Senior digital project engineer

We are looking for a Senior Digital Project Engineer for one of our clients with the following details: Start: January 2027 End: December 2027 Location: Doha, Qatar Work Scheme: Residential, Single Qualification and Experience required: Bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, or Information Systems. Business Analysis, Project Management, Agile, or Change Management certification is preferred. Minimum 6 years' experience in digital product development, digital transformation, or engineering/technology enabled improvement. Demonstrated success delivering digital products, ideally in the energy or industrial sector. Experience in digital transformation within O&G is highly desirable. Demonstrated experience working with engineering, operational and technical stakeholders to understand complex requirements and shape digital or technology enabled solutions. Experience within Oil & Gas, energy, industrial or other asset intensive environments is highly desirable. Experience overseeing work performed by third parties, service contractors or multidisciplinary delivery partners, including reviewing progress, quality and deliverables Technical & Job Specific Skills Ability to engage effectively with both business and technical stakeholders, translating operational needs into structured digital opportunities and requirements. Sufficient understanding of engineering, operational and business processes, with the ability to rapidly develop domain knowledge and challenge assumptions constructively. Strong understanding of modern digital delivery practices, including Agile methodologies, SDLC and product-based delivery. Familiarity with cloud and digital platforms (e.g. Azure) and enterprise technology landscapes. Experience with collaboration and delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence and Azure Dev Ops. Understanding of data platforms and digital ecosystems (e.g. OSDU, Cognite Data Fusion, data lakes and analytics platforms). Awareness of AI, Generative AI, automation and data driven solutions, with the ability to identify opportunities and assess applicability to business challenges. Strong analytical and problem solving capability with attention to detail. Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Ability to influence, challenge constructively and build alignment across diverse stakeholder groups. Fluent in English. Job Purpose & Key Accountabilities The Senior Digital Project Engineer in Conceptualisation, shapes digital ideas into clear, viable and delivery ready initiatives. The role combines business analysis, stakeholder engagement, technical understanding, and digital consulting capabilities to help business teams define problems, assess opportunities, and prepare initiatives for successful delivery. The role leads and oversees early-stage discovery, requirements gathering, process and data analysis, value and cost framing, conceptualization, definition of ready (Do R) assurance, and structured handover into use case delivery teams. This includes overseeing Conceptualisation activities performed by third parties, ensuring that work progresses to plan, the appropriate activities are done, stakeholders are engaged and deliverables meet the Company and DBS (Digital Business Solutions) quality and governance standards. The role also stewards the Digital idea backlog, ensuring opportunities are visible, prioritised, progressed and governed through a consistent framework. The role requires sufficient Oil & Gas engineering, operational and technical understanding to engage credibly with subject matter experts and assess engineering focused opportunities, while remaining capable of supporting digital opportunities across other business domains. #J-18808-Ljbffr