Senior Construction Engineer - Oil & Gas EPC Lead

WorleyParsons; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley is seeking a Lead Construction Engineer to lead site construction activities in Abu Dhabi for major oil, gas and petrochemical projects, ensuring strict adherence to client specifications and HSSE standards. You will coordinate with clients and design teams, manage workpacks, drive constructability reviews and oversee multi‑discipline execution from FEED through EPC to delivery.

A 15+ year track record in oil and gas with GCC experience is required, along with strong leadership and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited university.
• Minimum 15+ years of relevant oil & gas or petrochemical experience.
• At least 5 years in GCC region preferred.
• Experience on major Oil & Gas or Petrochemical projects leading a team.
• Experience in FEED & EPC phases.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• To be conversant with and fully comply with the HSSE plan.
• Promote and drive the involvement of Construction in areas of technical design, fabrication and installation workpack preparation and planning.
• Develop and maintain a familiarity and appreciation of capability and ongoing work load with client Construction support providers / contractors.
• Develop and maintain responsibility for all construction and completions activities.
• Effectively work within a multi-discipline collaborative environment to deliver results within expectations.
• Promote cost reduction and productivity enhancing initiatives.
• Assess effectiveness of working practices and systems with a view of continuously improving.
• Chair and participate in constructability reviews.
• Build and maintain a professional, constructive relationship with client’s procurement and construction groups.
• Ensure that constructability is inherent within the design by being involved at the early stage of work scope and workpack compilation / development.
• Involved in workpack preparation including testing requirements, specialist tools and equipment, also identify specialists / vendors to perform identified tasks.
• Ensure contents of workpacks meet with scope requirements.
• Ensure logic of work is updated on the plan and supporting systems.
• Conduct offshore surveys with design team as required.Address fabrication and installation queries and revert with solutions in a timely manner.
• Liaise with project engineers to ensure priorities are maintained.
• Liaise with engineering disciplines to effect solutions to fabrication, construction and implementation queries.
• Liaise with vendors and sub-contractors, as required.
• Ensure any (all) shutdown requirements are clearly identified in workpack and advance notice given to client.
• Ensure fabrication details are clear and complete.
• Obtain feedback from fabrication contractor and offshore installation team to continuously improve workpacks.
• Ensure timely IFC construction comments received from client.
• Responsible for transport and installation plans.
• Ensure (as required) commissioning strategy is prepared and included in workpack deliverables.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Worley is seeking a Lead Construction Engineer to lead site construction activities in Abu Dhabi for major oil, gas and petrochemical projects, ensuring strict adherence to client specifications and HSSE standards. You will coordinate with clients and design teams, manage workpacks, drive constructability reviews and oversee multi‑discipline execution from FEED through EPC to delivery.

A 15+ year track record in oil and gas with GCC experience is required, along with strong leadership and