Lead Welding Engineer

Brunel; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel is seeking an experienced Lead Welding Engineer on a contract basis in the United Arab Emirates. The role requires ownership of welding engineering activities across critical assets, ensuring alignment with project specs, approved procedures, and international codes and standards.

You will work with multidisciplinary stakeholders and authorities to deliver high-impact welding solutions. The candidate should have extensive experience in lead or supervisory welding roles on major

Qualifications

• 13+ years of relevant experience, GCC work experience mandatory.
• Minimum 5 years in a lead or supervisory welding engineering role on major construction projects.
• Proven experience in pipeline welding, process piping, pressure vessels, structural steel, and related facilities.
• Experience preparing, reviewing, qualifying, and implementing Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and related documentation.
• Experience applying international welding codes and standards (ASME IX, ASME B31.3, B31.4, B31.8, API 1104, AWS Dl.l).

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise all welding engineering activities per project specs and standards.
• Develop, review, and approve WPS, PQR, and related welding docs.
• Coordinate welding activities for pipelines, piping, vessels, and structures.
• Review materials, welding consumables, and traceability requirements.
• Supervise welder qualifications and monitor performance.
• Coordinate welding inspections with QA/QC, client reps, and authorities.

Skills

Welding leadership

Pipeline welding

Project coordination

QA/QC coordination

Job description

Job description

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.