Head of Engineering Brownfield

Airswift are a Global Manpower Provider specialising in the Energy, Infrastructure & IT sectors. Present in more than 70 countries around the world, our reach, and capabilities in the markets we service is unparalleled in the industry. We are working with a Major Oil & Gas operator to source a Head of Engineering (Brownfield). This is a long-term contract role. Please see details below.

Title: Head of Engineering (Brownfield) Start Date: ASAP (typically within 1 month notice) Location: Qatar Onshore (Doha HQ/Site - Ras Laffan) Working Schedule: 6 days per week / 8-10 hours per day or as per project requirement Key Job Accountabilities

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities for Brownfield modifications, upgrades, tie-ins and integration with existing offshore facilities across all phases of project execution.
• Provide engineering leadership, governance and technical assurance to ensure Brownfield designs comply with Company requirements, project specifications, applicable codes and standards, safety requirements and existing facility constraints.
• Manage multidisciplinary engineering interfaces and coordination between Engineering, Operations, Construction, Installation and Commissioning to ensure safe and effective integration of Brownfield scope with existing facilities.
• Ensure appropriate site surveys, engineering studies and field verification are undertaken to establish existing facility conditions and provide a reliable basis for Brownfield design and execution.
• Coordinate and oversee EPC Contractor, subcontractor and vendor engineering activities to ensure Brownfield deliverables meet technical, quality, schedule and project execution requirements.
• Lead resolution of multidisciplinary technical issues, engineering queries, deviations and field changes, and ensure Brownfield modifications are managed in accordance with the project change management process.
• Monitor engineering progress, interfaces and risks and ensure mitigation or recovery measures are developed to protect critical project, procurement, construction, installation and shutdown milestones.
• Promote application of lessons learned, standardization, value improvement and continuous improvement across Brownfield engineering activities.

Minimum Requirements Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering in a relevant discipline, such as Mechanical, Piping, Electrical, etc.

Knowledge and Key Skills

• 10 years' experience in Engineering roles and project execution for Major Projects including extensive involvement in Construction, installation, fabrication, execution, completion, hook-up, etc., including 6 years in the Oil & Gas Industry and including 2 years of experience in a supervisory role, including acting roles, or oversight of service/vendor personnel.
• Extensive experience in multidisciplinary Brownfield engineering and modifications to existing offshore Oil & Gas facilities.
• Demonstrated experience managing engineering interfaces between existing facilities and new project scope.
• Broad knowledge of engineering design standards, specifications, codes and safety criteria applicable to offshore facilities and Brownfield modifications.
• Experience in site surveys, field verification, constructability, SIMOPS, shutdowns, tie-ins, isolation requirements and integration of new and existing systems.
• Experience with risk assessment approach in decision making.
• Strong technical competency in at least one engineering discipline with broad multidisciplinary engineering knowledge.