Tank Inspector at Western Development Company Limited (WDCL)

Western Development Company Limited (WDCL) is an independent limited liability company, established in Nigeria for over 13 years ago. WDCL is the sole representative of various overseas companies in the fields of Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical/Electronic Engineering.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Tank Inspector

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Contract
Function: Storage Tank Construction and Integrity
Reports to: Tank/Mechanical Integrity Engineer / QA/QC Manager
Supervises: None

Role Purpose

• Inspect storage-tank construction, rehabilitation, repair, and in-service integrity activities, verifying conformance with approved design, API requirements, welding/coating procedures, and safe return-to-service criteria.

Key Responsibilities

• Review tank drawings, repair scopes, inspection history, settlement data, material specifications, WPS/PQRs, ITPs, NDT, coating, and hydrotest procedures.
• Inspect foundations, annular plates, bottom plates, shell courses, roof, nozzles, manways, reinforcement, structural attachments, and appurtenances.
• Verify material identification, dimensions, plumbness, roundness, settlement, fit-up, weld preparation, welder qualifications, and welding controls.
• Coordinate VT, PT/MT, UT, radiographic interpretation, vacuum-box testing, leak testing, and other specified examinations.
• Monitor weld repairs, plate replacement, patching, nozzle work, jacking, structural repair, and reinspection against approved procedures.
• Inspect internal linings, external coatings, surface preparation, DFT, holiday testing, and corrosion-control provisions.
• Witness hydrostatic testing, settlement monitoring, roof/drain checks, cleaning, reinstatement, and pre-commissioning activities.
• Evaluate findings, raise punch items/NCRs, and support repair recommendations and fitness-for-service or engineering review where required.
• Compile complete inspection records, weld maps, NDT reports, test results, repair history, and tank handover dossier inputs.

Key Performance Measures

• Tank inspection scope completed to plan
• Weld/NDT and leak-test first-pass acceptance
• Critical defects identified before hydrotest or return to service
• Repair and punch items closed on time
• Tank dossier accepted with complete traceability

Qualifications and Experience
Minimum Requirements:

• HND or bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Materials/Metallurgical, Welding, Civil, or a related discipline.
• Typically 7 or more years of tank construction, repair, coating, or integrity inspection experience.
• Strong practical knowledge of tank welding, geometry, NDT, bottom leak testing, coating/lining, hydrotest, and settlement monitoring.
• Ability to interpret tank drawings, weld maps, inspection results, repair details, and acceptance criteria.
• Experience working safely in confined spaces and around hydrotest and lifting operations.

Preferred Certifications and Standards Knowledge:

• API 653 certification is strongly preferred; API 650 construction experience is required for new-build assignments.
• CSWIP 3.1 and ASNT/ISO 9712 Level II are advantageous.
• AMPP/NACE coating certification is desirable for lining and coating scopes.

Core Competencies:

• Tank construction and repair inspection
• Welding, NDT, and leak-test control
• Tank geometry and settlement verification
• Lining/coating inspection
• Integrity findings and dossier reporting

Reporting and Interfaces:

• Internal interfaces: Tank engineering, construction, welding, coating, civil, commissioning, operations, asset integrity, and HSE teams.
• External interfaces: Client inspectors, tank contractors, NDT/coating providers, laboratories, and specialist engineering assessors.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified. 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online