Senior Engineer - Projects (ICSS Package)

Petrofac; Sharjah; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Petrofac in Sharjah, UAE, seeks a Senior Engineer - Projects to join our on-site team. The role focuses on coordinating resources to meet contractual requirements, reviewing feasibility, and ensuring timely delivery of project milestones.

The incumbent will develop schedules, oversee document registers, and liaise with clients and suppliers to resolve issues and drive project success. A strong background in oil and gas project management is essential.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree; minimum 10 years in project management in oil and gas.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate resources with engineers to ensure construction meets contractual requirements efficiently.
• Review contract docs to assess feasibility of construction; identify variations needed.
• Create and manage project schedules (TDR level 4) and monitor drawings issuance against forecasts.
• Review engineering drawings and deliverables for constructability and contract alignment; issue material requests.
• Prepare project procedures to ensure coverage of all activities per contract requirements.
• Coordinate project activities with other departments for effective integration and minimize delays.
• Assist in finalizing work to subcontractors, including bid evaluation and contract terms.
• Monitor project progress against plan; take corrective actions to meet client requirements.

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Petrofac is currently looking to recruit a Senior Engineer - Projects to be based in Sharjah, UAE.

What We Do

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies. We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for the energy industries. Our comprehensive and tailored service offering covers each stage of the project life cycle and a variety of commercial models, giving our clients the flexibility, they need.

Primary Duties

Operates as a part of team of Engineers in the coordination of resources in order to ensure that construction meets all contractual requirements in the most effective and efficient manner.

Review all contract documentation to assess feasibility of construction, identify any potential areas of difficulty and highlight any variations required in the construction.

• Participate in the review of the project planning process and create a schedule, which is in line with the project requirements including establishing the sequence and duration of activities.
• Generate TDR (Technical Document Register) as a level 4 schedule and ensure that all relevant data required for construction is contained in it. Monitor the issue of drawings as per the forecast dates mentioned in the TDR, identify any discrepancies and bring it to the attention of the Lead Engineer.
• Review Engineering drawings, documents and deliverables relating to area of functional responsibility to assess constructability and consistency with contract requirements. Prepare and issue purchase requests for materials and consumables.
• Prepare project specific and other procedures to ensure comprehensive cover of all project activities as per the contract requirements.
• Coordinate all project related activities with other departments and sections to ensure effective integration of tasks and minimize potential delays.
• Participate in the finalization of work to be outsourced to sub-contractors including bid evaluation and terms of contract.
• Monitor the progress of the project as per the project plan and against the client’s requirements and take corrective action whenever required.
• Ensure the availability of necessary resources for the smooth execution of the project.
• Follow up with clients on approvals and instructions, attend client meetings and liaise with client on all issues of the project deliverables.
• Steer post award kick off meeting with vendor, Expedite, monitor and review vendor deliverables in line with contractual requirements, execution schedule, Purchase Order requirements and terms & conditions, ensure suborders of materials are in line with supplier's engineering and manufacturing schedule, and monitor respective deliveries. Resolve any potential operational issues that may impact the deliveries, Monitor the recovery of delays and implementation of remedial actions. Identify Risks and liaise with stakeholders to mitigate delays and cost impacts. Update order progress periodically.
• Effectually nurture and maintain professional and healthy relationship with suppliers, conduct and monitor objective supplier performance appraisal.
• Carry out a routine check for field expediting requirements at supplier's shop and plan expediting visits accordingly after consultation with the Project Manager, Solicit supplier to maintain an inspection plan, liaise with QA/QC and coordinate inspection visits. Review flash report and follow up on approvals by QA/QC. Review inspection release note issued by QA/QC and Issue shipping release Note (SRN) to supplier and logistic team to trigger the shipping process. Expedite suppliers’ shipping documents, liaise with the shipping department for plan and timely movement of goods prior to readiness of consignment. And monitoring until obtaining Material Receipt Voucher (MRV) from material controller on site.
• Investigate causes of Excess, Shortage, and Damage (ESD) of supplies. Coordinate with the supplier and the procurement department to resolve ESDs and safeguard a genuine material receipt report.
• Advise supplier on invoicing instructions, Review ,verify and administer supplier invoices for payment against progress milestones.

Minimum Requirements

An engineering degree with a minimum of 10 years of project management experience in the oil and gas sector.

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