Engineering Manager

Larsen & Toubro; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro in Abu Dhabi seeks a Project Engineering Manager to lead the entire engineering function for a major project. The role reports to the Project Director and collaborates with Engineering Director and Corporate Engineering Head to ensure timely delivery and compliance with ASME, API, ISO, IEC standards.

You will oversee discipline engineering managers, coordinators, and design & document control teams; drive planning, execution, and interface management across Procurement,

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Engineering Execution Plan (EEP).
• Define engineering work breakdown structure (WBS) and deliverable schedule aligned with project milestones.
• Establish engineering resource plan and staffing.
• Ensure timely preparation, review, and approval of design calculations, drawings and specifications, datasheets and material requisitions.
• Monitor engineering progress against Level 2 / Level 3 schedules.
• Ensure adherence to engineering KPIs and milestones.
• Lead coordination across Process, Mechanical, Civil/Structural, Electrical, Instrumentation disciplines.
• Resolve interdisciplinary design conflicts and interface issues between systems.
• Ensure compliance with Project Quality Plan, customer standards and international codes (ASME, API, ISO, IEC).
• Conduct design reviews, independent checking and verification, and promote Right First Time design philosophy.
• Provide procurement support: issuance of Material Requisitions and TBEs; review vendor drawings and documents.
• Provide site engineering support during fabrication and construction; support offshore installation, load-out, hookup and commissioning readiness.
• Identify and manage engineering interfaces across internal disciplines and external contractors and packages.

Job description

1. Position Details

• Position Title:Project Engineering Manager
• Location:Abu Dhabi / Engineering Centers (India/UAE)
• Reporting To:Project Director
• Functional Reporting:Engineering Director / Corporate Engineering Head
• Direct Reports:
  • Discipline Engineering Managers (Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Instrumentation, Process)
  • Engineering Coordinators
  • Design & Document Control Team

2. Role Purpose

To lead and manage the entire engineering function of the project, ensuring:

• Timely delivery of all engineering deliverables
• Full compliance with technical specifications and standards
• Seamless integration across disciplines and project phases
• Alignment of engineering outputs with procurement, fabrication, and construction requirements

3. Detailed Key Responsibilities

3.1 Engineering Strategy & Planning

• Develop and implement the Engineering Execution Plan (EEP)
• Define:
  • Engineering work breakdown structure (WBS)
  • Deliverable schedule aligned with project milestones
• Establish engineering resource plan and staffing

3.2 Engineering Delivery Management

• Ensure timely preparation, review, and approval of:
  • Design calculations
  • Drawings and specifications
  • Datasheets and material requisitions
• Monitor engineering progress against:
  • Level 2 / Level 3 schedules
• Ensure adherence to engineering KPIs and milestones

3.3 Multi-discipline Coordination

• Lead coordination across:
  • Process, Mechanical, Civil/Structural, Electrical, Instrumentation disciplines
• Resolve:
  • Interdisciplinary design conflicts
  • Interface issues between systems
• Ensure consistency and integration of design outputs

3.4 Engineering Quality Assurance

• Ensure compliance with:
  • Project Quality Plan
  • Customer standards
  • International codes (ASME, API, ISO, IEC)
• Conduct:
  • Design reviews
  • Independent checking and verification
• Ensure “Right First Time” design philosophy

3.5 Procurement Engineering Support

• Ensure timely issuance of:
  • Material Requisitions (MRs)
  • Technical Bid Evaluations (TBEs)
• Support procurement in:
  • Vendor selection and approvals
• Review vendor drawings and documents

3.6 Construction & Fabrication Support

• Ensure engineering deliverables support:
  • Fabrication sequences
  • Construction methodologies
• Resolve:
  • Site queries (Field Engineering Queries – FEQs)
  • Technical issues during fabrication
• Provide site engineering support during execution

3.7 Offshore Installation & Commissioning Support

• Support engineering requirements for:
  • Load-out and installation
  • Hook-up and commissioning
• Ensure readiness of:
  • System documentation
  • Red-line markups and as-built updates

3.8 Interface Management (Critical for Mega Projects)

• Identify and manage engineering interfaces across:
  • Internal disciplines
  • External contractors and packages