Senior Engineer - Offshore Hook-Up

Mc Dermott; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Mc Dermott is looking for a Senior Engineer specialized in Offshore Hook-Up in Dubai. The role requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in offshore engineering and construction.

The ideal candidate will manage hook-up job cards, support construction activities, and ensure compliance with project specifications. Strong knowledge of offshore construction standards and coordination skills are essential. This is a full-time position offering a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in offshore engineering, construction, hook-up, completion, or commissioning activities.
• Strong experience supporting offshore platforms, modules, topsides, brownfield modifications, or related energy infrastructure.
• Proficiency with project planning, scheduling, progress measurement, and construction tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review hook-up job cards with necessary details.
• Verify compliance with project specifications and requirements.
• Synchronize construction activities with commissioning priorities.

Skills

Offshore hook-up engineering

Hook-up job cards

Construction work packs

Work breakdown structure

Hook-up scheduling

Installation sequencing

Constructability reviews

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Job description

Senior Engineer – Offshore Hook‑Up – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Oil and Energy | Function: Construction | Experience: Minimum 10 years | Job Type: Full‑time

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and review hook‑up job cards covering prerequisites, installation sequences, required resources, and completion activities.
• Confirm that job cards contain current drawings, procedures, materials, tools, inspection requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Develop the work breakdown structure for the assigned discipline scope.
• Align discipline activities with the overall hook‑up, construction, commissioning, and project execution plans.
• Review construction work packs and verify compliance with project specifications, drawings, procedures, and contractual requirements.
• Identify missing information, technical conflicts, construction constraints, and incomplete prerequisites before work begins.
• Prepare discipline hook‑up schedules with efficient sequencing and clear coordination across other work scopes.
• Synchronize construction activities with commissioning priorities, system handover requirements, and offshore access limitations.
• Participate in pre‑engineering, pre‑construction, and post‑installation surveys.
• Record survey findings and coordinate technical actions required for safe and efficient execution.
• Develop and maintain the constructability log.
• Monitor constructability actions weekly and coordinate timely close‑out with responsible teams.
• Review discipline design material take‑offs for accuracy and completeness.
• Verify offshore contingency quantities against installation risks and project requirements.
• Review material requisitions before procurement and confirm compliance with approved specifications.
• Coordinate material and equipment deliveries to fabrication yards, ports, offshore locations, and other project facilities.
• Review the hook‑up progress register and confirm that the progress measurement methodology is understood and correctly applied.
• Ensure progress registers remain consistent with approved hook‑up job cards.
• Provide accurate daily progress information to planners and project management.
• Liaise with warehouse personnel to monitor receiving status, preservation, inspection, and quality clearance.
• Coordinate with fabrication teams and complete the controlled handover of fabricated project materials.
• Track loose‑shipped materials and verify their availability for scheduled installation activities.
• Work with the hook‑up material team to verify material bags, tags, kits, and allocations against job card requirements.
• Develop detailed hook‑up plans and execution strategies for onshore and offshore activities.
• Define work sequences, interfaces, resource needs, construction methods, and completion priorities.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and review their assigned deliverables.
• Ensure junior team members work within project schedules, approved procedures, and quality requirements.
• Coordinate with project management and procurement teams to secure required labor, materials, equipment, tools, and specialist services.
• Conduct risk assessments for hook‑up activities and establish practical mitigation controls.
• Ensure execution complies with project requirements, industry standards, applicable regulations, and approved procedures.
• Integrate environmental protection, waste reduction, and sustainability considerations into hook‑up planning.
• Monitor daily progress, productivity, constraints, and available work fronts.
• Report progress and emerging issues to planning and project leadership.
• Coordinate with the commissioning team to understand system priorities and planned handover dates.
• Sequence construction activities to support commissioning and start‑up requirements.
• Assist commissioning personnel in coordinating vendor attendance and specialist technical support.
• Conduct scope familiarization sessions with hook‑up superintendents and offshore construction crews before mobilization.
• Confirm that field personnel understand job cards, interfaces, hazards, constraints, and completion expectations.
• Travel to offshore sites, fabrication yards, ports, and onshore facilities as required.
• Resolve discipline interfaces and technical execution concerns at project locations.
• Participate in toolbox talks before site activities.
• Verify that Permit‑To‑Work requirements, isolations, approvals, and supporting controls are complete.
• Ensure all work follows company QHSES policies and project safety procedures.
• Review technical drawings, specifications, procedures, and construction documents for discrepancies.
• Recommend corrective actions for identified design, material, schedule, or installation issues.
• Support continuous improvement by documenting lessons learned and effective execution practices.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or another relevant discipline.
• Equivalent industry experience may be considered where supported by strong offshore technical capability.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in offshore engineering, construction, hook‑up, completion, or commissioning activities.
• Strong experience supporting offshore platforms, modules, topsides, brownfield modifications, or related energy infrastructure.
• Practical knowledge of hook‑up job cards, construction work packs, work breakdown structures, and offshore sequencing.
• Experience developing hook‑up schedules, constructability logs, material plans, and execution strategies.
• Ability to review material take‑offs, requisitions, fabrication handovers, and offshore contingency requirements.
• Strong knowledge of API, ISO, and other standards relevant to offshore construction and hook‑up work.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, procedures, material documents, and completion records.
• Experience coordinating with engineering, procurement, warehouse, quality, fabrication, logistics, construction, and commissioning teams.
• Strong understanding of Permit‑To‑Work controls, toolbox talks, risk assessments, and offshore QHSES requirements.
• Ability to identify complex technical issues and implement practical solutions.
• Strong decision‑making capability under time‑sensitive project conditions.
• Ability to prioritize work, allocate resources, and manage changing offshore requirements.
• Proficiency with project planning, scheduling, progress measurement, and construction tracking tools.
• Strong leadership and communication skills for multidisciplinary coordination.
• Proactive approach to safety, quality, constructability, cost control, and schedule performance.
• PMI certification or equivalent project management training is advantageous.
• Willingness to travel and work at offshore sites, ports, fabrication yards, and project facilities.

Skills Set

• Offshore hook‑up engineering
• Hook‑up job cards
• Construction work packs
• Work breakdown structure
• Hook‑up scheduling
• Installation sequencing
• Constructability reviews
• Constructability action tracking
• Material take‑off review
• Offshore contingency materials
• Material requisitions
• Material coordination
• Fabrication handover
• Warehouse coordination
• Material inspection clearance
• Material bagging and tagging
• Progress measurement
• Daily progress reporting
• Commissioning coordination
• Systems completion
• Vendor coordination
• Pre‑engineering surveys
• Pre‑construction surveys
• Post‑installation surveys
• Offshore mobilization
• Risk assessment
• Permit‑To‑Work
• Toolbox talks
• QHSES compliance
• API standards
• ISO standards
• Project planning
• Resource allocation
• Interface management
• Offshore team leadership

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