Construction Manager [Offshore Platform]

Emirates Electrical & Instrumentation Company; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Emirates Electrical & Instrumentation Company LLC. is seeking a Construction Manager for offshore platforms to lead multi-discipline offshore construction activities, ensuring alignment with ADNOC requirements and EPC contracts.

You will oversee Mech/Piping/E&I teams, manage heavy lifting, and ensure safety and quality in execution across platforms. The role requires 20+ years in oil & gas EPC projects, strong leadership, and deep offshore construction know-how.

Qualifications

• 20+ years in Oil & Gas EPC/offshore projects.
• Offshore platform construction experience and ADNOC standards.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Ability to coordinate Mech, Piping, E&I across platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle offshore construction execution for Mechanical, Piping, Electrical & Instrumentation across multiple platforms.
• Serve as senior offshore authority coordinating all construction activities and supervising engineers, supervisors, technicians, and crews.
• Plan, coordinate and execute heavy lifting operations for offshore equipment and packages.
• Review and approve lifting studies, rigging plans, crane load charts and deck loading checks.
• Coordinate marine spread operations including crane barges, jack-ups, and support vessels.
• Ensure compliance with ADNOC lifting guidelines, LOLER, API RP 2D and project HSE standards.
• Provide technical leadership for mechanical installation, alignment, torquing and fixture installation.
• Oversee piping fabrication, offshore spool fit-up, welding, NDT, hydrotesting and handover.
• Resolve field-level clashes or routing constraints through engineering coordination.
• Coordinate electrical installation activities including cable pulling and testing.
• Lead instrumentation installation activities and loop checks.
• Synchronize multidisciplinary work sequences to avoid rework.
• Contribute constructability inputs during design/model reviews and ensure complete deliverables.
• Develop offshore construction execution plans, schedules and manpower planning.
• Support Planning/PMC/EPC teams with WBS execution, SIMOPS and milestones.
• Monitor daily productivity, progress KPIs and mobilization progress.

Skills

Leadership

Offshore construction

Project coordination

Construction planning

Heavy lifting operations

HSE compliance

Team management

Engineering interfaces

Field troubleshooting

Tools

Primavera / MS Project

SAP / Maximo

Job description

Construction Manager [Offshore Platform]

• Contract
• Department: Services

Emirates Electrical & Instrumentation Company LLC.
For almost 20 years, we have made vital contributions to the Oil & Gas sector of the UAE, executing both onshore and offshore projects. Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is one of our main clients along with Tier 1 and Tier 2 EPC contractors in this sector. We have the expertise to carry out full EPC&M services for electrical and instrumentation works and bring our intrinsic knowledge to measure and automate exploration, production, separation, refining processes, and distribution through our localized services.

• Lead full-cycle offshore construction execution forMechanical, Piping, Electrical & Instrumentationdisciplines across multiple platforms, ensuring alignment with EPC contracts, ADNOC specifications, and project KPIs.
• Act as the senior-most authority offshore for coordinating all construction activities, supervising engineers, supervisors, technicians, riggers, fitters, welders, electricians, and instrumentation teams.

Plan, coordinate, and executeheavy lifting operationsfor compressors, dryers, receivers, pressure vessels, pipe spools, transformers, MCC/SWGR panels, and skid packages on offshore platforms.

Review and approve detailedlifting studies, rigging plans, crane load charts, deck loading checks, and engineered lifting procedures.

• Coordinate marine spread operations includingcrane barges, jack-ups, AHT/Supply vesselsfor safe equipment positioning.
• Maintain full compliance with ADNOC lifting guidelines, LOLER, API RP 2D, and project HSE standards.
• Provide technical leadership for mechanical installation: equipment alignment,torquing, rotating equipment mounting, skid placement, structural supports, valves, and tie-ins.
• Oversee piping fabrication, offshore spool fit-up, welding, NDT, hydrotesting, reinstatement, and system handover.
• Resolve field-level mechanical/piping clashes, constructability issues, or routing constraints through engineering coordination.

Coordinate electrical installation activities including cable pulling, termination, tray installation, SWGR/MCC placement, earthing, and electrical testing.

