UKAS RG2 category 3 Inspection Engineer

Altrad Integrity Services are recruiting for a UKAS CAT 3 Pipework Inspection Engineer based in Southampton on a permanent basis.

Local applicants only.

Location: Southampton

Annual leave: 25 + 8 Fixed Public Holiday days per annum.

Company Description

Altrad Integrity Services is an international leader in the provision of industrial services, generating high‑added value solutions primarily for the Oil & Gas, Energy, Power Generation, Process, Environment and Construction sectors. The Group is also a recognised leader in manufacturing equipment dedicated to the Construction and Building market. Altrad’s multidisciplinary services range from engineering and technical services to maintenance, access solutions and specialised services for industry leaders. Headquartered in France, the Group employs around 65,000 people and is still led by its founder and president Mohed Altrad.

Organisational Culture

We treat all people with dignity, respect each other’s perspective and share knowledge and resources to achieve excellence, deliver value and grow individually and collectively.

We are fully committed to the elimination of unlawful and unfair discrimination and value the difference that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation. Altrad Integrity Services recognises that providing equality of opportunity, valuing diversity and promoting a culture of inclusion and flexibility to our employees is vital to our success.

From school leavers and university graduates to transitioning military veterans, we provide career opportunities with targeted development programmes.

Community Engagement

Altrad Integrity Services is dedicated to ensuring we are a socially and environmentally responsible employer and undertake a range of activities to give back and support the communities in which we live and work – from various charity work to working with schools as part of Developing Young Workforce.

Role

Altrad Integrity Services is currently looking for a UKAS RG2 category 3 Inspection Engineer to work onshore in the Southampton region. The role on offer will involve in‑service plant inspections based on a refinery plant.

Tasks and Responsibilities of an Inspection Engineer

• Preparation of WSEs in accordance with the Pressure System Safety Regulations (PSSR).
• Preparation of inspection work scopes to satisfy the Written Schemes of Examination (WSE); specify access, insulation removal and NDT requirements.
• Carry out invasive visual examinations of major pressure systems in accordance with the WSE. Typical equipment found on site: process pipework, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, distillation columns, PRVs and storage tanks.
• Interface with NDT team to provide clarification on NDT inspection techniques in order to meet integrity objectives.
• Preparation of high‑quality inspection reports, accurately describing the asset’s condition.
• Grade corrosion against company procedure corrosion scales. Raise mandatory defects when the acceptable limits have been breached.
• Review PRV certification. Ensure the device is correctly set and is overhauled/tested on a set frequency.
• Review WSE and inspection frequency post‑inspection to confirm accuracy and relevance.
• Participate in the Risk‑Based Assessment programme for pressure systems equipment.

Requirements for the Inspection Engineer Role

Essential Requirements and Experience

In‑service inspection experience of process piping, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, distillation columns and PRVs, and knowledge of the accompanying design codes. Understanding of PSSR with experience of creating work scopes to carry out examinations of major pressure systems in accordance with the WSE.

Successful applicants must meet the UKAS definition for category 3 inspection engineers as seen below:

Category 3. Engineering Technician as defined by Engineering Council or equivalent (e.g. appropriate ONC with relevant experience, NVQ Level III) having a minimum of 5 years’ experience within a relevant discipline of which at least one year shall have been spent working within an engineering discipline associated with the in‑service inspection of pressure systems.

Desirable Qualifications

• API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspection Certification.
• API 653 Tank Inspection Certification.
• EMMUA 159 Certification.

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