Welding Inspector

Location: Antwerp, Belgium
Contract duration: initial 12 month contract, with option to extend.
Contract type: hourly rate basis (all-inclusive)
Timeframe: ASAP
Key words: NDT, PCN & EN1090

Recruitment Partner: Airswift
Account Manager: Robert Caldwell

Overview
As one of the world's leading consulting and engineering companies, operating across Energy and Materials markets, we are proud to be in a position to expand our team in Belgium and have partnered with Airswift in order to help us meet our recruitment objectives in 2024.

We have an opportunity for a Welding Inspector to be based in Antwerp, Belgium; the successful candidate(s) will be engaged on an initial 12 month contract, with the option for further contract renewals.

Main Accountabilities

• Review and comment subcontractor welding/NDT procedure & qualifications (i.e. welders lists, NDT operator lists, welding consumables management procedure, piping/structural steel certificates, material traceability procedure, Welding Summary List and Welding traceability Reports, etc)
• Perform witness, inspection & surveillance checks and assess continually Welding/ NDT subcontractor's performance
• Ensure that all inspection activities are recorded in the appropriate records.
• Ensuring quality of the work for compliance with CQCP, approved ITP's/ procedures and standards within assigned areas
• Monitor Subcontractors QC resource levels to achieve quality standards according to agreed ratio
• Issue status and trend reports as necessary and requested by Site Management providing suggestions on how to improve quality of welding/ NDT activities
• Record deficiencies and/or incomplete works on punch items and liaise with supervisor/ superintendent to expedite necessary rectification
• Identify and document Subcontractor and Supplier quality deficiencies and initiate non-conformance process as required.
• Verify that materials used are in accordance with project technical documents and applicable codes and specifications.
• Support QC/ turnover team for collecting relevant QC records
• Implement HSE procedures and standards in compliance with applicable laws, Health and Safety Documentation and Environmental Management Manual.
• Be diligent and draw attention to unsafe acts, unsafe behaviours and unsafe conditions.

Required experience / Qualification:

• Be in possession of international current certifications for the role in compliance with IIW; PCN or CSWIP.
• Be in possession of current qualification of II level NDT in compliance with ISO 9712
• Be fully conversant with EN standard and AMSE (B31.3) code requirements and have a solid and demonstrated background on welding engineering (e.g. multiple days courses by internationally recognized institutes)
• Previous experience in application of EN1090 (structural steel) and Pressure Equipment Directive PED (for piping) would be preferable.