Lifting Engineer (Pos. 15.2.22)
Working Location
Doha, Qatar
Qualifications
- B.Sc., Higher National Diploma, or Diploma in Mechanical or Petroleum Engineering, or an equivalent engineering discipline.
- Relevant courses in Safety, Quality Control, and Construction.
Experience
- Minimum 10 to 12 years overall experience coordinating and supervising offshore heavy lifts, non-routine lifts, and offshore installation for EPIC projects such as Oil & Gas production/wellhead platforms, jackets, and subsea installations.
- Experience reviewing and approving contractor lifting plans, certificates, method statements, and load-out activities.
- Computer literate with strong communication and writing skills.
- Robust FEED and EPIC experience with a strong capability to review and approve contractor deliverables.
- Excellent command of English, both oral and written.
- Excellent knowledge of industry engineering standards, quality control, safety, and environmental awareness.
- Excellent ability to interpret and review method statements, ITPs, construction schedules, and drawings.
- Ability to identify bottlenecks or problems, suggest solutions, and supervise a multinational or multicultural contractor workforce.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage offshore heavy lifts and non-routine installations, including topsides, jackets, and critical subsea installations such as pipelines, umbilicals, skids, tie-in spools, risers, and J-Tubes.
- Ensure lifting engineering, coordination, plans, and offshore mobilisation are conducted in accordance with approved Scope of Work, drawings, engineering design, and project requirements.
- Provide guidance to contractors on offshore heavy lifts and subsea installation activities and ensure compliance with approved method statements, schedule, quality, and material requirements.
- Manage contractor engineering and review, comment on, and approve construction engineering documents in PDMS.
- Attend Constructability, SIMOPS, Schedule Risk Analysis, 3D Model, HAZOP, and Lifting Plan reviews.
- Act as project focal point for lifting activities and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Participate in engineering workshops during FEED and EPIC stages.
- Ensure offshore heavy lifts or installations comply with industry standards, specifications, and approved drawings.
- Monitor and report contractor performance, manpower, plant or equipment movements, and construction slippages.
- Identify construction risks, propose mitigations, and ensure implementation on site.
- Liaise with senior discipline engineers on lifting matters during detailed engineering and procurement.
- Review lifting plans, certificates, schedules, method statements, and procedures for compliance.
- Maintain daily progress records and report anomalies or contractual deviations along with corrective recommendations.
- Monitor work permits and contractor compliance.
- Interface with contractors, projects, departments, operations, and approved agencies on offshore lifting matters.
- Support the development and enhancement of standards, specifications, and guidelines.