Qc Pipeline Engineer

We are partnering with our client, a respected organization in the Oil and Gas sector, to hire a QC Pipeline Engineer for a contract position based in Chennai, India. This is a key role within our client's team, focused on ensuring safe, high-quality delivery of cross-country hydrocarbon pipeline projects supporting liquid storage terminals, refineries, tank farms and marine terminals. Key Responsibilities Plan and execute cross-country pipeline engineering and construction from survey through commissioning. Review route alignment sheets, P&IDs, pipeline profiles, isometrics, HDD packages and crossing drawings. Coordinate ROW development, trenching, stringing, bending, welding, lowering, backfilling and reinstatement. Manage HDD, road, railway, river and utility crossings in compliance with statutory approvals. Supervise valve stations, scraper traps, manifold stations, cathodic protection and pipeline marker installation. Ensure welding quality, WPS/PQR compliance, NDT, field joint coating, holiday testing and material traceability. Coordinate hydrotesting, dewatering, gauging, pigging, drying and pre-commissioning activities. Ensure HSE compliance including excavation safety, PTW, lifting operations, environmental protection and emergency preparedness. Coordinate engineering, procurement, QA/QC, contractors, planning and commissioning teams. Prepare progress reports, risk registers, as-built documentation, turnover dossiers and support final project handover. Cross-country pipeline construction, HDD, tie-ins, hydrotesting, pigging and commissioning. Knowledge of API 1104, ASME B31.4, ASME B31.8, API 5L, NACE SP0169, OISD, IS and PESO requirements. Pipeline welding, coating, cathodic protection, ROW management and integrity awareness. Software: AutoCAD, Primavera P6/MS Project, SAP, GIS (preferred), MS Office.