Assistant Manager - Pipe

Drydocks World; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the shipbuilding sector is seeking to hire a Supervisor for the pipe department. The role requires overseeing operations, ensuring health and safety compliance, managing budgets, and providing leadership to a diverse workforce. Ideal candidates should possess a degree in engineering, have substantial experience in piping construction management, and demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 10 years significant experience in shipyard, refinery plant, oil & gas offshore related to piping constructions.
• Strong construction management skills and familiar with piping codes.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervises daily operations of the pipe department.
• Reviews and approves project programmes ensuring contractual delivery.
• Liaisons with other trades to ensure workflow on projects.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Communication

Piping Construction Management

Planning

Education

Graduate in Engineering discipline

Job description

Key Accountabilities

• Supervises the day-to-day operations of the pipe department to ensure that work processes are implemented as designed and comply with established policies, processes and procedures.
• Having the health and safety as the first priority on daily activities.
• Reviews, approves and follows up project programmes and take appropriate measure where required for contractual delivery of projects
• Research and development of new work techniques and technologies related to pipe fabrication and welding, including improvement of documentation process flow for the Department.
• Receiving from the Department Manager and execution of any work related instructions.
• Substitution of the Department Manager during his absence, when appointed so.
• Definition of the priorities for the daily work processes of the Department.
• Liaison with other trades, Ship Repair Managers, Superintendents ensuring smooth workflow on projects.
• Inspection of work sites inside the department (workshop, offices) and on board in order to make sure resources are optimised.
• Raise Occurrence Reports and approve repair methods for rejected work.
• Approve Material Requisitions.
• Prepares and recommends the Pipe section budget by preparing analysis and data related to specific elements as directed.
• Monitors the financial performance of the Pipe section against budgets so that areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified and rectified promptly and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalised upon.

Qualifications/Experience/Skills

• Graduate in Engineering discipline.
• Strong piping constructions management skills, familiar with international piping codes and standards.
• Proven strong leadership quality and exceptional understanding of the other discipline like Electrical/Instrumentation, Mechanical, and Structural activities point of view.
• Strong construction planning skills & monitoring skills.
• 10 years significant experienced in the field of shipyard, refinery plant, oil & gas offshore experience related to piping constructions.
• An experienced leader, motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills able to control multinational workforce in a dynamic situation.