Engineering Lead (Static Equipment)
Contract duration: 3-years
Location: Doha
Job Purpose
Lead the static equipment engineering activities for North Field Expansion (NFXP and NFW) Offshore Projects, ensuring technical requirements (e.g. project specifications, data sheets, etc.) fully comply with project deliverables and standardised processes. Provide support to the Offshore Engineering Manager to ensure all aspects are delivered in accordance with the applicable standards.
The Static Equipment Lead will be responsible for providing expert technical guidance on mechanical/static equipment. Ensure robust equipment design and full compliance with company and international standards to enhance asset reliability and safety.
Job Context and Major Challenges
Demonstrate strong knowledge and understanding of EPCI requirements, effectively communicate and translate company requirements and data into efficient contractor deliverables. Collaborate across multiple disciplines (including Process, Structural, Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation, Pipeline, Umbilicals, HSSE and Risk), monitor progress, and ensure timely delivery of the engineering sections of the scope of work.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure contractor's mechanical equipment engineering for Topsides and Onshore Facilities (Offshore scope) engineering designs comply with contract requirements, applicable codes and project standards.
- Review and approve contractor mechanical engineering deliverables for equipment including Test Separator, Pig Traps, Chemical Storage Tanks. Review and comment on other engineering discipline deliverables.
- Review and approve contractor Technical Bid Evaluation for mechanical equipment including Test Separator, Pig Traps and Chemical Storage Tanks, ensuring vendor proposals comply with project specification requirements.
- Plan and schedule engineering deliverables to support efficient project execution, ensuring technical alignment and compliance with operational policies, business conduct standards and the project management system.
- Participate in key design workshops and ensure recommendations are effectively implemented and actions closed (3D model review, Lessons Learned, Value Engineering, HAZOP, SIL, LOPA, engineering criticality assessment, etc.).
- Support the Offshore Engineering Manager in monitoring contractor progress on delivery of the required static equipment documentation for Topsides and Pipeline disciplines.
- Coordinate with subject matter experts across disciplines involved in mechanical equipment delivery, ensuring endorsement of technical deviations to company specifications when required.
- Supervise and manage engineering interface for mechanical equipment across Topsides and Onshore Facilities (Offshore scope), ensuring effective coordination with Operations, the pipelines from the topsides perspective, and the Onshore Project Team.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Knowledge and Experience
- 8 years of relevant experience as an engineer, including 4 years in a major project environment within the oil and gas industry.
- At least 1 year of experience in a supervisory role.
- Broad knowledge of engineering execution including design standards, specifications, codes, safety criteria, offshore facilities design, construction and operations.
Technical and Business Skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on teamwork and the ability to communicate and interact within a project management team.
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work in multi-disciplinary, multicultural teams in offshore environments.
- Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
- High level of proficiency in written and spoken English.
- Computer literacy involving the regular use of professional office applications and some technical applications.
- Good knowledge of mechanical equipment, piping, pipeline, structural, instrument, telecom, piping and electrical.