Sr. Construction Supervisor (Brownfield)
Working Location
Doha, Qatar, then overseas
Contract Type
Contract position
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure contractor executes brownfield onshore fabrication and offshore installation, hook-up, and mechanical completion in accordance with project requirements.
- Break down scope into work-packs and job cards to identify equipment, manpower, material, and schedule to complete the scope.
- Review and approve contractor's construction deliverables, including drawings, procedures, method statements, work-packs, job cards, lifting plans, and schedules.
- Monitor, control, and report contractor's performance, manpower deployment, plant and equipment movements, and construction progress.
- Conduct daily and weekly meetings with contractors, discipline supervisors, QA/QC inspectors, and HSE advisors to address and resolve issues.
- Act as the construction risk management representative to identify construction risk events, propose mitigation measures, and ensure implementation at site.
- Review and forward daily and weekly construction progress reports and verify contractor's progress statements for accuracy.
- Liaise with senior discipline engineers throughout all project phases for construction-related matters, including during detailed engineering and procurement stages.
- Ensure all construction works are completed in accordance with approved standards and contract specifications.
- Coordinate MCC walk-through, pre-commissioning, and commissioning activities with contractors, vendors, and end users.
- Maintain a daily record of progress, noting special comments, and report anomalies or contractual deviations with recommendations for corrective actions.
- Monitor and control work permits to ensure contractor compliance with conditions.
- Coordinate mobilization and demobilization of contractors, sub-contractors, and vendors to offshore sites following contract award.
- Initiate decisions on project issues within the framework of contract documents and procedures, in close coordination with the project team.
- Take responsibility for all matters outside of normal working hours during construction phases of the project.
- Efficiently manage site construction activities leading to construction and pre-commissioning in accordance with policies and procedures.
Requirements
- B.Sc. or HND in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Petroleum Engineering from a recognized university. Alternatively, a Diploma in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Petroleum Engineering with extensive hands-on experience in major offshore brownfield execution may be considered.
- 10-12 years' experience in relevant construction and installation activities in oil & gas projects.
- Strong offshore brownfield experience is essential.
- Good knowledge of structural, piping, and mechanical installation, including assessment of lifting plans and operations.
- Understanding of construction techniques for brownfield projects, including demolition, construction, hook-up, and mechanical completion of new facilities such as process platforms, utility platforms, and well head jackets.
- Experience with permits to work, including isolation and lock out/tag out of live services.
- Experience with tie-in to live facilities, including testing and integration to existing systems.
- Computer literate with good communication and writing skills.
- Excellent knowledge of industry engineering standards, quality control, safety, and environmental awareness.
- Ability to interpret and review method statements, lifting plans, inspection and test plans, construction schedules, and drawings.
- Ability to identify potential bottlenecks or problems and suggest solutions.
- Ability to supervise, cooperate, and coordinate with a multi-national and multi-cultural contractor workforce.