Senior Project Engineer - Oil & Gas Execution & Handover

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is seeking a Project Engineer to support and execute engineering activities across the full project lifecycle—from concept to handover. You will ensure safety, quality, schedule, and cost alignment with VAP requirements while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires strong ability to monitor progress, review contractor deliverables, and drive risk management, constructability reviews, and handover readiness with ADNOC standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in engineering is required.
• At least 6 years in project engineering in oil & gas.
• Strong ability to coordinate and support multi-disciplinary project execution.
• Effective monitoring of contractor performance and deliverables.
• Proactive identification of engineering and execution risks.
• Ability to ensure technical compliance and quality assurance.
• Strong collaboration with project, engineering, and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Support all phases of project delivery from concept to commissioning and handover.
• Assist in development of SOR and project execution strategies.
• Assist in preparation of tender documents and evaluation of consultants/contractors.
• Review contractor engineering deliverables, construction strategies and methodologies for compliance.
• Monitor progress and identify bottlenecks with corrective actions.
• Coordinate with licensors, contractors, vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Support alignment between Engineering, Operations and Project teams.
• Monitor contractor performance, invoices and project costs with cost teams.
• Track variations, risks and trends impacting cost and schedule.
• Facilitate risk analysis, PHSER and ATR reviews.
• Ensure safety, quality and engineering standards across activities.
• Support handover of project facilities to Operations and start-up activities.

Education

Bachelor Degree in Engineering

Job description

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is seeking a Project Engineer to support and execute engineering activities across the full project lifecycle—from concept to handover. You will ensure safety, quality, schedule, and cost alignment with VAP requirements while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires strong ability to monitor progress, review contractor deliverables, and drive risk management, constructability reviews, and handover readiness with ADNOC standards.