Welding & Coating Inspector

Welding, NDT & Coating QC Supervisor

• Location: Teesside, North East England
• Start: End of September/Early October
• Duration: 12 months
• Rate: £550 > £600 per day depending on experience
• IR35: Outside/Ltd company contract We are looking for an experienced Welding, NDT & Coating QC Supervisor to join our client, a major engineering contractor responsible for the pipeline installation scope on a major Carbon Capture project in Teesside. The successful candidate will supervise Welding, NDT and Coating inspection activities, ensuring Quality Control Plans are correctly implemented across the project. You will also support the Onshore Quality Engineer across the Landfall and Outlet Facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Review Subcontractor Quality Control Plans, ITPs, procedures and method statements covering welding, NDT and coating activities.
• Ensure documentation complies with project specifications, applicable codes, standards and contractual requirements.
• Review and support approval of Subcontractor QC personnel, including Welding Inspectors, NDT Technicians and Coating Inspectors.
• Verify inspector qualifications and certification including CSWIP, PCN, AWS and BGAS/ICorr/NACE.
• Attend witness and hold points defined within approved ITPs.
• Supervise Subcontractor inspections and ensure work is completed in accordance with approved procedures.
• Review NDT results, welding inspection reports and coating inspection records.
• Verify inspections, testing and controls are completed in accordance with approved Quality Control Plans and ITPs.
• Maintain quality documentation, inspection records and traceability throughout the works.
• Ensure Subcontractor documentation meets project turnover requirements for both prefabrication and site works. Experience Required:
• Experienced Multi-Disciplined Inspector / QC Supervisor within the Oil & Gas industry- ideally offshore pipeline.
• Strong experience across Welding, NDT and Coating inspection.
• Previous hands-on Welding and NDT inspection experience is essential.
• Strong knowledge of welding and coating processes, inspection requirements and defect identification.
• Thorough understanding of Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) and Quality Control requirements.
• Experience supervising Subcontractor inspection activities.
• Strong understanding of project specifications, inspection documentation and quality turnover requirements. Candidates should hold the following as a minimum:
• Welding: CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspector or higher
• NDT: PCN Level II certification in a relevant NDT discipline
• Coatings: NACE CIP Level 2, BGAS-CSWIP Grade 2 Coating Inspector, ICorr Level 2 or equivalent recognised coating inspection certification Desirable / Additional Certifications
• PCN Level II Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
• PCN Level II Magnetic Particle Testing (MT)
• PCN Level II Penetrant Testing (PT)
• PCN Level II Radiographic Testing / Interpretation (RT)
• CSWIP 3.2 / Senior Welding Inspector
• Additional recognised NDT or coating inspection qualifications This is an opportunity to join a major engineering contractor delivering the pipeline installation scope of a significant UK Carbon Capture development. Interested? Please get in touch for further information with Jasmine White at Ceto Talent - agency representing the client