Senior Production Engineer

Mc Dermott; Dubai; On-site; AED 178,560 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong career progression in fabrication strategy and project leadership

Exposure to complex international project environments

Be part of projects supporting global energy infrastructure

Job summary

Mc Dermott is seeking a Senior Production Engineer based in Dubai, UAE. This full-time role involves managing fabrication production engineering activities across major offshore and petrochemical projects, ensuring productivity and cost efficiency.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and at least 5 years of experience in the industry, leading multidisciplinary teams and complex projects. The position offers exposure to international EPIC projects and opportunities for career progression.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in offshore and petrochemical industries.
• Strong expertise in production engineering, fabrication planning, and optimization techniques.
• Proven leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams and large-scale fabrication projects.
• Strong problem-solving ability for complex technical and operational challenges.
• Proficiency in production engineering software and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Supervise discipline production engineers and identify project resource requirements for fabrication execution.
• Manage full contractual scope of work, contract milestones, and project schedule reporting.
• Lead fabrication four-week look-ahead planning, including prioritization of materials and drawings.
• Chair production four-week look-ahead meetings and forecast fabrication and engineering requirements.
• Resolve technical problems and initiate site queries to improve productivity.
• Chair weekly project production meetings and manage weekly fabrication progress.

Skills

Production engineering management

Fabrication planning and scheduling

Four-week look-ahead planning

Constructability reviews

Offshore and petrochemical project execution

Material prioritization and expediting

AFC estimate and change order management

Weekly production reporting

Discipline team leadership

Procurement and subcontract coordination

Cross-functional fabrication planning

Productivity optimization and cost control

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Senior Production Engineer – Dubai, UAE – Full‑time position in the Oil and Energy industry. Experience: 5 years. Salary: 16,000–25,000 monthly.

Role Context: The Senior Production Engineer is responsible for managing fabrication production engineering activities across major offshore and petrochemical projects, supporting fabrication execution, workforce planning, material prioritization, and construction readiness while ensuring productivity, cost efficiency, and schedule compliance throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise discipline production engineers and identify project resource requirements for fabrication execution
• Manage full contractual scope of work, contract milestones, and project schedule reporting
• Review constructability and ensure the execution plan follows the most productive fabrication strategy
• Lead fabrication four‑week look‑ahead planning, including prioritization of materials and drawings
• Chair production four‑week look‑ahead meetings and forecast fabrication and engineering requirements
• Initiate and approve revision orders and change orders while ensuring updates are captured in lessons learned systems
• Resolve technical problems and initiate site queries to minimize disruption and improve productivity
• Chair weekly project production meetings and manage weekly fabrication progress and budget performance
• Control scope changes and maintain updated AFC estimates and change documentation
• Coordinate material ordering priorities and direct expediting activities with procurement teams
• Authorize technical queries and correspondence issued to clients
• Develop project fabrication execution plans aligned with contract requirements and fabrication sequence
• Interface with project cost engineers, marine operations, quality teams, and superintendents for aligned execution
• Lead constructability reviews and resolve discipline‑level construction challenges
• Ensure documentation compliance and support reporting requirements across all fabrication phases

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Minimum 5 years of experience in offshore and petrochemical industries
• Strong expertise in production engineering, fabrication planning, and optimization techniques
• Strong knowledge of industry standards and best practices related to production processes and offshore facilities
• Proven leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams and large‑scale fabrication projects
• Strong problem‑solving ability for complex technical and operational challenges
• Proficiency in production engineering software and reporting tools
• Ability to strategically manage discipline‑level fabrication activities for complex EPIC projects

Skills Set

• Production engineering management
• Fabrication planning and scheduling
• Four‑week look‑ahead planning
• Constructability reviews
• Offshore and petrochemical project execution
• Material prioritization and expediting
• AFC estimate and change order management
• Weekly production reporting
• Discipline team leadership
• Procurement and subcontract coordination
• Cross‑functional fabrication planning
• Productivity optimization and cost control

Benefits & Opportunities

• Lead production engineering execution for major offshore and petrochemical infrastructure projects
• Work with a globally respected engineering and construction organization
• Strong career progression in fabrication strategy and project leadership
• Exposure to complex international EPIC and offshore project environments
• Be part of projects supporting global energy infrastructure and sustainable development