Quality Control (QC) Inspection Supervisor - Pipelay Barge (PLBH)
CR/081357
Posted: 11/03/2026
- Competitive
- Azerbaijan, Baku
- Contract
Job Title : Quality Control (QC) Inspection Supervisor - Pipelay Barge (PLBH)
Project : AGT Marine & Subsea Projects (SDC)
Work Location : BDJF / Pipelay Barge Israfil Huseynov (PLBH)
Function : Quality
Business Unit : AGT
Delivery Team : AGT Marine and Subsea
Role Synopsis (NTID & Candidate details for facilitated moves)
QC Inspection Supervisor will have the following general responsibilities:
· Implementing safe and efficient execution of project scopes
· Awareness and promotion of project goals in respect of HSE, cost, schedule & technical integrity
· Direction, motivation, support and leadership to project team members and contractors.
· Awareness and promotion of BP P&O expectations of Safe Design and Quality Build and conformance to the P&O Operating Management System (OMS) requirements including risk management, continuous improvement and management of change.
· Promoting an effective and collaborative working environment with a ‘One Team’ approach.
· Ensuring lessons learned are captured and shared with the onshore management team
· Providing exemplary leadership to contractors and vendors to facilitate successful scope delivery.
Key Accountabilities:
QC Inspection Supervisor will have the following specific responsibilities:
· Providing QC witnessing during the Field Joint Coating (FJC), Procedure Qualification Testing (PQT), Weld Procedure Qualification (WPQ) and Welder Qualification Test (WQT) program prior to offshore execution
· Managing and coordinating QC activities during pipeline installation aid fabrication scope
· Providing technical support to commission the welding and pipe coating equipment onboard the PLBH
· Manage and coordinate QC activities during the WQT onboard PLBH prior to the offshore phase
· Providing support for the recruitment and training of the BP QC Team for the pipeline installation works by PLBH
· Managing all quality control aspects of the pipeline installation including welding, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), and FJC
· Managing key interface with the onshore quality and engineering teams
· Supporting the BP Construction Vessel Representative (CVR) to provide daily reports/updates identifying status of work quality, safety, team behavior, areas of concern and suggestions for improvement.
· Ensuring that all relevant quality documentation, testing and inspection results are properly documented, complete and handed over in accordance with the information handover specification.
· Provide guidance, advice and training to project team, contractors, suppliers, inspectors and third parties as required to ensure understanding of the Project Quality objectives.
· Review the contractor’s Inspection & Test Plans and other relevant quality documentation.
· Identify Contractor’s and Sub-contractor quality risk and provide quality audit support
· Coordinate any Independent Verification Body inspection activities on the pipelay barge
· Facilitate the project activities to handle contractor queries, non-conformances, deviations and concession requests
· Support implementation of the Right First Time program through proactive inspection, early identification of potential quality risks, and promotion of good fabrication practices.
· Provide feedback to the AGT Subsea quality team regarding contractor performance, pipelay installation quality trends, and potential quality risks.
Essential Experience and Job Requirements
• Minimum 15 years of experience in oil & gas or similar industry
• A minimum of 10 years’ offshore experience in Quality Control and the management of QA/QC requirements for large-scale offshore projects
• Direct offshore experience of pipe-lay barge operations with mechanized welding, AUT and FJC systems (Essential)
• Previous experience of management and co-ordination of a QC Team
• Exhibits understanding of BP’s engineering and construction practices and the latest international standards that assure integrity of build and construction quality
• Proactively demonstrates sophisticated decision-making and leadership skills
• Ability to intervene in critical situations, to redirect focus and achieve the required result
• A high level of proven communication, interpersonal and people management skills
• Financial and commercial awareness
• Self-motivated & Computer literate
• Play a leading role in the promotion of an excellent HSE culture, and demonstrate BP’s commitment to achieving and maintaining the highest possible standards of HSE,
• Proven capability to develop team safety and risk management skills,
• Follows the requirements specified in OMS, and contributes to the delivery of safe, compliant and reliable operations.
• Adheres to the Code of Conduct and to local laws and regulations,
• Pursues systematic management through standardization, clarification and elimination of defects,
• Follows and upholds the rules and standards of BP and holds others to account for the same thing,
• Plans carefully, makes well-informed decisions and does the right thing,
• Fosters learning, the sharing of knowledge and continuous improvement.
• Speaks out when seeing something is not right and is prepared to say “no” or “stop” when necessary.
• Recognizes and acknowledges the contribution of others.
• Self-motivated.
• Good communicator (written and oral).
• An outstanding team player
• Tactful and persuasive
Desirable Criteria:
Qualification:
Welding – CSWIP 3.2.1 / 3.2.2 or equivalent (current)
NDT – Level 2 in MT, PT, RT and UT (current), CSWIP RT Interpretation Level 2 or equivalent
Coating – CSWIP/BGAS Site coatings, ICORR Pipeline Coatings Inspector Level 2 or equivalent
ISO 9001 Lead auditor or API Q1 / Q2 Auditor
Expertise:
Knowledge of manufacturing, materials, subsea items fabrication and installation, SDSS and clad pipe welding.
