Offshore E&I Inspector (Fixed Term)

About the role

Bureau Veritas International is looking for an experienced Offshore E&I Inspector to join its offshore inspection team. The role ensures quality, safety and regulatory compliance during the Integrated Hull, Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines (IHUC) phases of offshore projects, inspecting electrical, instrumentation and telecommunications equipment across several project stages and working with contractors and sub-contractors.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the EPC contractor on inspection and testing of the electrical, instrumentation and telecom systems of NFXP topside facilities, in line with project specifications, company codes and standards and AFC drawings.
• Represent the company in site inspections of the EPC contractor, vendors and their sub-contractors, and review and approve their procedures and inspection and test plans.
• Interface with the EPC contractor's quality team and the project quality department, and take part in weekly QA/QC meetings, flawlessly project walk-downs and close-out meetings.
• Carry out visual, close and detail inspections of E&I apparatus for hazardous atmospheres, and inspect incoming materials such as cable trays, impulse tubing and MCT blocks against purchase orders and IRNs.
• Perform IR testing of power and control cables, bus bars, transformers and motors, and witness testing and commissioning of field instruments, fire and gas devices, HIPPS and VESDA systems.
• Witness loop and performance testing of control and shutdown loops, and conduct electrical tests such as motor run tests, grounding resistance and earth leakage tests.
• Support mechanical completion walk-downs, RFS safety reviews, punch lists and instrument calibration, and compile Ex registers and certificates for topsides equipment.
• Track and follow up on anomalies and non-conformities (NCR/CAR) and submit material preservation reports to the QA/QC Lead.

Required profile

• Bachelor degree or diploma in Electrical, Instrumentation or Electronics Engineering.
• At least 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry.
• Valid COMPEX (Ex01-Ex04) or IECEX (Ex01, Ex03, Ex04, Ex06, Ex07, Ex08) certification.
• Preferred: on-the-job training in cable gland assembly, Swagelok/Parker tube fittings, OGLAEND cable tray/ladder installation and MCT assembly (ROXTEC or HAWKE).