Inspector I - Quality
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About the Role
Petrofac is hiring an Inspector I - Quality for coating/insulation/refractory in Abu Dhabi. The role involves electrical inspection and testing for oil & gas projects, including cable installation, switchgear, transformers, and hazardous area inspections.
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Responsibilities
- Inspect installation of cable tray/conduit, cable laying, glanding, termination, and dressing
- Witness insulation resistance/continuity tests, Hi pot tests, and torquing of cable terminations
- Inspect switchgear installation, witness torquing of bus bar joints, doctor test, IR test, Hi pot test, and operational tests
- Witness transformer oil dielectric test, IR test, and various electrical tests per ITP/vendor docs
- Inspect batteries, chargers, UPS, and witness charging/discharging tests
- Inspect earthing system, lightning protection, and witness earth resistance tests
- Inspect lighting fixtures, distribution boards, and witness IR/continuity/functional tests
- Monitor preservation activities of motors, inspect installation, and witness motor solo run tests
- Inspect cathodic protection system components and witness testing
- Perform initial detailed inspection of certified electrical equipment based on IEC 60079 17
Requirements
- Diploma in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
- Minimum 10 years’ experience as Electrical QC Inspector
- Experience in oil & gas/Petrochemical industry
- Previously worked with major EPC contractors or their subcontractors
- For Hazardous Area Electrical Inspections: training on IEC 60079 17 and IEC 60079 14, or in house training PEC RCD 00384
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Company Overview
- Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.
- We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients.
- We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most office based roles, asking employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.
Key Responsibilities
- Inspection/testing of temporary electrical works, connections to camp facilities as and when required.
- Inspect installation of supports prior to cable tray installation.
- Inspection of cable tray/conduit installation prior to release for cable laying.
- Inspect UG stub ups.
- Inspect cable trench for dimensions and sand bedding prior to cable laying and prior to release each layer of cables.
- Monitor cable jointing/termination process to ensure manufacturer’s recommendations are followed.
- Inspect cable segregation arrangement etc prior to back filling/release.
- Inspect cable glanding, termination, dressing etc.
- Witness Insulation Resistance/continuity test of cables on the drum, after laying, prior to trench back filling and after termination.
- Witness Hi pot test of cables.
- Inspect/witness final torquing of the cable termination.
- Inspect installation of cable tray cover.
Additional Responsibilities
- Surveillance during installation of equipment at substation to ensure manufacturer’s recommendations are followed.
- Monitor preservation activities of switch gears, transformers, bus ducts and other equipment.
- Inspection of switch gear installation for alignment, location etc.
- Witness torquing of bus bar joints and doctor test.
- Witness IR test of bus bar.
- Witness Hi pot test of bus bar wherever applicable.
- Witness various testing of switchgears including IR, Hi pot, ductor, operational etc.
- Witness Transformer oil dielectric test.
- Witness IR test of transformer.
- Witness various electrical tests as per applicable ITP/vendor docs.
- Final inspection of transformers, Switchgears, MCCs and other equipment’s.
- Inspect installation of Bus duct.
Further Responsibilities
- Witness torquing, ductor/IR test of bus duct.
- Inspect batteries, chargers and UPS. Where applicable, witness charging/discharging test of batteries.
- Inspect underground earth cable installation, cad weld joints etc prior to trench back filling.
- Inspect installation of earth electrode and earthing system.
- Witness earth resistance test of individual electrodes and earthing network.
- Witness earth loop resistance/continuity test.
- Inspection of lightning protection system of each building.
- Final inspection of earthing system.
- Inspect location of each lighting fixtures, socket out lets, junction boxes with respect to type/application.
- Inspect site routed lighting cable tray installation and release for cable laying.
- Inspect installation of distribution boards.
- Witness IR test of distribution boards.
More Responsibilities
- Witness IR/continuity test of lighting circuits.
- Witness functional test of each lighting circuits, where applicable only.
- Witness illumination level test, where applicable only.
- Monitor preservation activities of motors throughout project period.
- Inspect installation of motors including glanding termination, earthing.
- Witness IR test and /or polarization index test etc as applicable.
- Inspect installation of local control stations.
- Witness functional test from local control station to Substation, if applicable.
- Witness motor solo run test (2hrs for LV motors and 4 hrs for MV/HV motors), if applicable.
- Inspect thermite welding on top of UG pipe and witness continuity test of cables.
- Inspect installation of temporary magnesium anode, reference electrode, anode ribbon, crossings.
- Witness various inspection/testing related to CP system prior to backfilling and after back filling.
Final Responsibilities
- Inspect installation of CP transformer/rectifier.
- Inspect installation of heat tracing circuits and associated components.
- Witness testing of heat tracing circuits prior to insulation and after cladding.
- Witness inspection and tests related to equipment such as diesel generators, HVAC equipment etc.
- Witness inspection/testing related to overhead power distribution/transmission lines.
- Perform initial detailed inspection of certified electrical equipment based on latest IEC 60079 17 table 1,2,3 and IEC 60079 14, or perform visual or close inspection as applicable.
- Correct interpretation of equipment labels, IP Rating etc.
- Verify IP Rating is maintained.
Essential Qualifications And Skills
- Diploma in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- Minimum 10 years’ experience as Electrical QC Inspector.
- Should have experience in oil & gas/Petrochemical industry.
- Should have previously worked with major EPC contractors or their subcontractors.
- For Hazardous Area Electrical Inspections: Should be an experienced person whose training has included instructions on various types of protection and installation practices, IEC 60079 17 and IEC 60079 14. (Evidence of relevant experience and training claimed shall be documented and available). If n
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