Specialist, Risk Based Inspection (P5/BGC - Inspection Team - Pipeline)

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is seeking a senior engineer to manage risk-based inspection standards for static plant equipment in Abu Dhabi. You will monitor performance, lead investigations, and ensure integrity and safe operations. The role requires robust analytical skills and experience in inspection practices with API certifications.

The position emphasizes collaboration with asset management and the implementation of improvement plans to optimize reliability and safety across facilities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience including at least 2 years in inspection.
• Advanced troubleshooting and analysing skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform and report risk based inspection activities to ensure asset integrity and working environment.
• Review asset reliability reports for static equipment to assure operating condition.
• Assess equipment deviations to evaluate changes and prevent disruptions.
• Participate in failure investigations including root cause analysis and remedial measures.
• Implement audit recommendations pertaining to integrity improvement and follow up on open items.
• Perform quality assurance activities according to defined safety standards on inspections.
• Recommend new technology to improve inspection performance.
• Provide technical advice and guidance pertaining to static equipment to facilitate decision making.

Skills

8+ years experience

Advanced troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy

API 579

API 580

API 571

Job description

Job Purpose

Manage the risk based inspection standards and process for all static equipment in the plant in accordance with the international standards to ensure safe working environment, and smooth operating conditions of the machinery and assets.
Monitor performance and integrity including investigations and conducting root cause analysis for failures to ensure optimum risk mitigation and integrity of the associated equipment.

Job Specific Accountabilities

Risk-Based Inspection

• Perform and report the risk based inspection activities to ensure timely addressing the equipment status and other information pertaining to asset integrity and working environment.
• Review the asset reliability reports for static equipment to assure the operating condition of the related static equipment.
• Assess any equipment deviation to assess the consequences of implementing the desired changes and eliminate any operational disruptions occurs.

Monitoring & Assurance

• Participate in failure investigations including root cause analysis and recommend remedial measures in order to ensure static equipment are functioning properly and that all identified gaps and failures are rectified in a timely manner.
• Carry out the implementation of the audit recommendations pertaining to integrity improvement action plans and follow up on open items in order to ensure that all improvement opportunities are capitalised on.
• Perform quality assurance activities according to the defined safety standards on any inspection to ensure integrity of inspection activities and safety of operations.

Inspection Technology

• Recommend a new technology in order to improve inspection performance.
• Partner with asset management, provide technical advice, support and guidance pertaining to static equipment in order to facilitate accurate decision making and achieve business objectives.

Minimum Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Metallurgy.

Minimum Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• 8 or more years of experience, including at least 2 years in inspection occupations.
• Advanced troubleshooting and analysing skills.

Revenues/ Budget: As per approved financial budget
Direct Reports: As per organization chart
Indirect Reports: As per organization chart

Professional Certifications

• API 579, API 580, API 571
• NACE Certifications