Mechanical and electrical trades carry most of the certification and inspection load on an industrial site. Welding grades, rigging, pipe fitting and panel work are all scrutinised before a permit is issued, so these are the requests where documentation and worker screening matter most.
23 documented trades
Direct answer
Gulf Orbit supplies 22 mechanical and electrical trades across Saudi Arabia, including 6G X-ray welders, TIG and MIG welders, pipe fitters, riggers, industrial electricians and HVAC technicians, for oil and gas, petrochemical and industrial maintenance work.
Welds pipe in the 6G position — fixed at 45 degrees, welded all the way round — to a standard that passes radiographic inspection. This is the highest-qualification welding request on the register.
What they do on site
Weld pipe in the 6G fixed position to the applicable procedure
Prepare, fit up and align joints before welding
Produce welds that pass radiographic and visual inspection
Work to hot-work permit and confined-space requirements
Record joint numbers and welder identification for traceability
Slings and secures loads, inspects lifting gear before use, and signals the crane operator through the lift, working to the rigging set by the lift plan or a senior rigger.
What they do on site
Select, inspect and reject lifting gear before use
Follow the rigging arrangement set by the lift plan or a senior rigger, and stop the lift if the load or gear does not match it
Attach, balance and secure loads for lifting
Direct the crane operator by signal or radio throughout the lift
Control the exclusion zone and work to the lift plan and permit
Structure and frame · Piping and mechanical · Shutdown and turnaround · Industrial maintenance
What to put in your RFQ: State the rigger level your site requires (Gulf Orbit supplies Level III riggers), the quantity, whether TUV or Aramco cards are required, and the crane type and capacity on site.
Installs, loop-checks and calibrates field instruments and control devices alongside cable termination work, for plants where electrical and instrumentation scopes run together.
What they do on site
Install and terminate field instruments: transmitters, control valves, switches and junction boxes
Carry out loop checks between field devices and the control system
Support calibration of instruments against manufacturer and client procedures
Pull, gland and terminate instrumentation and control cabling alongside electrical scope
Work to isolation, lock-out and permit-to-work procedures on live plant
Trade, headcount, site location, start date, duration and shift pattern. Anything you can add about site access and permit requirements shortens the next step.
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Response within 24 hours
A complete RFQ gets a priced quotation, or an acknowledgement with any questions needed to price it. Responses run on working days, Sunday to Thursday.
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Worker matching
Workers are matched to the trade and to the site conditions — industrial versus building work are not interchangeable, and we do not treat them as such.
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Documentation and client approval
CVs, iqama and trade documentation, with TUV or Aramco card copies where the trade holds one, are submitted for your review. Nobody mobilizes before you approve the profiles.
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Quotation and purchase order
Commercial terms are issued against the confirmed scope. A purchase order is required before mobilization.
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Mobilization within 48–72 hours of the PO
In-Kingdom personnel travel to sites anywhere in Saudi Arabia, subject to worker documents and site approvals. Every worker completes Gulf Orbit's safety induction before deployment, and is briefed on your site's permit-to-work and access requirements.
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Ongoing support
Attendance, replacement and scale-up handled through a single point of contact for the duration of the requirement.
Documentation supplied with every worker
Iqama, identification and trade documentation are available for client review before mobilization. Where a client requires a specific certification or a trade test before a worker is accepted on site, say so in the requirement and it will be addressed during matching rather than after arrival.
Send your manpower requirement
Trade, headcount, site location, start date and duration. The more detail you send, the more precise the response.
The published register lists 57 documented trades across civil construction, mechanical and electrical, and site and office staff, from scaffolders, welders and pipe fitters to crane operators, supervisors and HSE officers. Any mix can be requested in one RFQ.
Do your workers hold TUV cards or Aramco certification?+
TUV-carded workers are available for trades that require a TUV card. Aramco-certified and non-Aramco workers are both available. Card copies are sent with CVs for your approval before mobilization. TUV cards apply to trades such as scaffolders, riggers, crane operators and forklift operators. State in your RFQ which your site requires.
Which rigger level do you supply?+
Level III riggers, who sling loads and signal the crane. Level III is the rigger level Gulf Orbit supplies. State in your RFQ the lift type and any card the site requires.
Do you supply crane operators?+
Yes. Gulf Orbit has supplied operators for mobile cranes from 25 t to over 250 t (truck-mounted, rough-terrain and all-terrain). Tower crane operators are also on the register. State the crane type, capacity and any card the site requires.
