Mechanical Installation Inspector

About the role

The Mechanical Installation Inspector will ensure that all mechanical equipment installed on overseas projects meets the required specifications and quality standards. Working closely with clients, subcontractors, and project management consultants, the role involves overseeing inspections, managing documentation, and driving corrective actions.

Key responsibilities

• Review project specifications and clarify deviations with the client.
• Prepare and review method statements, work procedures, instructions, and inspection‑and‑test plans (ITPs) in line with project specifications.
• Perform receiving inspections of mechanical equipment, including structural steel.
• Conduct field installation inspections for mechanical equipment at overseas sites.
• Coordinate inspections among subcontractors, clients, and project management consultants.
• Manage subcontractors’ local inspectors and third‑country national (TCN) inspectors.
• Monitor inspection activities and report status to management and the client.
• Supervise and control subcontractors’ quality activities.
• Issue and approve non‑conformance reports (NCRs) and corrective action reports (CARs), and review quality trend analyses.
• Control subcontractors’ inspection, measuring, and test equipment (IMTE).
• Manage QA documentation, inspection records, and turnover dossiers at overseas project sites.

Required profile

• Experience in mechanical equipment installation inspection at overseas project sites.
• Knowledge of project specifications, method statements, work procedures, and ITPs.
• Proven ability to coordinate with subcontractors, clients, and PMCs.
• Experience supervising inspectors and subcontractors’ quality activities.
• Familiarity with NCRs, CARs, inspection records, QA documentation, and turnover dossiers.

Required skills

• Mechanical equipment inspection
• Project specifications review
• Method statement and work procedure preparation
• Inspection‑and‑test plan (ITP) development
• Receiving inspections of structural steel
• Field installation inspection
• Coordination of multi‑party inspections
• Supervision of local and TCN inspectors
• Non‑conformance (NCR) and corrective action (CAR) handling
• QA documentation and turnover dossier management