Technical Writer

Met T&S; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 89,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Met T&S requires a Technical Writer for a 10‑month contractual role in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Responsibilities include preparing and maintaining engineering documentation aligned with Saudi Aramco standards and project requirements, coordinating with multiple engineering disciplines, and ensuring template compliance.

The successful candidate will manage review cycles, compile and submit client packages, and maintain thorough revision histories across document control systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in any Engineering discipline.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills are required.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and document control systems.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, coordinate, and maintain engineering documentation to Saudi Aramco standards.
• Review documents for grammar, terminology, template compliance, and project alignment.
• Coordinate inputs with process, mechanical, civil, electrical, instrumentation, HSE, project management, and document control teams.
• Consolidate review comments, prepare client submission packages, maintain revision histories, and track approvals.
• Support document uploads/transmittals and maintain document registers via SharePoint, Aconex, EDMS, ProArc or similar systems.
• Compile vendor records, manufacturing records, test certificates, commissioning records, handover packages, as-built books, and O&M manuals.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree or diploma

Job description

Job Title: Technical Writer

Reference: PIR 200900016

Job Location: Branch Office, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Job type/Contract: Contractual. Start on as soon as possible

Starting date: ASAP

Duration: 10 months (Extendable)

Salary range: Excellent salary package with benefits.

Job summary/Role description

• Prepare, review, coordinate, and maintain clear, accurate, and compliant engineering documentation throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with project requirements, approved templates, and Saudi Aramco standards.

Duties and responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain technical correspondence, reports, design basis memoranda, design criteria, specifications, method statements, procedures, and as-built documentation.
• Review documents for grammar, consistency, correct terminology, template compliance, and alignment with Saudi Aramco and project requirements.
• Coordinate documentation inputs with process, mechanical, civil and structural, electrical, instrumentation, HSE, project management, and document control teams.
• Consolidate review comments, prepare client submission packages, maintain revision histories, and track document review and approval status.
• Support approved document uploads and transmittals, and maintain document registers through SharePoint, Aconex, EDMS, ProArc, or other designated systems.
• Compile vendor records, manufacturing records, test certificates, commissioning records, handover packages, as-built books, and Operations and Maintenance manuals.
• Ensure documentation complies with Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards (SAES), Saudi Aramco Engineering Procedures (SAEP), project specifications, and contractual requirements.
• Technical reports, design narratives, scopes of work, material requisitions, method statements, procedures, lessons learned reports, commissioning and startup documentation, as-built books, and O&M manuals.

Knowledge & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in any Engineering discipline.

Experience

• At least 8 years of relevant experience in construction of large oil & gas plants / EPC projects.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail, management skills.
• Team-oriented skills, self-motivation and direction, with strong bias toward timely performance and problem resolution.