Lead Welding Engineer

We are partnering with our client in the oil and gas sector, who is seeking an experienced Lead Welding Engineer to join their team on a contract basis. In this high-impact role, you will take ownership of welding engineering activities across critical assets, ensuring full alignment with project specifications, approved procedures, and international codes and standards, while working closely with multidisciplinary stakeholders and authorities. Key Responsibilities: • Lead and supervise all welding engineering activities in accordance with project specifications, approved procedures, applicable codes, and standards. • Develop, review, and approve Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), and related welding documentation. • Ensure welding activities comply with applicable standards, such as ASME, API, AWS, and relevant project requirements. • Coordinate welding activities for pipelines, piping systems, pressure vessels, structural steel, and other project facilities, as applicable. • Review material specifications, welding consumables, base materials, filler metals, and material traceability requirements. • Supervise the qualifications, certifications, and performance monitoring of welders and welding operators. • Coordinate welding inspections with QA/QC personnel, client representatives, third-party inspectors, and relevant authorities. • 13+Years Minimum years of relevant experience. GCC work experience is mandatory. • Minimum 5 years in a lead or supervisory welding engineering role, managing welding activities for major construction projects. • Proven experience in pipeline welding, process piping, pressure vessels, structural steel, and associated facilities, as applicable to the project scope. • Demonstrated experience in preparing, reviewing, qualifying, and implementing Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), and welder qualification documentation. • Experience applying relevant international welding codes and standards, including ASME Section IX, ASME B31.3, ASME B31.4, ASME B31.8, API 1104, and AWS Dl.l, as applicable.