Inspector I - Quality

About Petrofac

Petrofac is an international service company focused on the energy sector, supporting clients with a broad portfolio that includes some of the world’s largest energy businesses. The company delivers services across the full asset lifecycle, including designing, building, operating, managing, and maintaining infrastructure.

Petrofac states that hiring, rewards, and development are based on merit and that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability. It also emphasizes fair treatment for everyone who works with or for the company.

The organization notes that the energy landscape is changing, with increasing focus on energy security and the move toward alternative energy sources. Petrofac presents this role as part of that transition and supports flexible working requests. For most office-based roles, employees are expected to work in a hybrid pattern and be in the office at least three days per week.

Job Overview

This position is for Inspector I - Quality (EIT) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The role focuses on electrical quality inspection, testing oversight, and verification of installations across a wide range of project systems and equipment.

Key Responsibilities

The inspector will carry out inspection and testing activities related to temporary electrical works and connections to camp facilities when needed. The role also includes checking supports before cable tray installation, reviewing cable tray and conduit installation before cable laying, examining underground stub-ups, and verifying cable trenches for dimensions and sand bedding before cable laying and before each cable layer is released.

Other duties include monitoring cable jointing and termination to ensure vendor guidance is followed, confirming correct cable segregation before backfilling, inspecting glanding, termination, and dressing, and witnessing insulation resistance, continuity, and hi-pot tests at different stages. The inspector will also check final torquing of cable terminations, verify cable tray covers, and oversee installation of electrical equipment in substations to ensure manufacturer instructions are followed.

The role covers preservation checks for switchgears, transformers, bus ducts, and related equipment, along with inspection of switchgear alignment and placement. The inspector must witness torquing of busbar joints, ductor testing, IR testing, hi-pot testing where applicable, and a range of electrical tests in line with ITPs and vendor documents. Final inspections of transformers, switchgears, MCCs, and other equipment are also required.

Additional responsibilities include checking bus duct installation, torquing, ductor and IR tests, inspecting batteries, chargers, and UPS units, and witnessing battery charge/discharge tests when applicable. The inspector will inspect underground earth cable installation and cad weld joints before backfilling, verify earth electrodes and grounding systems, witness earth resistance, earth loop resistance, and continuity tests, and review lightning protection systems for each building.

The role also includes inspection of lighting fixture locations, sockets, and junction boxes; review of lighting cable tray installation; inspection of distribution boards; and witnessing IR, continuity, functional, and illumination-level tests where relevant. The inspector will monitor preservation of motors, inspect motor installation and earthing, witness IR or polarization index testing, inspect local control stations, and witness functional checks and motor solo-run tests where applicable.

Further duties involve inspecting thermite welding on top of underground pipes, checking continuity tests, inspecting temporary magnesium anodes, reference electrodes, anode ribbon, and crossings, and witnessing cathodic protection inspections and tests before and after backfilling. The role also includes inspection of CP transformer/rectifier installation, heat tracing circuits and components, testing heat tracing before insulation and after cladding, and witnessing checks for equipment such as diesel generators, HVAC systems, and overhead power distribution or transmission lines.

The inspector must also perform detailed initial inspections of certified electrical equipment in line with IEC 60079-17 Table 1, 2, and 3 and IEC 60079-14, using the correct level of inspection such as visual or close inspection where applicable. Proper interpretation of equipment labels, IP ratings, and confirmation that IP protection is maintained are also part of the job.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

Candidates should hold a Diploma in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent qualification. The role requires at least 7 years of experience as an Electrical QC Inspector, ideally in the oil and gas or petrochemical sector.

Applicants should have prior experience working with major EPC contractors or their subcontractors. For hazardous-area electrical inspections, the candidate must be an experienced professional whose training has covered protection types, installation practices, IEC 60079-17, and IEC 60079-14, with evidence of relevant training and experience available. If that training has not already been completed, the selected person must complete in-house training, PEC-RCD-00384, before carrying out any Ex inspections.

Additional Information

The job is based in Abu Dhabi and is a full-time onsite position. The employer also notes that it supports flexible working arrangements for eligible office-based roles, with a hybrid approach used in many cases and a minimum in-office presence of three days per week for those roles.