT techniques (both conventional and specialist).
• Construction and fabrication inspection experience. Knowledge of RBA and WSEs (or equivalent).
• Must be able to demonstrate working knowledge of design, manufacture, metallurgy, welding, codes, standards, risk assessments, and legislation associated with the in-service inspection of plant and equipment.
• Must be familiar with QA/QC systems/procedures and NDT techniques.