Sr. Engineer- Construction - Offshore

Worley; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley is seeking a Sr. Construction Engineer in Abu Dhabi to lead construction activities for mega oil and gas projects. The role requires coordinating with client teams, reviewing design packages, and ensuring workpacks meet scope and schedule.

You will chair constructability reviews and work with vendors and offshore teams to deliver safe, compliant installations. Ideal candidates bring ADNOC and offshore project experience, a strong ability to influence and work under tight deadlines, and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering or equivalent from an accredited university.
• Fifteen (15+) years of relevant Oil & Gas or Petrochemical experience.
• Five (5) years in a mega Oil & Gas or Petrochemical project role.
• ADNOC project experience is required.
• Offshore project experience is required.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork abilities; able to influence.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritise work.

Responsibilities

• Comply with HSSE plan and promote construction involvement in design and work pack prep.
• Develop and maintain familiarity with client construction support providers and contractors.
• Lead constructability reviews and interface with client for fabrication and construction queries.
• Ensure workpacks meet scope requirements and are aligned with plans.
• Coordinate with project engineers and vendors to maintain priorities and expedite review comments.
• Prepare transport, installation plans and commissioning strategy within workpacks.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team engagement

Influencing skills

Stakeholder management

Prioritisation under deadlines

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Job Scope

The Sr. Construction Engineer provides construction support, ensuring that all project work is carried out according to the client’s fabrication and installation specifications. Coordinate with client to ensure proposed construction and work methods are clearly understood and fit for purpose. Support Project Engineers throughout all phases of the life‑cycle of the project. Ensure work is performed per plans and specifications via coordination with client to expedite review comments on documents and drawings. Review design packages early in the course of project to eliminate rework and optimise construction. Chair constructability reviews and serve as the interface with client for all fabrication and construction related queries.

Responsibilities

• To be conversant with and fully comply with the HSSE plan.
• Promote and drive the involvement of Construction in areas of technical design, fabrication and installation work pack preparation and planning.
• Develop and maintain a familiarity with and appreciation of capability and ongoing workload with client Construction support providers and contractors.
• Develop and maintain responsibility for all construction and completions activities.
• Effectively work within a multi‑discipline collaborative environment to deliver results within expectations.
• Promote cost reduction and productivity enhancing initiatives.
• Assess effectiveness of working practices and systems with a view of continuously improving.
• Chair and participate in constructability reviews.
• Build and maintain a professional, constructive relationship with client’s procurement and construction groups.
• Ensure that constructability is inherent within the design by being involved at the early stage of work scope and workpack compilation and development.
• Involved in workpack preparation including testing requirements, specialist tools and equipment, and identify specialists and vendors to perform identified tasks.
• Ensure contents of workpacks meet scope requirements.
• Ensure logic of work is updated on the plan and supporting systems.
• Conduct offshore surveys with design team as required.
• Address fabrication and installation queries and revert with solutions in a timely manner.
• Liaise with project engineers to ensure priorities are maintained.
• Liaise with engineering disciplines to effect solutions to fabrication, construction and implementation queries.
• Liaise with vendors and sub‑contractors as required.
• Ensure any shutdown requirements are clearly identified in workpack and advance notice is given to client.
• Ensure fabrication details are clear and complete.
• Obtain feedback from fabrication contractor and offshore installation team to continuously improve workpacks.
• Ensure timely IFC construction comments are received from client.
• Responsible for transport and installation plans.
• Ensure commissioning strategy is prepared and included in workpack deliverables.

Qualifications And Experience

Essential

• A bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering or equivalent from an accredited university with a minimum of fifteen (15+) years of relevant experience in the Oil & Gas or Petrochemical industry.
• Must have at least five (5) years of experience in a similar position in a mega Oil & Gas or Petrochemical projects.
• ADNOC Project Experience is required.
• Offshore Project experience is required.
• Good interpersonal, team engagement and ability to influence skills.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise work to achieve them.