As the Senior Welding Engineer Services, you will serve as the **Company Welding Subject Matter Expert (SME)** for all welding-related activities within the NWP package, providing **technical leadership and ensuring the highest standards of welding excellence** across all project phases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the review and approval process of critical welding deliverables including **Welding Execution Plans, WPS, WPQR/PQR, repair procedures and welding consumable specifications**
• Witness and validate Welding Procedure Qualification Tests (WPQT), welding trials and associated mechanical testing programmes
• Provide technical expertise for **complex welding issues** including dissimilar materials, production repairs, automatic welding, tie-ins and fitness-for-service assessments
• Manage critical interfaces with COMPANY specialists, EPC Contractor and Vendors to **ensure consistency of welding practices and compliance with Project integrity requirements**
• Serve as Company welding authority in technical evaluations, audits and contractor performance assessments
• Ensure strict compliance with **Project Specifications, approved procedures, applicable codes and TotalEnergies requirements** for all pipelines, flowlines, piping and structures welding activities
• Review and validate WPS, PQR and welders' qualifications, ensuring proper implementation during construction activities
• Monitor welding execution on site, assessing **fit-up, welding parameters, consumables, heat input and workmanship** standards
• Coordinate with Construction, QC, NDE and Contractor teams to ensure welding activities are executed safely and in line with **approved ITPs**
• Support qualification, audit, testing and inspection activities at fabrication yards and construction sites across multiple international locations
• Review and resolve welding-related Technical Queries, Deviation Requests and Non-Conformance Reports
• Assess contractor welding performance, identify trends, and **propose corrective or improvement actions** to address productivity or quality issues
• Maintain comprehensive welding documentation, traceability and records for inclusion in the **Project Quality Dossier**
• Ensure strict compliance with H3SE requirements during all welding activities and **promote safe working practices on site**
• Provide regular reporting to the NWP Quality Superintendent on **welding performance, issues and risks**

Scope of Authority:

• **Company technical authority** for welding qualification, fabrication surveillance and field welding execution within the NWP package
• **Oversight of all welding qualification, fabrication and construction activities** associated with pipelines, flowlines, well pads, piping and structural assemblies
• **Involvement in manufacturing activities** performed across multiple international fabrication locations and construction sites
• Welding scope covering pipelines, flowlines, well pad piping and structures across multiple construction work fronts
• Functional coordination with QC and NDE teams (no direct staff management or budget responsibility)

Desired Candidate Profile

Professional Experience (years): Minimum 20 years of experience in Oil & Gas projects

Experience in similar position (years): At least 15 years dedicated to welding engineering, fabrication and construction activities.

Technical skills:

• Extensive experience with major EPC and international projects involving pipelines, flowlines, pressure piping and structural fabrication.
• Extensive experience in automatic pipeline welding processes, mechanized GTAW/GMAW systems and associated qualification programs.
• Strong expertise in welding metallurgy, fracture mechanics, welding consumables, heat input management and repair methodologies.
• Experienced in Engineering Critical Assessment (ECA) studies and their application to welding qualification and defect acceptance.
• Proven experience in fabrication, welding qualification and construction activities for both sweet and sour service environments.
• Demonstrated capability to act as technical authority and lead interfaces with Contractors, Certification Bodies and Company technical specialists.
• Strong knowledge of pipeline welding codes and standards (API 1104, ASME, DNV), and TotalEnergies GS (PLR, PVV)
• Experience with welding qualifications, procedures and field supervision.
• Good understanding of construction execution and field constraints.

Level / Diploma: International Welding Engineer (IWE) certification mandatory.

Languages: Fluency in English (speaking and writing); Chinese/Arabic would be a plus.