Senior Welding Engineer Services

Our client is a global multi-energy company operating large-scale refining and petrochemical facilities. It transforms crude oil into fuels and essential industrial products through highly integrated and technologically advanced operations. The organisation is recognized for its strong HSE culture, operational excellence, and commitment to reducing environmental impact. Joining the company means contributing to complex international projects within a high-performance industrial environment.

As the Senior Welding Engineer Services, you will serve as the **Company Welding Subject Matter Expert (SME)** for all welding-related activities within the NWP package, providing **technical leadership and ensuring the highest standards of welding excellence** across all project phases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the review and approval process of critical welding deliverables including **Welding Execution Plans, WPS, WPQR/PQR, repair procedures and welding consumable specifications**
• Witness and validate Welding Procedure Qualification Tests (WPQT), welding trials and associated mechanical testing programmes
• Provide technical expertise for **complex welding issues** including dissimilar materials, production repairs, automatic welding, tie-ins and fitness-for-service assessments
• Manage critical interfaces with COMPANY specialists, EPC Contractor and Vendors to **ensure consistency of welding practices and compliance with Project integrity requirements**
• Serve as Company welding authority in technical evaluations, audits and contractor performance assessments
• Ensure strict compliance with **Project Specifications, approved procedures, applicable codes and TotalEnergies requirements** for all pipelines, flowlines, piping and structures welding activities
• Review and validate WPS, PQR and welders' qualifications, ensuring proper implementation during construction activities
• Monitor welding execution on site, assessing **fit-up, welding parameters, consumables, heat input and workmanship** standards
• Coordinate with Construction, QC, NDE and Contractor teams to ensure welding activities are executed safely and in line with **approved ITPs**
• Support qualification, audit, testing and inspection activities at fabrication yards and construction sites across multiple international locations
• Review and resolve welding-related Technical Queries, Deviation Requests and Non-Conformance Reports
• Assess contractor welding performance, identify trends, and **propose corrective or improvement actions** to address productivity or quality issues
• Maintain comprehensive welding documentation, traceability and records for inclusion in the **Project Quality Dossier**
• Ensure strict compliance with H3SE requirements during all welding activities and **promote safe working practices on site**
• Provide regular reporting to the NWP Quality Superintendent on **welding performance, issues and risks**

Scope of Authority:

• **Company technical authority** for welding qualification, fabrication surveillance and field welding execution within the NWP package
• **Oversight of all welding qualification, fabrication and construction activities** associated with pipelines, flowlines, well pads, piping and structural assemblies
• **Involvement in manufacturing activities** performed across multiple international fabrication locations and construction sites
• Welding scope covering pipelines, flowlines, well pad piping and structures across multiple construction work fronts
• Functional coordination with QC and NDE teams (no direct staff management or budget responsibility)

Professional Experience (years): Minimum 20 years of experience in Oil & Gas projects

Experience in similar position (years): At least 15 years dedicated to welding engineering, fabrication and construction activities.

Technical skills:

• Extensive experience with major EPC and international projects involving pipelines, flowlines, pressure piping and structural fabrication.
• Extensive experience in automatic pipeline welding processes, mechanized GTAW/GMAW systems and associated qualification programs.
• Strong expertise in welding metallurgy, fracture mechanics, welding consumables, heat input management and repair methodologies.
• Experienced in Engineering Critical Assessment (ECA) studies and their application to welding qualification and defect acceptance.
• Proven experience in fabrication, welding qualification and construction activities for both sweet and sour service environments.
• Demonstrated capability to act as technical authority and lead interfaces with Contractors, Certification Bodies and Company technical specialists.
• Strong knowledge of pipeline welding codes and standards (API 1104, ASME, DNV), and TotalEnergies GS (PLR, PVV)
• Experience with welding qualifications, procedures and field supervision.
• Good understanding of construction execution and field constraints.

Level / Diploma: International Welding Engineer (IWE) certification mandatory.

Languages: Fluency in English (speaking and writing); Chinese/Arabic would be a plus.

Place of work (City & country ) : Basra, Iraq

Working Schedule : 28*28

Duration of the mission : 24 months + extendable