TOPSIDES QA/QC SUPERINTENDENT - TOPSIDESQAQCSUPERINT

IPAS PARTNERS is currently looking for its' customer in Angola for a TOPSIDES QA/QC SUPERINTENDENT.  This mission is based onshore Angola yards.  The mission is for a duration of  6 months (renewable) and based on a 4*4 rotation status.

The mission

The service holder is responsible, of the Project's  FPSO team and under the Topsides Company Site

Representative's supervision, for following-up, monitoring and supervising QA & QC (the discipline) activities carried out by FPSO Contractor and Subcontractor at the Angolan Topsides Construction yards (SOYO – AMBRIZ – PORTO AMBOIM) during the Construction, Pre-commissioning and Commissioning phases, ensuring that his discipline's contractual and technical requirements are duly applied by FPSO Contractor and/or Subcontractors.

The service holder verify and approve Contractor's and/or Subcontractors' drawings, fabrication procedures and methodologies, and ensure that Contractor and/or Subcontractors have adequate equipment, resources, means and manpower to performed the service with the required quality level and to compete it in due time.

He reports on a day-to-day basis directly to the Topsides CSR. The service holder is also in continuous liaison with and reports to the FPSO QA/QC Leader, enforcing decisions/directions taken at FPSO Management level.

The service holder may have to lead several Yard Supervisors (NDT and welding supervisors) and, as such, is acting as a team leader, informing and motivating them adequately and giving them clear priorities/directions for the performance of their duties. He also provides them support and assistance in their organisation, service scheduling and coordination with other disciplines to ensure quality and timely completion of their work and implementation of Corporate / Project QA/QC Management System.

The service holder organises and participates to routine and random inspections and audits, assists to daily / regular Construction meetings related to his discipline with FPSO Contractor and/or Subcontractors, performs QA/QC and/or HSE visits and tours... and ensures an adequate reporting to the Topsides CSR (areas of concerns, problems encountered in its discipline during construction and implementation both by its Topsides Construction team and FPSO Contractor and/or Subcontractors).

The service holder participates together with his supervision team to the review and comments of FPSO Contractor's and/or Subcontractors' Project yards documentation applicable in the perimeter of the relevant Topsides Construction yards (Project Yard QA/QC plan, Construction plans, fabrication drawings …) and ensures their full implementation by FPSO Contractor and/or Subcontractors.

As a general manner, the job holder provides assistance to the Topsides Construction team with all matters related to his discipline and organise its pre-commissioning activities in close coordination with the commissioning team.

The service holder is also accountable for demonstrating, individually, an exemplary behaviour with regard to HSSE rules & requirements.

The service holder may perform his missions and duties during Topsides integration phases at Shipyard and sea trials.

Toward the end of the EPSCC contract, the service holder may also have to be involved in his discipline activities during FPSO hook-up, installation and offshore commissioning phases.

Activities

To adopt and to demonstrate an exemplary behaviour with regard to Company Ethics and

“Code of Conduct” policy and HSSE rules and regulations.

To be kept informed of the project technical referential and international standards related to

his area of responsibility, taking knowledge from them for application to the Project.

To develop, as required, Discipline specific instructions at Topsides Construction Yards.

To ensure proper answer (in coordination with Company's engineering team when

appropriated) to Contractor technical Site Queries related to his discipline.

To ensure promotion and implementation by Topsides Construction team of the Project Yard

QA/QC plan and procedures.

To organize and coordinate the QA & QC Supervisor's tasks and activities in line with project

Site instructions, by informing, supporting and directing them in their roles, responsibilities and

objectives. To support the QA & QC Supervisors in their daily works.

To ensure all along construction and fabrication phases that the FPSO Contractor is enforcing his contractual commitments, is implementing properly his construction plan and objectives, and is performing safely his activities as per Project specifications, design and codes.

As such, he shall (or shall ensure through his Yard Supervisors):

- Participate to KOM with Contractor/Subcontractor wrt Discipline matters;

- Review the relevant Contractor's and suppliers ITP's and procedures (in coordination

with Structural/Piping/ QAQC disciplines and NDT/Welding/Painting/Coating activities);

- Monitor and control the implementation on yards of the approved drawings, approved

QA/QC plan, Surveillance plans, Inspection and test plans;

- Monitor the relevant Welding Qualification processes, and to ensure their satisfactory

implementation and follow-up;

- Supervise the Project Surveillance and QC activities performed on yards;

- Ensure that the works are closely inspected by the contractor's QC inspection team (e.g.

RT, UT, MPI, PMI, etc.);

- Review and ensure that all material certificates and certification files are up to date,

including documentation from vendors and contractors;

- Challenge Contractor and Sub-suppliers on QA/QC performance and Inspection

activities, and to perform routine and random inspections on a daily basis in this regard;

- Monitor the work deficiencies (repair rate in particular), and ensure the implementation of

the necessary corrective actions;

- Follow up on the implementation of decided action plans, or other mitigation plan issued;

- Stop & report immediately to Topsides CSR any anomaly or non-conformity;

- Interface with relevant Topsides Construction team and FPSO Contractor's QA/QC yard

authority on QA/QC issues and on the implementation of the Company QA/QC

requirements;

- Attend and participate in daily meetings; Attend, when requested, the various

construction meetings, and provide support to the CSR in its various reviews

- Participate to construction, HSE or QAQC specific audits or visits; Provide regular

inspection & activity reports.

To ensure the tracking of anomalies and non conformities performed by the FPSO

Contractor and ensure correct follow-up activities in the relevant Topsides construction yard.

In General:

- To assist the Topsides CSR as and when required;

- To provide technical support and assistance to Company personnel, and also to

Contractor' and Suppliers' personnel if needed;

- To analyze / resolve Discipline issues and problems encountered by Company personnel;

- To implement Discipline methods for the supervision of the day to day activities;

ONLY PEOPLE WITH THE REQUESTED EXPERIENCE MAY APPLY

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION AND BACKGROUND

Professional Experience (years): minimum 10 years experience in QA/QC activities in Oil&Gas

Experience in similar position (years): minimum 7 in similar role in Oil&Gas

Level / Diploma: Engineer, or equivalent (with PCN/ COFREND, CSWIP or equivalent qualification)

Languages: English mandatory

Excellent Q/QC techniques and experience

Excellent Construction Auditing techniques

Very good Welding,painting/coating and NDE techniques

Very good FPSO constructions techniques

Team management experience

Negotiation with contractors