**Job Overview:** Responsible for the development of project welding procedures that comply with the applicable Design, Engineering and Construction Codes, Standards and Project specifications. Responsible for maintaining the project welder qualification program. Liaise with Welding School Supervisor, Production Supervisor, Certifying Authority **Key Tasks and Responsibilities:** + Review customer drawings / specifications for material and welding requirements to determine the necessary WPS / PQR required assuring the integrity of the weldment. + Select the electrode / consumables and estimate quantities required for project. + Source materials required for WPS/PQR's + Determine Joint Design + Optimize Welding Process + Apply code and specification requirements to the proposed WPS + Develop project and task specific Welding Qualification Execution plans + Submittal of WPS PQR packages for the project + Tool box talks and conducting Welding kick-offs' + Qualify welding procedures and welder qualifications through execution of the welding plan. + Supervise PQR’s on site and witness tests at laboratory. + Prepare weld procedure specification. + Review welder qualification tests and approves documentations + Assess quantity of production weld testing required and ensures their timely performance and testing.Consult with customer’s engineers and Production Supervisor on metallurgical and welding problems to determine or implement resolution. + Assist in development of automatic welding systems and new methodology (for AWS Engineer) + Supervise / monitor work at the metallurgical laboratory. + Supervise the Welding School Activities + Supervise Welder Training + Vendor’s Welding documents review **Essential Qualifications and Education:** + 4 year BS Degree in Welding Engg / Metallurgical Engineering / Mechanical Engg + 3+ years in Welding / Metallurgy aspects for Fabrication and construction Industry. **Preferred Qualifications and Education:** + Welding Technology + Understanding of NDT techniques + Inspection Qualification. \#LI-AL2 Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably. For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries. McDermott is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.