• Lead instrumentation installation: JB mounting, hook-up, loop checking, instrument calibration, and F&G device installation.
• Ensure multidisciplinary work sequences (Mech–Piping–E&I) are synchronized to avoid rework or schedule conflicts.

Provide expert constructability inputs during design and model reviews (P&IDs, layouts, mechanical GA, piping isometrics, cable routing, and structural layouts).

• Identifyand resolve constructabilityissuesearly lifting access, deck loading, routing congestion, tie-in locations, equipment footprint limitations, and SIMOPS constraints.
• Ensure engineering deliverables are complete,accurate, and construction-ready before mobilization.
• Develop detailed offshore construction execution plans, priority work fronts,manningplans, heavy lift schedules, and daily/weekly progress strategies.
• Support Planning/PMC/EPC teams in building WBS execution sequences, shutdown logic, SIMOPS integration, and mechanical completion (MC) milestones.
• Monitor daily productivity,progressKPIs, and take corrective action to mitigate delays, constraints, or material shortages.

Work closely with commissioning teams to ensure readiness forpre-commissioning and commissioningfor Mechanical, Piping, Electrical & Instrumentation packages.

• Support mechanical run tests, piping reinstatement verifications, MCC/SWGR energization, instrument loop checks, and cause-effect validation.
• Ensure all systems reach Mechanical Completion, Ready-for-Commissioning (RFC), Ready-for-Start-Up (RFSU)in accordance withEPC and ADNOC requirements.

Interface with OEMs (compressors, dryers, MCCs, SWGR, transformers, instrumentation, DCS/ICSS, F&G, valves) for installation, testing, technical issues, and commissioning support.

• EnsureOEM-specific installation requirements, tolerances, alignment procedures, and functional test plans are strictly adhered to.
• Coordinate FAT/SAT findings, site queries, punch points, and engineering clarifications with vendors.

Lead mobilization planning for offshore construction teams, ensuring ADNOC compliance for:BOSIET / TBOSIETH2S TrainingOffshore MedicalADNOC PTW, LOTO, confined space, working-at-height certification .

• Ensure competent, certified construction crews and commissioning personnel are deployed and properly rotated by ADNOC POB requirements.
• Promote an uncompromising HSE culture and ensure strict compliance with ADNOC Offshore HSE requirements.
• Lead TRA/JSA workshops,liftingrisk assessments, HAZID/HSE reviews, and ensure SIMOPS readiness before mobilization.
• Conduct daily toolbox talks, safety walks, audits, and enforce immediate corrective actions for unsafe acts or conditions.
• Ensure strict adherence to LOTO, hazardous area compliance, dropped-object prevention, hot work isolation, and mechanical/electrical safety protocols.

Oversee discipline-wise QA/QC activities including welding/NDT acceptance, bolttorquing, alignment, flange management, electrical tests, instrument calibration, and reinstatement checks.

• Ensure punch lists are logged, categorized, assigned, and closed promptly to avoid delays in MC/RFC.
• Maintain full traceability of construction documentation, test packs, redlines, and as-builts.

Provide daily/weekly progress reports,manpowerlogs, heavy lift records, delay notifications, offshore constraints, and productivity summaries to EPC management.

• Review and approve work packs, method statements, lifting plans, ITPs, and construction dossiers.
• Manage interface registers, change requests, technical deviations, and field change notices.

Coordinate with ADNOC Operations for platform shutdowns, isolation plans, LOTO procedures, live-system interactions, and SIMOPS controls.

• Maintain continuous communication with EPC Project Management, Engineering, QC, HSE, Marine, Procurement, and Commissioning teams.

Minimum20 + yearsof experience in Oil & Gas EPC projects
Offshore construction experienceis Mandatory
Proven experience working onADNOC Offshore brownfield projects
Strong background in:

Offshore platform construction

Live facility modifications

SIMOPS and shutdown execution

Strong leadership and team management skills
Deep understanding of offshore construction methodologies
Excellent knowledge of ADNOC Offshore construction and HSE standards
Strong interface and stakeholder management capability
Ability to manage complex brownfield construction under schedule pressure

ADNOC PTW & SIMOPS systems
Construction planning and progress tracking tools
MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Primavera / MS Project (construction schedule awareness)
Basic knowledge of SAP / Maximo (handover and asset integration)