QC inspector - Piping (UG)

Role Overview

QC Inspector – Piping (UG) at ABIS. The role performs inspection and testing of underground piping installation activities, including trenching, bedding, coating, and backfill, to verify compliance with drawings, specifications, and applicable codes.

Role Purpose

To conduct in-process and final inspections on underground piping installation works, verify materials and installation quality against approved specifications and drawings, witness critical testing activities, and maintain comprehensive quality documentation and records throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Inspection & Testing

• Perform in-process and final inspections on underground piping installation works.
• Witness trench excavation, pipe bedding, coating/wrapping, and backfill activities per the ITP.
• Witness hydrotests, holiday testing (coating integrity), and cathodic protection checks as required.

Verification & Compliance

• Verify underground pipe alignment, depth, and joint integrity against approved drawings.
• Verify materials (pipe, coating, bedding material) against material certificates and specifications.
• Verify calibration status of measuring and test equipment used on site.
• Coordinate hold points and inspections with client/third-party inspectors prior to backfill.

Documentation & Reporting

• Record inspection results and raise Non-Conformance Reports as required.
• Maintain inspection records, checklists, and daily QC reports.
• Support punch-list generation and verification of closure for underground piping works.
• Support preparation of quality documentation for underground piping handover dossiers.

Qualifications & Experience

• 5–8 years of experience as a QC Inspector on underground piping/utilities construction projects.
• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering.
• QC/inspection certification preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Attention to Detail
• Integrity
• Analytical Thinking
• Communication Skills
• Time Management
• Underground Piping Inspection Techniques
• Trenching, Bedding & Backfill Inspection
• Coating/Wrapping & Holiday Testing
• Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs)
• Measuring & Testing Equipment Use
• QC Documentation & Reporting

Additional Information

Performance is evaluated based on inspection accuracy and completeness, timely identification and reporting of non-conformances, hold point compliance prior to backfill, adherence to inspection schedules, and quality of inspection documentation.