Sr. Inspector Mechanical (Static & Rotating)

About the Role

ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Al-Jubail (AMTPJ) is seeking a Sr. Inspector Mechanical (Static & Rotating) for a full-time position in Al Jubail, Eastern Region. This role is critical for ensuring mechanical integrity and engineering quality compliance for the Heat Treatment and Finishing Line Expansion Project at AMTPJ. The incumbent will oversee quality assurance, validation, and alignment activities for high-precision rotating machinery and heavy static equipment, ensuring adherence to international codes and regulatory requirements from design through project close-out.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive quality inspections on static equipment, including multi-zone continuous heat treatment furnaces, quench tanks, heat exchangers, and pressure vessels, as well as heavy rotating machinery such as cooling water pumps, high-capacity blowers, and mechanical transfer systems.
• Rigorously audit, cross-check, and approve precise shaft alignments, coupling clearances, and laser alignment profiles for high-speed rotating equipment in compliance with API 686.
• Supervise and verify structural leveling, verticality tolerances, internal refractory lining integrity, thermal insulation density, and anchoring torques for heat treatment furnaces during construction.
• Review, validate, and execute field checks against project-specific Inspection and Test Plans, Field Inspection Checklists, and engineering method statements across all mechanical installation phases.
• Witness and structurally approve mechanical run tests, vibration analysis maps, bearing temperature stabilization curves, and dynamic balancing profiles during un-loaded and loaded equipment dry runs.
• Oversee material receiving inspections for imported mechanical assemblies, validating positive material identification tests, Mill Test Certificates, and vendor preservation compliance rules.
• Review complex Technical Data, Vendor Quality dossiers, and manufacturing operations manuals from global mechanical OEMs to ensure field integration meets contractual design expectations.
• Formally issue Project Non-Conformance Reports, conduct technical root cause investigations using 5-Why or Fishbone frameworks, and lead the field verification and close-out of corrective and preventive actions.
• Interface with Project Management, Engineering Procurement Contractor teams, Third-Party Inspection Agencies, and OEM site specialists to enforce robust mechanical engineering quality standards.

Qualifications and Experience

• Diploma holder: Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in QA/QC inspection and quality assurance in heavy mechanical equipment construction and installation projects.
• Bachelor’s degree holder: Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in QA/QC inspection and quality assurance in heavy mechanical equipment construction and installation projects.
• Proven track record in a Client, Owner, or PMC site quality supervision and surveillance role overseeing EPC contractors to enforce strict technical compliance.
• Direct field experience validating the mechanical integrity of heavy static equipment and ensuring precision alignment for high-speed rotating machinery.
• Proven capability in developing and executing project-specific Inspection and Test Plans, managing Field Checklists, issuing Non-Conformance Reports, and driving root-cause analysis CAPA.
• Strong familiarity managing mechanical quality compliance within Saudi Arabia or GCC industrial projects is highly preferred.
• Preferred: Mechanical Engineer with minimum 6-8 years of experience.

Work Environment

This role is based in Al Jubail, Eastern Region, and involves working within a project-focused environment, collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders to ensure project success and adherence to quality standards.