Position: HV & MV Electrical Construction Coordinator
Location: Qatar
Contract Type: 1-year | 5-days per week
Shift Pattern: Rotational night shift - 5 x 10-hour days (occasionally 6); occasional night duties
Role Overview:
Lead and coordinate all on-site medium and high-voltage (MV/HV) electrical construction activities for a chemical/petrochemical greenfield or brownfield project. Serve as the client focal point for HV/MV installation matters, ensuring compliance with international, company, and local electrical codes, standards, and project specifications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee completion of site-based HV/MV construction and installation work packages (CWP/IWP).
- Participate in integrated site planning and review contractor schedules, identifying improvement opportunities.
- Track site schedule adherence, progress, and emergent issues; compile daily reports.
- Coordinate with contractors and cross-discipline site teams to prepare work fronts and ensure smooth execution.
- Function as client focal point for technical and non-technical queries, providing guidance and proactive solutions.
- Inspect active work fronts to ensure compliance with contractual, legal, and technical standards.
- Promote productivity, quality, and adherence to HSE standards, including LOTO procedures.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Recognized Electrical trade/craft qualification or engineering degree in Electrical discipline.
- Minimum 10 years' site-based MV/HV electrical installation and testing experience within chemical/petrochemical construction.
- Previous experience as a competent RPE (Responsible Person for Electrical works) preferred.
- Fluent in English (written and spoken).
- Competent in project management and discipline-specific software; computer literate.
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong leadership, coordination, and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with teams, yet autonomously with minimal supervision.
- Excellent analytical, task management, and planning abilities.
- Sound understanding of electrical construction practices: substations, cable installation, switchgear, motors, protection systems, HV cable splicing/jointing, and associated industrial infrastructure.
- HSE-minded with strong client representation skills and initiative.