Construction Superintendent - EPCI Fabrication

Mc Dermott; Dubai; On-site; AED 312,000 - 469,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International, Ltd is seeking a Construction Superintendent for EPCI Fabrication in Dubai. This role leads frontline fabrication activities, translating engineering requirements into practical field execution while upholding safety, quality, and schedule goals.

Ideal candidates have extensive EPCI leadership, a civil engineering or related degree, and a proven ability to coordinate across disciplines to deliver complex offshore fabrication projects on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Extensive EPCI construction leadership experience.
• Proven ability to translate engineering requirements into field execution.
• Strong HSE leadership and safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Direct fabrication activities according to drawings, specs, and plans.
• Coordinate with management and engineering to align sequencing.
• Lead multidisciplinary planning and look-ahead scheduling.
• Ensure quality, safety, and productivity targets are met.

Skills

EPCI construction

Construction supervision

Site Superintendent

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Construction Management

Job description

Construction Superintendent - EPCI Fabrication

Job Snapshot: Role: Construction Superintendent - EPCI Fabrication Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Oil and Energy Function: Site Superintendent Experience: Extensive EPCI construction leadership experience Job Type: Full-time

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Oil and Energy Function: Site Superintendent Salary: 28000-42000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Construction Superintendent provides frontline leadership between project strategy and physical fabrication execution. The position converts engineering requirements, construction priorities, schedules, and available resources into coordinated field activities while maintaining control over safety, quality, productivity, and workforce performance. Success requires more than supervising daily construction. The Superintendent must anticipate constraints, coordinate upcoming work across disciplines, allocate personnel according to the four-week execution outlook, and remove technical or operational barriers before they affect project milestones. Decisions made in this role directly influence labor productivity, fabrication progress, resource efficiency, subcontractor performance, HSE outcomes, and overall project delivery. The Superintendent is therefore expected to maintain a clear understanding of project priorities while ensuring field teams operate within established policies, budgets, procedures, and construction plans.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct fabrication construction activities in accordance with approved drawings, project specifications, execution plans, schedules, and company procedures.
• Translate project milestones into practical construction priorities for supervisors, subcontractors, and field personnel.
• Coordinate closely with Project Management and Engineering to align construction sequencing with engineering deliverables and site requirements.
• Interface with all relevant project disciplines to establish common execution targets and eliminate conflicting work priorities.
• Participate actively in multidisciplinary planning discussions covering upcoming construction activities.
• Review the four-week look-ahead plan and determine the workforce required to execute scheduled work efficiently.
• Assign personnel according to workload, priorities, construction sequence, and productivity expectations.
• Develop and manage manpower loading requirements to support targeted productivity levels.
• Monitor actual progress against planned construction output and intervene when performance begins to deviate from established targets.
• Identify technical, operational, workforce, material, or organizational constraints that could affect fabrication progress.
• Coordinate corrective measures before constraints develop into significant schedule delays.
• Maintain effective utilization of labor, equipment, construction areas, and available materials.
• Coordinate material requirements with relevant procurement, logistics, warehouse, and project functions to support uninterrupted execution.
• Verify that equipment is available and appropriately allocated for planned construction activities.
• Maintain strong field leadership and ensure supervisors understand daily and near-term priorities.
• Enforce comprehensive HSE requirements throughout fabrication and construction activities.
• Promote safe work execution and actively support the objective of maintaining a zero-incident workplace.
• Verify that construction personnel understand applicable safety procedures, work controls, and individual responsibilities.
• Intervene when unsafe conditions, behaviors, or execution practices are identified.
• Coordinate with HSE personnel to address field observations and maintain appropriate preventive controls.
• Ensure fabrication and construction work complies with project quality requirements, applicable codes, specifications, and approved procedures.
• Work with Quality teams to address inspections, nonconformities, corrective actions, and construction quality concerns.
• Monitor workmanship and ensure completed activities satisfy required technical standards before progression to subsequent stages.
• Supervise subcontractor execution and measure performance against contractual, schedule, HSE, and quality requirements.
• Coordinate vendors involved in fabrication or construction activities and ensure their deliverables support project priorities.
• Address subcontractor performance gaps through timely communication and appropriate corrective action.
• Maintain accurate construction documentation covering progress, workforce deployment, activities, constraints, and field performance.
• Provide timely and reliable progress information to Project Management and other stakeholders.
• Support construction reporting with accurate information from the field rather than relying solely on planned progress.
• Lead implementation and enforcement of McDermott policies and procedures within assigned construction operations.
• Verify compliance with established company requirements and address deviations appropriately.
• Ensure employees understand their responsibilities and authority for implementing applicable policies and procedures.
• Confirm that mandatory training requirements are completed by both the Superintendent and assigned team members.
• Coach supervisors and construction personnel to strengthen technical execution and field leadership capability.
• Encourage knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across construction teams.
• Promote effective communication between engineering, construction, quality, HSE, planning, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders.
• Support resolution of complex construction problems through structured evaluation and coordination with appropriate technical disciplines.
• Adapt construction execution plans when project conditions, resource availability, or operational priorities change.
• Maintain leadership visibility across fabrication areas and regularly verify that planned systems and controls are functioning in practice.
• Support extended working hours or shift arrangements where required by project execution priorities.

