Painting & Coating Inspector

About the role

Bureau Veritas is hiring a Painting & Coating Inspector in Abu Dhabi, reporting to the Team Leader. The inspector works closely with the IND Manager, Project Manager, Technical Manager, customers, clients and project management consultants, and establishes direct contact with the client. The position is permanent.

Key responsibilities

• Review and approve contractors' painting, coating and wrapping procedures.
• Inspect surface profile and chloride contamination tests according to applicable standards.
• Monitor weather and equipment condition during painting and coating operations.
• Ensure paints come from approved manufacturers with valid pot life and are applied according to manufacturer data sheets and approved specifications.
• Check dry film thickness, holiday detection and pinhole detection, using calibrated equipment.
• Witness surface preparation, bonding agents, elastomers, wrapping and curing on riser pipes and clamps, including post-curing tests such as hardness, spark, sound, adhesion and visual checks.
• Monitor CTE coatings, heat-shrink sleeves, holiday tests on field joints, wrapping and doping on offshore pipelines.
• Identify and approve non-conformities and corrective actions, and advise the Team Leader on daily inspections and discrepancies.

Required profile

• NACE, CSWIP or British Gas Painting / Painting Inspector Grade II qualification, or an approved equivalent.
• Degree or diploma in Mechanical Engineering or HNC.
• Site safety induction and sea survival course for offshore sites.
• Inspection experience: minimum 5 years for inspector/technician, 8 years for engineer surveyor, 10 years for senior engineer surveyor.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of international codes and standards such as ASME, API, ANSI, ASTM and BS.
• Experience applying codes, project specifications and procedures to painting and coating inspection.
• Ability to choose the most appropriate inspection technique and to stay up to date with developments in the field.