Senior Hook-up Engineer - Offshore

Mc Dermott; Dubai; On-site; AED 312,480 - 468,720; Full time

Job summary

Mc Dermott is seeking a Senior Hook-up Engineer in Dubai to support offshore project delivery. This role involves translating engineering requirements into execution plans, preparing job cards, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure successful project completion.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, 10 years of relevant experience, and is skilled in offshore construction and material coordination. This permanent position promises a dynamic environment within the Oil and Energy sector.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in offshore engineering, hook-up campaigns, or related roles.
• Strong knowledge of hook-up activities and construction sequencing.
• Good understanding of relevant industry standards and offshore practices.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review hook-up job cards with prerequisites and sequential steps.
• Develop work breakdown structure and align it with project needs.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications and offshore readiness.

Skills

Offshore hook-up engineering

Construction work packs

Hook-up job cards

Risk assessments

API standards

ISO standards

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Senior Hook-up Engineer – Offshore

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Oil and Energy • Function: Engineering • Experience: 10 years in offshore hook‑up, construction, completion, or related engineering fields • Job Type: Full‑time (Permanent)

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates • City: Dubai • Salary: 28,000–42,000 AED (estimated range; final offer to be confirmed) • Gender: Any • Candidate Nationality: Any

Context

The Senior Hook‑up Engineer supports successful project delivery during the hook‑up and completion phase by translating engineering, construction, material, and commissioning requirements into practical execution plans. The role works closely with hook‑up leadership, offshore construction crews, warehouse teams, fabrication teams, commissioning teams, procurement, planners, and project management to ensure work packs, job cards, schedules, materials, permits, and readiness activities are aligned before offshore mobilization. Strong performance in this position helps reduce offshore delays, improve construction productivity, manage execution risk, and maintain safety and quality during complex energy project campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and review hook‑up job cards with clear prerequisites, sequential installation steps, completion activities, and discipline‑specific execution requirements.
• Develop the work breakdown structure for assigned discipline scope and align it with construction, commissioning, and project planning needs.
• Review construction work packs to confirm compliance with project specifications, execution requirements, quality expectations, and offshore readiness.
• Prepare hook‑up schedules for discipline activities with efficient sequencing and proper synchronization across other engineering and construction disciplines.
• Participate in pre‑engineering surveys, pre‑construction surveys, post‑installation surveys, yard visits, and offshore site coordination activities.
• Develop and maintain the constructability log while monitoring weekly action closeout and escalating delays where required.
• Review design material take‑offs and verify offshore contingency material requirements for discipline work scope.
• Review material requisitions against project specifications before ordering and coordinate delivery requirements across yard, port, offshore, and onshore locations.
• Monitor hook‑up progress registers and ensure progress tracking methodology is aligned with approved job cards and field execution requirements.
• Coordinate with warehouse teams to confirm project material receiving status and inspection clearance from quality teams.
• Liaise with fabrication teams for handover of fabricated materials, loose shipped items, and discipline‑specific project materials.
• Work with the hook‑up materials team to verify bagging and tagging requirements in line with project procedures and approved job cards.
• Develop and implement detailed hook‑up plans, execution strategies, and discipline‑specific construction approaches for offshore and onshore project phases.
• Provide technical direction to junior engineers and support their delivery of quality work within project timelines.
• Collaborate with project management and procurement teams to confirm timely availability of materials, equipment, tools, and construction resources.
• Conduct risk assessments and support mitigation planning to maintain safe execution during hook‑up operations.
• Ensure hook‑up activities comply with project requirements, industry codes, standards, environmental considerations, and sustainability expectations.
• Provide daily progress updates to planners and support accurate reporting of construction and completion status.
• Coordinate with commissioning teams to understand system priorities and ensure construction sequencing supports handover and commissioning readiness.
• Support commissioning teams with vendor‑related activities that affect hook‑up, system completion, and start‑up preparation.
• Ensure hook‑up superintendents and offshore construction crews are familiar with scope, execution sequence, materials, constraints, and safety requirements before mobilization.
• Travel to offshore sites and onshore yard facilities to coordinate discipline interfaces, resolve site issues, and support dynamic construction execution.
• Participate in toolbox talks and ensure permit‑to‑work requirements are fulfilled before site activities begin.
• Maintain compliance with company QHSES policies, safe working practices, quality standards, and project execution controls.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or a related discipline.
• Equivalent industry experience in offshore hook‑up, construction, completion, or commissioning support may also be considered.
• 10 years of experience in offshore engineering, hook‑up campaigns, construction execution, or related energy project roles.
• Strong knowledge of hook‑up activities, offshore construction sequencing, completion systems, work packs, job cards, and material readiness.
• Good understanding of API, ISO, and relevant industry standards, regulations, and offshore execution practices.
• Experience using project management tools and software for planning, scheduling, tracking, and reporting hook‑up and commissioning activities.
• Ability to review drawings, specifications, technical documents, construction work packs, material take‑offs, and project requirements.
• Strong coordination skills for working with hook‑up managers, superintendents, planners, commissioning teams, procurement, warehouse, fabrication, and offshore crews.
• Proven ability to resolve technical and interface challenges while maintaining safety, quality, cost, and schedule discipline.
• Strong leadership and communication skills for guiding junior engineers and working with multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders, vendors, and clients.
• Proactive approach to risk assessment, permit‑to‑work compliance, toolbox talks, offshore readiness, and QHSES requirements.
• Ability to make sound decisions under pressure and prioritize resources during fast‑moving offshore execution phases.
• PMI or equivalent project management certification or training is an advantage.

Skills Set

• Offshore hook‑up engineering
• Hook‑up job cards
• Construction work packs
• Work breakdown structure
• Offshore construction
• Completion campaigns
• Hook‑up scheduling
• Construction sequencing
• Pre‑engineering surveys
• Pre‑construction surveys
• Post‑installation surveys
• Constructability logs
• Material take‑offs
• Offshore contingency materials
• Material requisitions
• Bagging and tagging
• Material readiness
• Fabrication handover
• Warehouse coordination
• Quality inspection clearance
• Hook‑up progress registers
• Daily progress reporting
• Commissioning coordination
• Vendor activity support
• Permit to work
• Toolbox talks
• Risk assessments
• QHSES compliance
• API standards
• ISO standards
• Project planning tools
• Offshore site coordination
• Onshore yard coordination
• Technical document review
• Interface management
• Resource coordination
• Construction safety
• Project execution

Why Join Us

This role offers a valuable opportunity for a senior offshore hook‑up engineer to contribute to Dubai’s Oil and Energy sector through complex construction and completion campaigns. The position provides exposure to offshore execution, yard coordination, commissioning readiness, project planning, material control, and multidisciplinary interface management across major energy infrastructure projects. It is a strong fit for an engineer who wants to lead practical offshore delivery, solve site challenges, and support safe, timely, and high‑quality project completion.

About the Company

McDermott International, Ltd is a global engineering, procurement, construction, and installation company serving the energy industry. The company supports offshore, subsea, onshore, and energy transition projects through engineering expertise, fabrication capability, marine operations, procurement, project management, and field execution. With more than 100 years of project experience and a global workforce, McDermott helps customers deliver complex energy infrastructure safely, reliably, and sustainably.