QA/QC Welding Specialist (Back-to-Back Role)

Job Description

• Review and comment on contractor welding quality plans, Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), WPSs, PQRs, and WQRs.
• Witness and verify welder qualification tests and ensure only qualified personnel perform project welding activities.
• Monitor implementation of approved Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and compliance with welding parameters.
• Coordinate and oversee NDT activities including RT, UT, MT, and PT examinations.
• Review NDT results and ensure compliance with applicable acceptance criteria and project requirements.
• Verify traceability of welding consumables, materials, and weld joints throughout fabrication and installation.
• Investigate welding non-conformances and support resolution of NCRs, TQs, and corrective actions.
• Monitor welding quality performance, repair rates, and defect trends, recommending improvement measures where required.
• Interface with construction, piping, mechanical, and inspection teams to ensure effective quality control execution.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly welding quality reports including weld status, NDT progress, and repair statistics.
• Verify adequate welding inspection coverage is maintained by contractors and subcontractors.
• Promote safe welding practices and ensure compliance with project HSE requirements, PTW systems, and welding-related hazard controls.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical, Welding, Metallurgical, or related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in welding QA/QC within Oil & Gas, LNG, Petrochemical, or major industrial construction projects.
• Minimum 5 years of dedicated welding inspection and quality control experience on large-scale EPC/EPCIC projects.
• Certified Welding Inspector qualification such as AWS CWI, CSWIP 3.1/3.2, or equivalent.
• Strong working knowledge of ASME Section IX, AWS D1.1, ISO 9606, API 1104, and other relevant welding standards.
• Proven experience reviewing and approving WPS, PQR, WQR, welding quality plans, and inspection documentation.
• Experience witnessing welder qualification tests and managing welder certification programs.
• Good understanding of NDT methods including RT, UT, MT, and PT, with the ability to review and interpret inspection results.
• Experience managing welding NCRs, root cause investigations, corrective actions, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of welding consumable control, material traceability, and welding documentation systems.
• Strong reporting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Previous LNG, refinery, gas processing, offshore, or major energy project experience is highly desirable.
• Portuguese or French language skills would be advantageous.

Additional Information

• Location: Afungi - Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Start Date: 01/10/2026
• Work Mode: Rotation