Welding Engineer

BRUNEL INTERNATIONAL SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BRUNEL INTERNATIONAL SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE. LTD. seeks an experienced Welding Engineer to lead welding activities for offshore and marine projects including FPSO, FSO, and related platforms.

The role demands deep expertise in welding procedures, qualification, and quality assurance, acting as the focal point among engineering, construction, QA/QC, and clients. The successful candidate will drive welding excellence, oversee procedure qualification, and coordinate with fabrication yards and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials, Welding or Metallurgy Engineering.
• EWF/IIW Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum fifteen years’ offshore O&G experience with a company or contractor.
• Minimum ten years in the capacity of a Welding Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Oversee welding engineering activities across offshore and marine projects.
• Develop, review, approve and maintain WPS, PQR and WPQ.
• Ensure compliance with project specs, Class rules and codes.
• Provide technical guidance to construction, QA/QC, engineering and fabrication teams.
• Coordinate welders' qualification and monitoring.

Skills

Welding engineering

Offshore experience

Quality management

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Engineering software

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials, Welding or Metallurgy

EWF/IIW Diploma

Tools

MS Office

Engineering software

Job description

We are hiring on behalf of our client, a leading engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCIC) organization specializing in offshore oil & gas, marine, and energy infrastructure projects.

Our client is seeking an experiencedWelding Engineer to lead and oversee all welding-related activities across complex offshore and marine projects, includingFPSO, FSO, FLNG conversions, topside modules, offshore platforms, subsea systems, pipelines, pressure vessels, structural steel fabrication, and marine construction projects.

This is a key technical role responsible for ensuring welding activities are planned, executed, monitored, and controlled in compliance with project specifications, international codes, classification society requirements, and client standards. The successful candidate will serve as the focal point between Engineering, Construction, QA/QC, Project Management, Clients, Vendors, and Fabrication Yards, providing technical leadership and assurance throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in offshore fabrication, welding engineering, quality management, procedure qualification, and welding performance improvement. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to major regional and international offshore energy projects while driving welding excellence, quality enhancement, and operational efficiency.

If you are a highly motivated Welding Engineer with a strong background in offshore and marine construction and are looking to take on challenging, large-scale projects, we would like to hear from you.

Key Responsibility Areas

Welding Engineering Management

• Responsible for overall welding engineering activities throughout project execution.
• Develop, review, approve and maintain WPS, PQR, WPQ and welding-related procedures.
• Ensure welding activities comply with project specifications, Client requirements, Classification Society rules, and applicable international codes.
• Provide technical guidance and support to Construction, QA/QC, Engineering and Fabrication teams.

Welding Procedure Qualification

• Review and approve welding procedures for carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, super duplex stainless steel, nickel alloys and other special materials.
• Coordinate qualification testing activities and ensure compliance with applicable codes.
• Review welding procedure, qualification test results and provide recommendations.

Welder-Qualification Management

• Coordinate and monitor welder qualification testing programs.
• Review and approve Welder Performance Qualification Records (WPQ).
• Ensure welders are qualified and remain current for assigned welding processes and materials.
• Monitor welder performance and implement improvement plans where necessary.

Welding Production Support

• Support fabrication teams during construction and production activities.
• Resolve welding-related technical issues and nonconformances.
• Provide recommendations for welding sequence, distortion control and productivity improvement.
• Monitor welding consumable usage and storage requirements.

Quality Assurance and Quality Control

• Monitor welding quality performance and weld repair trends.
• Review welding inspection reports, NDT reports and welding records.
• Participate in internal audits, client audits and surveillance activities.
• Support NCR investigations and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).

Interface Management

• Coordinate with Clients, Classification Societies, Third Party Inspection Agencies and Certifying Authorities.
• Participate in technical meetings related to welding and fabrication activities.
• Support project reviews, risk assessments and lessons learned activities.

Continuous Improvement

• Monitor Welding Repair Rate (WRR) and Welding Success Rate (WSR).
• Implement corrective and preventive actions to improve welding quality.
• Promote best industry practices and continuous improvement initiatives.

Job Specifications

• Bachelor's Degree from a recognized University in Materials, Welding or Metallurgy Engineering Discipline
• EWF/IIW Diploma if Welding Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years’ experience in the Offshore Oil & Gas Industry with an Oil & Gas Company or Contractor.
• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in the capacity of a Welding Engineer.

Technical Competencies & Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of welding processes including SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, SAW and Orbital Welding.
• Strong understanding of welding metallurgy for Carbon Steel, LTCS, Stainless Steel, Duplex Stainless Steel, Super Duplex Stainless Steel and Nickel Alloys.
• Thorough knowledge of ASME Section IX, AWS D1.1, API 1104, ISO 15614, ISO 9606, EN Standards and Classification Society requirements.
• Familiarity with NDT methods including RT, UT, PAUT, TOFD, MT and PT.
• Experience in welding consumable management and control systems.
• Ability to perform welding failure investigations and root cause analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good knowledge of MS Office and engineering software applications.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• CSWIP 3.2.2 Senior Welding Inspector, IWE, IWT or equivalent certification will be an advantage.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.