Lead Engineer

Gender; Muscat; On-site; OMR 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Gender is seeking an experienced Operations Support Engineer for offshore facilities to provide robust technical leadership on piping systems and reliability. You will lead operability and readiness assessments, review modification proposals, and coordinate multi-asset projects across processing plants and production platforms.

You will mentor junior engineers, support incident investigations, and liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure safety, integrity and optimal performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Mechanical, Chemical, Process, Petroleum or related discipline.
• Post-degree qualification or professional engineering certification preferred.
• Master's degree is a plus.
• Excellent English (written and spoken); Arabic is a plus.
• 8+ years' experience in Operations Support or related fields, preferably in oil & gas or large industrial sector.
• Proven track record of technical leadership and operational support for offshore facilities.
• Strong experience with offshore facilities and piping systems, ORA, RCA and safety practices.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and developing local talent.

Responsibilities

• Provide robust technical engineering expertise for offshore facility operations and piping systems.
• Lead operability, availability and reliability assessments and review modification proposals.
• Prioritize multiple engineering activities and deliver high-quality outputs.
• Support incident investigation, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Coordinate planning, budgeting and reporting for operations support engineering.
• Act as interface to procurement for technical materials and services.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers and Oman national staff.
• Engage stakeholders across functions and vendors to drive reliability improvements.

Skills

Operability

Availability engineering

Reliability engineering

ORA

Troubleshooting

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/ Chemical/ Process/ Petroleum engineering

Post-degree qualification / professional certification

Master's degree (plus)

Job description

Education Bachelor of Technology/Engineering(Chemical)

Job Description

Provide robust technical engineering expertise and innovative solutions for the execution and operation of offshore facility (piping systems in processing plants and production platforms), ensuring teams apply common engineering principles and concepts.

Lead and deliver operability, availability and reliability assessments on systems related to offshore facility, providing robust technical judgement on modification and innovation proposals in line with project requirements, engineering standards, safety and reliability.

Handle a large scope of concurrent engineering activities and projects, prioritizing and delivering high-quality technical outputs across multiple assets simultaneously.

Analyze complex technical, operational and reliability issues on offshore facility and recommend solutions that significantly improve safety, availability and performance.

Provide operational support for offshore facility (piping systems in processing plants and production platforms) at Upstream Surface Operations.

Deliver assigned operational duties and tasks for the assets, including technical support, troubleshooting, backup and other services to operate applicable hardware, systems software and application software.

Modify and improve engineering processes, standards, operating procedures and technical documentation to enhance reliability, integrity and operational efficiency.

Measure and assure progress towards the state of Operational Readiness to Operate (ORA), ensuring readiness for safe and efficient operations at the site.

Act as the Operations interface to manage procurement and supply issues, ensuring timely availability of technical materials, spares and services.

Act as the ORA interface to engage and coordinate with different stakeholders across the function on readiness, technical and operational matters.

Provide technical leadership, guidance and review to junior engineers, trainees and teams on engineering principles, standards and operational practices.

Mentor and coach production engineers and staff to build capability and develop them into self-sufficient, high-performing engineers.

Convince and influence internal stakeholders, projects and vendors to adopt sound engineering solutions, operability improvements and reliability-centred practices.

Support incident investigation, root cause analysis and corrective actions for offshore facility reliability and integrity issues.

Support planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting for operations support engineering activities and embed KPIs in day-to-day work.

Perform other similar duties as assigned by the Manager Operation & Maintenance Support.

Key interactions

Internal: Surface Operations, Operation & Maintenance Support, Well Delivery, Projects Delivery, Technical Services, HSSE, Contract & Procurement, and all relevant operational and support functions.

External: EPC and engineering contractors, equipment and piping vendors, OEMs, technical service providers, and specialist engineering consultants.

Notable Working Conditions

Combination of office and field/plant environment; regular presence at processing plants and production platforms; intensive computer screen use; exposure to operational site conditions; occasional after-hours support for operational and readiness matters.

Education Requirements

Required: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Process, Petroleum or a related Engineering discipline. Relevant post-degree qualification or professional engineering certification is preferred. Master's degree is a plus.

Language

Excellent knowledge of written, read and spoken English (required). Arabic is a plus.

Competencies and skills

8+ years' experience in Operations Support, Surface Operations, Process/Facilities Engineering or Production Engineering, preferably in the oil & gas, energy or large industrial sector.

Proven track record of providing technical engineering leadership and operational support for offshore facility.

Strong experience in:

offshore facility and piping systems (processing plants and production platforms).

Operability, availability and reliability engineering.

Operational Readiness Assurance (ORA) and readiness-to-operate assessments.

Technical troubleshooting and operational support.

Modification and innovation proposal review against engineering standards.

Incident investigation and root cause analysis.

Engineering standards, codes and operating procedures.

Procurement and supply interface for technical materials and services.

Mentoring and developing junior engineers and Omani national talent.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Process, Petroleum or a related Engineering discipline.
• Relevant post-degree qualification or professional engineering certification is preferred.
• Master's degree is a plus.
• Excellent knowledge of written, read and spoken English (required). Arabic is a plus.
• 8+ years' experience in Operations Support, Surface Operations, Process/Facilities Engineering or Production Engineering, preferably in the oil & gas, energy or large industrial sector.
• Proven track record of providing technical engineering leadership and operational support for offshore facility.
• Strong experience in: offshore facility and piping systems (processing plants and production platforms), Operability, availability and reliability engineering, Operational Readiness Assurance (ORA) and readiness-to-operate assessments, Technical troubleshooting and operational support, Modification and innovation proposal review against engineering standards, Incident investigation and root cause analysis, Engineering standards, codes and operating procedures, Procurement and supply interface for technical materials and services, Mentoring and developing junior engineers and Omani national talent.
• Behavioural Competencies: Strong technical and analytical problem-solving skills. Sound engineering judgement and decision-making. Maintaining effective, accurate and transparent communication with all stakeholders. Attention to detail and safety-first mindset. Planning and prioritization across multiple activities. Negotiation and influencing. Ethics, integrity and compliance. Engages and inspires colleagues to collaborate and share knowledge. Pursues innovation and continuous improvement. Acts as an agent for change, constructively challenging the status quo. Mentoring and coaching capability. Composure under operational and readiness pressure.
• Technical Competencies: Offshore facility and piping systems engineering (processing plants and production platforms). Operability, availability and reliability engineering. Operational Readiness Assurance (ORA) and readiness-to-operate. Technical troubleshooting and operational support. Modification/innovation proposal review and technical judgement. Engineering standards, codes and operating procedures. Incident investigation and root cause analysis (RCA). Process safety and asset integrity awareness. Procurement and supply interface for technical materials. Hardware, systems software and application software for operations. Excellent business and technical report writing skills. Very good knowledge of PC software and engineering tools.