Senior Mechanical QA/QC Engineer

Metlen; Turek; On-site; PLN 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Metlen in Turek, Poland, is seeking a Senior Mechanical QA/QC Engineer to join our team supporting the construction of a 560MW CCGT Power Plant. The role focuses on civil works execution, site coordination, and compliance with quality, safety, and design standards.

You will manage inspections, liaise with construction teams, prepare inspection requests, verify welding and NDT, ensure ITPs are followed, and assist with registration of plant equipment with local authorities.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of mechanical QA/QC experience in power plants or oil & gas.
• Knowledge of ASME BPVC codes and BS-EN welding/ NDT/ piping/ steel structures/ tanks standards.
• Experience with rotating equipment inspections.
• ATEX installation experience and hazardous area knowledge.
• Knowledge of safety regulations.
• Familiar with MS Office package.
• University degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline.
• Excellent command of English; Polish is a plus.
• Experience with registration of lifting and pressure equipment (UDT/TDT) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain safety standards and comply with project HSE requirements.
• Report to Site Quality Manager and coordinate with construction team on quality issues.
• Issue RFIs to Client and maintain inspection progress registers.
• Verify inspections per ITPs using calibrated equipment and staff.
• Issue quality records and notify QC Supervisor of non-conformities.
• Inspect materials/equipment on receipt for compliance.
• Monitor preservation/storage of equipment.
• Check calibration certificates for instruments.
• Control equipment installation, alignment and leveling.
• Inspect welding activities and verify NDT results.
• Verify installation per P&ID and erection drawings.
• Prepare hydrotest packs for testing.
• Conduct functional and hydrostatic checks.
• Verify rotating equipment installation (pumps, etc.).
• Verify tank/vessel erection and welding per requirements.
• Update as-built drawings and documentation.
• Assist with plant equipment registration with local authorities (UDT).
• Prepare UDT description forms for lifting equipment.
• Compile UDT submission documents.
• Liaise with UDT authorities to expedite registration.
• Participate in final walkdowns with authorities and stakeholders.

Skills

QA/QC experience

Rotating equipment inspections

Safety regulations

MS Office proficiency

Education

University degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We are currently seeking a Senior Mechanical QA/QC Engineer to join our team in Turek, Poland, supporting the construction of a 560MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power Plant. This role offers a strong opportunity to play a key part in the delivery of a large-scale energy infrastructure project, with responsibility for civil works execution, site coordination, and compliance with quality, safety, and design standards.

Requirements

• Previous experience of 5 to 7 years on mechanical QA/QC activities in Power Plants or Oil & Gas industry
• Working knowledge of construction standards, codes of practice, regulations / legislation (PED) in general and in particular of ASME BPVC codes and BS-EN welding/NDT/piping/ steel structures/ tanks standards.
• Experienced with rotating equipment inspections
• Hazardous Area installation and equipment ATEX inspection experience.
• Knowledge of safety regulations.
• Familiar with MS Office Package (excel, outlook etc)
• University Degree education level, mechanical engineering or relevant discipline.
• Excellent command / highly proficient in spoken and written English
• Nice to have, Excellent command / highly proficient in spoken and written Polish
• Nice to have , Experience in registration of lifting and pressure equipment at Polish authorities (UDT/TDT)

Responsibilities

• Maintain standards of safety and comply with Project’s Health, Safety and Environment Management System requirements.
• Reports to Site Quality manager, liaise with construction team for quality issues
• Issues relevant Request for Inspection (RFI) to the Client and maintains a relevant register file for the progress of inspections.
• Verifies that inspections are performed to the extent defined within the ITPs, by the appropriate staff, with the calibrated equipment, as required. - Checks all required inspection points and reports as specified within the ITPs and monitors records within Schedules.
• Issues the relevant Quality Records and, when necessary, informs the Quality Control Supervisor for non-conformities.
• Inspect materials/ equipment during receipt, verify compliance with the requirements
• Monitor preservation of equipment during storage/handling and after installation
• Checks Instrument / Machinery calibration certificates.
• Controls equipment installation, alignment and leveling.
• Inspect welding activities (before/during and after welding). Verify NDT inspections
• Verify installation according to P&ID and erection drawings.
• Prepare hydrotest packs prior hydrotesting
• Performs functional checks and mechanical completion checks (including hydrostatic tests)
• Verify installation of rotating equipment (pumps etc. ) acc. to the requirements
• Verify erection and welding activities of tanks/vessels according to the requirements
• Updates / controls as built drawings.
• Support registration activities of plant equipment to the local authorities (UDT)
• Prepare the pressure/lifting equipment UDT description forms
• Compile/collect submission documentation of pressure/lifting equipment required for UDT registration
• Liaise with UDT authorities for expediting the registration process
• Performs / participates to the final walk downs with the Local authorities, Customer, Subcontractor(s), Construction Engineers etc. and verifies the recording of observations (punch items) that may have occurred after the walk down of the inspectors in the relevant list. - Monitors the progress of closing the punch items by the responsible personnel.