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
Project : AGT Marine & Subsea Projects (SDC)
Work Location : BDJF / Pipelay Barge Israfil Huseynov (PLBH)
Function : Quality
Business Unit : AGT
Delivery Team : AGT Marine and Subsea
Role Synopsis (NTID & Candidate details for facilitated moves)
QC Inspection Supervisor will have the following general responsibilities:
· Implementing safe and efficient execution of project scopes
· Awareness and promotion of project goals in respect of HSE, cost, schedule & technical integrity
· Direction, motivation, support and leadership to project team members and contractors.
· Awareness and promotion of BP P&O expectations of Safe Design and Quality Build and conformance to the P&O Operating Management System (OMS) requirements including risk management, continuous improvement and management of change.
· Promoting an effective and collaborative working environment with a ‘One Team’ approach.
· Ensuring lessons learned are captured and shared with the onshore management team
· Providing exemplary leadership to contractors and vendors to facilitate successful scope delivery.
Key Accountabilities:
QC Inspection Supervisor will have the following specific responsibilities:
· Providing QC witnessing during the Field Joint Coating (FJC), Procedure Qualification Testing (PQT), Weld Procedure Qualification (WPQ) and Welder Qualification Test (WQT) program prior to offshore execution
· Managing and coordinating QC activities during pipeline installation aid fabrication scope
· Providing technical support to commission the welding and pipe coating equipment onboard the PLBH
· Manage and coordinate QC activities during the WQT onboard PLBH prior to the offshore phase
· Providing support for the recruitment and training of the BP QC Team for the pipeline installation works by PLBH
· Managing all quality control aspects of the pipeline installation including welding, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), and FJC
· Managing key interface with the onshore quality and engineering teams
· Supporting the BP Construction Vessel Representative (CVR) to provide daily reports/updates identifying status of work quality, safety, team behavior, areas of concern and suggestions for improvement.
· Ensuring that all relevant quality documentation, testing and inspection results are properly documented, complete and handed over in accordance with the information handover specification.
· Provide guidance, advice and training to project team, contractors, suppliers, inspectors and third parties as required to ensure understanding of the Project Quality objectives.
· Review the contractor’s Inspection & Test Plans and other relevant quality documentation.
· Identify Contractor’s and Sub-contractor quality risk and provide quality audit support
· Coordinate any Independent Verification Body inspection activities on the pipelay barge
· Facilitate the project activities to handle contractor queries, non-conformances, deviations and concession requests
· Support implementation of the Right First Time program through proactive inspection, early identification of potential quality risks, and promotion of good fabrication practices.
· Provide feedback to the AGT Subsea quality team regarding contractor performance, pipelay installation quality trends, and potential quality risks.
Essential Experience and Job Requirements
• Minimum 15 years of experience in oil & gas or similar industry
• A minimum of 10 years’ offshore experience in Quality Control and the management of QA/QC requirements for large-scale offshore projects
• Direct offshore experience of pipe-lay barge operations with mechanized welding, AUT and FJC systems (Essential)
• Previous experience of management and co-ordination of a QC Team
• Exhibits understanding of BP’s engineering and construction practices and the latest international standards that assure integrity of build and construction quality
• Proactively demonstrates sophisticated decision-making and leadership skills
• Ability to intervene in critical situations, to redirect focus and achieve the required result
• A high level of proven communication, interpersonal and people management skills
• Financial and commercial awareness
• Self-motivated & Computer literate
• Play a leading role in the promotion of an excellent HSE culture, and demonstrate BP’s commitment to achieving and maintaining the highest possible standards of HSE,
• Proven capability to develop team safety and risk management skills,
• Follows the requirements specified in OMS, and contributes to the delivery of safe, compliant and reliable operations.
• Adheres to the Code of Conduct and to local laws and regulations,
• Pursues systematic management through standardization, clarification and elimination of defects,
• Follows and upholds the rules and standards of BP and holds others to account for the same thing,
• Plans carefully, makes well-informed decisions and does the right thing,
• Fosters learning, the sharing of knowledge and continuous improvement.
• Speaks out when seeing something is not right and is prepared to say “no” or “stop” when necessary.
• Recognizes and acknowledges the contribution of others.
• Self-motivated.
• Good communicator (written and oral).
• An outstanding team player
• Tactful and persuasive
Desirable Criteria:
Qualification:
Welding – CSWIP 3.2.1 / 3.2.2 or equivalent (current)
NDT – Level 2 in MT, PT, RT and UT (current), CSWIP RT Interpretation Level 2 or equivalent
Coating – CSWIP/BGAS Site coatings, ICORR Pipeline Coatings Inspector Level 2 or equivalent
ISO 9001 Lead auditor or API Q1 / Q2 Auditor
Expertise:
Knowledge of manufacturing, materials, subsea items fabrication and installation, SDSS and clad pipe welding.
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
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