Project QA/QC Engineer Mechanical & Welding

About the Role

Koch is seeking a Project QA/QC Engineer Mechanical & Welding to support quality execution for mechanical, fabrication, installation, and welding activities on oil & gas projects. This full-time position is based in Dammam, Eastern Province, with significant time spent at project sites. The role focuses on ensuring site activities adhere to approved procedures, project specifications, applicable codes, and customer quality requirements, prioritizing safe, compliant, and right-first-time execution.

Team and Work Environment

As part of the Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) team, you will collaborate closely with project, engineering, and site teams, as well as customers, third parties, and subcontractors. This role is critical in maintaining quality throughout project execution and supporting successful mechanical completion and handover. Approximately 70–80% of the time will be spent at project sites, and relocation to project locations across the Middle East may be required based on project needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive quality execution for site mechanical, welding, fabrication, and installation activities in line with project and customer requirements.
• Implement project quality documentation, including Quality Plans, ITPs, Method Statements, and repair procedures.
• Ensure effective quality control across material receipt, fabrication, fit-up, welding, erection, static equipment and column internals installation, testing, and mechanical completion.
• Maintain welding quality through effective control of WPSs, PQRs, welder qualifications, weld maps, consumables, repairs, and applicable acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate and witness inspection and NDT activities (RT, UT, MT, PT), and support pressure testing, leak testing, flushing, reinstatement, and final mechanical completion.
• Partner with customers, third parties, subcontractors, and internal project teams to resolve quality issues and support timely project execution.
• Manage non-conformances, corrective actions, punch items, and quality records through closure to reduce rework and improve quality performance.
• Ensure complete and accurate project quality documentation, including inspection records and final quality dossiers for customer handover.
• Support the selection and technical interviewing of project QC personnel based on project requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Exposure to mechanical, piping, static equipment installation, and welding quality activities within oil & gas or industrial project environments.
• Knowledge of applicable mechanical and welding codes and standards, including ASME, API, AWS, and ISO, along with project and customer specifications.
• Ability to interpret engineering and quality documentation, including P&IDs, isometric drawings, fabrication drawings, GA drawings, weld maps, ITPs, WPSs, PQRs, and material certificates.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Exposure to revamp, repair, and alteration of static equipment involving ASME R Stamp requirements.
• Knowledge of material traceability, MTC review, welding consumable control, NDT coordination, weld repair monitoring, calibration, and turnover documentation.
• Exposure to shutdowns, turnarounds, brownfield, or fast-track oil & gas projects.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with customer QC teams, third-party inspectors, subcontractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ability to work extensively at project sites and travel or relocate within the Middle East according to project requirements.

Location

This position is based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Relocation to project locations across the Middle East may be required based on project needs.