Position: Senior Project Engineer
Location: Onshore - Ras Laffan, Qatar
Contract: 2-year initial term (possibility of extension) | 5 days per week, 8-10 hours per day
Start Date: ASAP
Role Overview:
Lead the planning, management, and execution of multiple brownfield modification and retrofit projects in accordance with Project Management System, ensuring compliance with Safety, Health & Environment (SHE), quality, cost, schedule, and regulatory requirements for onshore and offshore facilities.
Reporting:
- Reports to Section Head
- Collaborates internally with Engineering & Projects Group, Operations, SHE, and Finance departments
- Interfaces externally with regulatory bodies (RLIC), contractors, and equipment vendors
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in project strategy, concept selection, and planning; develop Project Objective & Strategy (POS), Capital Efficiency, Cost & Schedule Screening, and Project Development Memoranda (PDM).
- Lead FEED activities, converting concept requirements into Basic Engineering deliverables, including Design Basis Memoranda and Engineering Specifications for EPC tendering.
- Ensure correct application of brownfield project planning, interface management, quality management, and risk engineering.
- Review and monitor construction strategies, contractor performance, onshore/offshore shutdown and non-shutdown activities.
- Analyze project schedules and costs; identify critical paths, mitigation plans, contingencies, and recovery actions.
- Manage approvals of Invitation to Tender (ITT), equipment vendor prequalification, and selection processes.
- Support SHE initiatives, safety audits, and contractor performance monitoring.
- Maintain compliance with firewall, anti-trust, and competition laws.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- Minimum 8 years' experience in project execution within brownfield projects, SIMOPS, and debottlenecking in operating facilities
- Field experience at operational facilities, ensuring adherence to SHE and project standards
- Proficient in engineering software tools and project management systems
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong analytical, organizational, and multitasking abilities
- Effective stakeholder communication and coordination
- Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines
- Knowledge of cost control, schedule management, and project governance in large-scale energy projects