Senior Project Engineer - Fire & Gas

What You Will do

The Senior Project Engineer is a key role directly reporting to Project Manager of Fire and Gas systems for the Middle East region. He will be based in Abu Dhabi and will be a part of a team that is responsible for the execution of Fire and Gas detection system projects within Oil & Gas sector in the Middle East region. He will need to prepare schedule, coordinate, and monitor the assigned engineering projects, review in compliance with NFPA codes & practices, QA/QC policies, performance standards, specifications and will interact daily with the clients to interpret their needs and requirements and represent them in the field.

As a member of the team, he will work within a vibrant environment that provides a platform for him to use his experience to support the team with the pre-sales/estimation.

How you will do it

As an experienced Project Engineer, he should have expertise in project executions and complex knowledge of designing of Fire and Gas systems, within Oil & Gas Sector in the Middle East region. He needs to develop project objectives by reviewing project proposals, plans, completes technical studies, cost estimation, and conferring with management. Determine project specifications by studying project design, customer requirements, and performance standards. Manage project schedule by studying project plan and specifications, calculating time requirements, and sequencing project elements. Maintains project schedule by monitoring project progress, coordinating activities, resolving problems. Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, summarizing information and trends, and recommend actions. Manage the project execution i.e., Design, procurement and installation activities within budget, agreed schedule and exceeding the customer expectations.

What we look for

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
• Minimum of 8-10 years’ experience in project execution of Major projects for Fire and Gas systems in Oil & Gas sector within GCC countries.
• Strong technical knowledge of Fire and Gas systems.
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Knowledge of project cost management, revenue generation and invoicing to customer
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking
• Material Ordering and Vendor management
• Proficiency in producing technical documents such as Functional Design Specifications, Datasheets, Cause and Effect Matrix, Method Statements, I/O list etc.
• Must have work experience in UAE/Oman/Kuwait/Qatar within the Oil & Gas sector
• Proven track record in cost estimate during the design and development process, recommending cost-effective solutions, and ability to produce high quality and impactful professional documents for clients and internal use
• Fluency in the English language is essential
• Driving License with ability to travel
• Revenue, Invoice and Cash flow Forecasting and achieving the set-out plans.