Senior Engineer - FJC (Field Joint Coating)

McDermott International; Dubai; On-site; AED 279,000 - 502,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International seeks a Senior Field Engineer to prepare for and execute offshore installation operations, focusing on Field Joint Coating activities and crew coordination. You will lead welding crew coordination, safety checks, and material movement to ensure timely project milestones.

The role requires 7–10 years in FJC, strong teamwork, and willingness to relocate to Jebel Ali for onsite duties in the UAE.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7-10 years of experience in Field Joint Coating (FJC) activities.
• Ability to work well and support other team members.
• Willing to relocate to Jebel Ali.
• Organized and detail oriented.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate bay setup according to project requirements and allocate lead welders.
• Oversee safety permits (PTW) and ensure compliance for entry into confined spaces.
• Monitor and coordinate welding consumables, gas supplies, and equipment readiness.
• Coordinate material movement and transportation for project needs.
• Manage daily reports and liaise with OSC Material Movement for X-ray pipe transfers.

Skills

Teamwork

Relocation readiness

Organized

Detail-oriented

Job description

Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably.
For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.

Job Description

Job Overview:

The Senior Field Engineer prepares for and executes offshore installation operations.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• TBT: Each morning at 6am with all the PPG crew including Welding Coordinators, Welders, Techs, and BMOs
• TRAs: Ensure all new joining crew are familiar and understand the General TRA for PPG facility
• HIT Card: At the start of each task, check all HIT cards in the facility and ensure all personnel are familiar with the task
• PPG Welding crew: Coordinate welders coming into the facility for training and qualification
• Daily activity report: Send daily activity report for PPG shop
• General waste: Monitor and coordinate waste and the removal from site, coordination with Landlord OSC
• Metal Scrap: Monitor and coordinate Matel waste which will be collected by OSC provided vender. Liaise with vendor
• Diesel tank: Monitor the diesel usage to maintain 2000 Gallons to avoid the air pocket diesel refueling is arranged every Friday to fill 1000 gallon
• Forklift arrangement: Coordinate and arrange as needed the 5 ton forklift provided by OSC, if any issues with forklift or breakdowns contact OSC maintenance te
• Material Movement: Liaise with OSC Material Movement dept for transferring any material, arrange transport accordingly
• Welding Consumable: Monitor each welding bay for weekly supply of Grinding disk, cutting, disk, Flap disk, welding clear lens and Tig glove and send it to Welding store man to prepared and make arrangement of transport to OSC
• Cutting Gasses: Update the tracking sheet weekly for Cutting gasses, Oxygen, acetylene and Propane to maintain stock for each project
• Welding Gasses: All the welding gasses are monitor by the technicians and order directly, coordinate with the technicians to maintain stock for each project
• Confined Space: Ensure all permits and checks have been done for entry inside the 2G Pit. Ensure the PTW is in place and contact the safety officer for gas test
• Housekeeping: Oversee all housekeeping after TBT and end of the shift
• Cleaning of pantry and restroom: Ensure MBM clean washrooms and pantry in Shop 1 twice a day, Stairs and windows and doors twice a week
• Meal for shop crew: Coordinate with Abela the delivery of food for the workshop personnel
• Send TBT sheet to admin for headcount every day
• Transferring Xray pipes: Arrange all pipe transfer from OSC to McDermott yard with OSC Material Movement dept for Xray pipes
• Bays Allocation:
  • Coordinate with engineer’s setup the bay according to project requirement
  • Setup the project pipe on the rollers secures the pipe
  • Coordinate with equipment Lead for ILUC allocation and install in pipe
  • Pass to technician for equipment setup
  • Allocate the lead welder and crew as per project requirements
  • Coordinate with BMO supervisor for readiness of pipe (bevel configuration Provided by welding Engineer)
• Welding Consumables: Ensure all consumables are stored correctly as per supplier recommendations and empty the water from Humidifier twice a day to maintain the humidity below 50%
• Water draining for Deep tray: Every morning starts the pump from both end of tray to drain the water
• Transportation: Coordinate with McDermott JAY for personnel transportation
  

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Minimum 7-10 Years of Experience in FJC (Field Joint Coating) activities
• Ability to work well and support other team members
• Willing to relocate to Jebel Ali
• Organized and Detailed Oriented
• Proficient is activities such as: Field Joint Coating, automatic blasting, induction heating, FBE (Fusion Bonde Epoxy), HSS (Heat Shrink Sleeve), IMPU (Injected Molded Poly Urethane), IMPP (Injected Molded Poly Propylene, Coating production, Offshore pipelay installation (S-lay & J-lay)