Lead Weight Control Engineer
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAEContract Type: 12 Months
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement Project Weight Control Procedure.
- Develop Weight Breakdown Structure.
- Establish Weight Contingency philosophy as per Project phase.
- Develop and implement weight growth monitoring/tracking mechanisms.
- Evaluate Center of Gravity (CoG) for all items and define CoG envelopes for designing sensitive structures.
- Assess Lifting, Transportation and Installation CoG requirements.
- Coordinate with all disciplines for weight and CoG data. Review and validate discipline weight inputs for accuracy.
- Review various discipline deliverables such as Structural MTOs, Piping MTOs, Vendor data, E&I layouts, HVAC layouts, and Architectural drawings to collect weight data.
- Review Technical Queries (TQs), Site Queries (SQs), and Management of Change (MOC) requests for weight impact.
- Actively participate in Management of Change reviews and identify weight impacts.
- Assess various weight limiting scenarios and define Not-To-Exceed (NTE) values.
- Support weight optimization initiatives.
- Prepare and issue Weight Control Reports, Weight Status Reports, Weight Growth Registers, and Weight Forecast Reports.
- Coordinate with Marine Warranty Surveyor on weight-related requirements.
- Develop weight databases.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
- Master's degree is an advantage but not mandatory.
- Minimum 15+ years of experience in Offshore Oil and Gas Projects.
- Minimum 10+ years of dedicated experience in Weight Control Reporting activities.
- Experience in developing and maintaining Weight Control Reports throughout all project phases from Concept to EPC and for all applicable design phases (Loadout, Transportation, Lifting, Operating phases).
- Experience in Fixed Offshore Platform Jacket & Topsides weight reporting, managing weight budgets, and weight growth control on major Offshore Projects.
- Experience in Brownfield Projects.
- Experience with Offshore Bridges, Flare structures, and Modules.
- Strong inter-discipline coordination, client interactions, and interface management skills.
- Familiarity with weight reporting practices of major regional operators.
- Experience in coordinating with Clients, PMC, Certifying authorities, MWS, Fabrication Contractors, Vendors, and Installation Contractors.
- Experience in multidisciplinary coordination involving Structural, Piping, Mechanical, E&I, HVAC, HSE, and Architectural disciplines.
Software Skills
- MS Excel
- Power BI
- Navisworks
- SACS
- MS Access