Brownfield Construction Site Lead
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Posted 6 days ago
About the role
About us
Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.
Job Scope
The Lead Construction Engineer responsibility for providing construction support, ensuring that all project work is carried out according to client’s fabrication and installation specifications. Coordinate with client to ensure proposed construction and work methods are clearly understood and fit for purpose. Support to the Project Engineers in understanding the construction process throughout all phases of the life-cycle of the project.
Ensure work is performed per plans and specifications via coordination with client to expedite review comments on documents/drawings. Review of design packages early in the course of project to eliminate rework and optimise construction.
Chair constructability reviews and be the interface with client for all fabrication and construction related queries.
Responsibilities
- To be conversant with and fully comply with the HSSE plan.
- Promote and drive the involvement of Construction in areas of technical design, fabrication and installation workpack preparation and planning.
- Develop and maintain a familiarity and appreciation of capability and ongoing work load with client Construction support providers / contractors.
- Develop and maintain responsibility for all construction and completions activities .
- Effectively work within a multi-discipline collaborative environment to deliver results within expectations.
- Promote cost reduction and productivity enhancing initiatives.
- Assess effectiveness of working practices and systems with a view of continuously improving.
- Chair and participate in constructability reviews.
- Build and maintain a professional, constructive relationship with client’s procurement and construction groups.
- Ensure that constructability is inherent within the design by being involved at the early stage of work scope and workpack compilation / development.
- Involved in workpack preparation including testing requirements, specialist tools and equipment, also identify specialists / vendors to perform identified tasks.
- Ensure contents of workpacks meet with scope requirements.
- Ensure logic of work is updated on the plan and supporting systems.
- Conduct offshore surveys with design team as required.
- Address fabrication and installation queries and revert with solutions in a timely manner.
- Liaise with project engineers to ensure priorities are maintained.
- Liaise with engineering disciplines to effect solutions to fabrication, construction and implementation queries.
- Liaise with vendors and sub-contractors, as required.
- Ensure any (all) shutdown requirements are clearly identified in workpack and advance notice given to client.
- Ensure fabrication details are clear and complete.
- Obtain feedback from fabrication contractor and offshore installation team to continuously improve workpacks.
- Ensure timely IFC construction comments received from client.
- Responsible for transport and installation plans. Ensure (as required) commissioning strategy is prepared and included in workpack deliverables.
Qualifications and Experience
- A bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering discipline or equivalent from an accredited university, with a minimum of fifteen (15+) years of relevant experience in the Oil & Gas or Petrochemical industry, including a minimum of five (5) years (preferred) in the GCC region.
- Must have at least five (5) years of experience in a similar position on major Oil & Gas or Petrochemical projects, managing a team of Specialists, Senior Engineers, and Engineers.
- ADNOC & Offshore project experience is preferred.
- PMC experiences are preferrable.
- Experience in FEED & EPC Phases is required.
- Good interpersonal, team engagement and ability to influence skills
- Ability to develop effective working relationships with others.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise work to achieve them.
- Brown field construction experience in the similar position is Must.
Moving forward together
We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.
And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.
And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.