Quality Control Engineer

Position overview

Location

• Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• The work includes inspection activities on the fabrication shop floor.

Quality control responsibilities

• Verify incoming materials against material requisitions, purchase orders, purchase specifications, and project requirements; review material test certificates.
• Maintain traceability by recording unique identification numbers and follow up on nonconformance reports for material or fabrication deviations.
• Ensure applicable WPS are followed and coordinate with production engineers and welding supervisors.
• Support stage-wise fabrication inspections under approved ITPs and QCPs and complete required sign-offs.
• Coordinate destructive and non-destructive testing, witness pressure tests, and inspect blasting, painting, and coating activities.
• Maintain calibrated inspection instruments and prepare inspection, testing, qualification, and final quality records and packs.
• Coordinate with customers, third-party inspectors, and class surveyors; report inspection results to engineers, management, and clients.
• Support QC inspectors and promote awareness of quality standards, approved procedures, and project requirements.
• Ensure compliance with company QHSE policies and project quality requirements.

Qualifications and experience

• Degree, diploma, or relevant professional training certification.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification.
• Minimum 5–10 years of relevant experience in quality control, inspection, fabrication, Oil & Gas, EPC, marine, or heavy engineering projects.
• Strong knowledge of material, welding, fabrication, NDT/DT, pressure testing, coating inspection, traceability, NCR management, and quality documentation.
• Proficiency in MS Office and good understanding of ITPs, QCPs, WPS, material certificates, inspection procedures, records, codes, standards, and client requirements.
• Fluent in English.

Projects and working environment