Ideal Profile

The preferred candidate holds a Bachelor 's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline. Advanced construction, project, or industry-specific certifications are desirable. A substantial career background in the EPCI industry is essential, including significant leadership responsibility for fabrication construction projects. The role requires deep practical understanding of modern fabrication methods, construction execution principles, workforce planning, field productivity, and the technical standards used across major EPCI projects. Candidates should have proven experience directing diverse construction teams while coordinating with engineering, planning, HSE, quality, procurement, subcontractors, vendors, and project management. Strong HSE leadership is essential. Experience implementing and managing occupational health and safety systems within demanding construction environments is expected, while relevant HSE certifications are advantageous. The successful candidate should be comfortable making operational decisions where safety, schedule, quality, cost, workforce availability, and project priorities must all be considered simultaneously. Strong communication and stakeholder management capability is required, including the ability to work effectively with clients, contractors, technical specialists, and senior project leadership. The position also demands resilience and structured problem solving. Fabrication projects can involve rapidly changing constraints, competing discipline requirements, and resource challenges that require timely field-level decisions. Candidates must be adaptable to project requirements, including work across different geographic locations, extended working hours, or shift-based schedules when necessary.

Skills Set

• EPCI construction
• Fabrication construction
• Construction supervision
• Site Superintendent
• Construction execution
• Fabrication techniques
• Four-week look-ahead planning
• Manpower planning
• Workforce scheduling
• Manpower loading
• Construction productivity
• Resource allocation
• Equipment allocation
• Material coordination
• Construction sequencing
• Multidisciplinary coordination
• Engineering coordination
• Project management coordination
• Subcontractor management
• Vendor coordination
• HSE management
• Construction safety
• Zero-incident execution
• Occupational health and safety
• Quality control
• Construction quality
• Industry codes
• Project specifications
• Field inspections
• Progress monitoring
• Construction reporting
• Project documentation
• Schedule control
• Constraint identification
• Problem resolution
• Workforce governance
• Team leadership
• Construction mentoring
• Performance management
• Continuous improvement
• Policy compliance
• Procedure implementation
• Mandatory training compliance
• Stakeholder management
• Client coordination
• EPCI project execution

Why Join Us

McDermott International, Ltd operates at the center of technically demanding energy infrastructure delivery, giving experienced construction leaders the opportunity to manage fabrication execution where field productivity, engineering coordination, HSE performance, and disciplined planning have measurable project impact. The position provides exposure to large-scale EPCI execution and multidisciplinary construction environments while strengthening leadership capability across workforce planning, fabrication performance, subcontractor management, quality, and project controls. With energy infrastructure continuing to evolve across conventional and transition-focused developments, experienced construction professionals remain critical to delivering complex assets safely and efficiently.

About the Company

McDermott International, Ltd is a global engineering and construction organization with more than a century of experience delivering complex energy infrastructure. Its capabilities span offshore and subsea infrastructure, platforms, onshore developments, and offshore wind, supported by a global workforce operating across numerous countries. The company combines engineering, fabrication, construction, and project execution expertise to deliver energy projects with a strong focus on safety, technical performance, and sustainable execution.