Chief Engineer, Instrumentation / Control System

We are one of the regions most respected engineering contractors in Oil & Gas, working on some of the regions most complex, high profile projects. We have been working very hard in 2020 to reset the foundations for our organization, so we have a sustainable business with our people and our clients at its core. As we head towards 2021, there are many exciting opportunities for us in this region, particularly in Abu Dhabi. As such we are looking to strengthen our engineering team to help deliver engineering services to our clients.

Main Purpose of the Job

Leads one or more engineering teams within a mega-project or multi-site project environment.  Each team of Lead Engineers, Engineers and Designers will execute the full range of engineering works for sub-projects within the Instrument & Control system discipline.  The Chief Engineer manages and advises key supervisory members of the engineering team(s) and is responsible for planning, scheduling and coordinating the work across the entire discipline scope.  Responsible for identifying potential pitfalls, bottlenecks, risks, challenges and opportunities in the execution and for managing the engineering teams to maximize overall performance in the key project indicators - budget, schedule and quality.

Job Objectives

• Ensure effective communication and coordination within the instrumentation team(s), across disciplines and across functional departments to ensure mutual awareness of requirements and schedules as well as efficient sharing of information and common resources.

• Support the project team(s) in their relationships with clients, PMT/PMC, vendors, subcontractors, partners and satellite offices.  Interact and coordinate where necessary.

• Review vendor technical and commercial quotations for conventional and unconventional systems and make technical recommendations based upon best overall value

• Preparation of the “System Vendor Scope of Work for the DCS, ESD, FGS, etc.” for the modification in the existing system.

• Identify and communicate impacts of own work, or that of an Instrumentation and Control team, on other disciplines Interface regularly with other disciplines.

• Deliver cross-function deliverables to include technical evaluations, engineering requisitions, proposals and estimates for complex systems within Instrumentation and Control discipline.

• Conduct routine meetings with supervised staff to discuss project and group performance with respect to target objectives - productivity and quality.

• Implement staffing development plans and assign staff to specific tasks within assigned projects.

• Conduct technical quality audits on various jobs.

• Prepare technical literature for training.

• Prepare lessons learned on various jobs executed.

• Preparation of standards / specifications for the discipline.

• Assume other duties as may be required by the company from time to time.

Skills / Qualifications

• BS Eng or equivalent Electrical, or Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering Degree from an accredited University.

• Minimum of 20 years’ experience within the Oil and Gas industry, of which at least 10 years are in handling FEED projects.

• At least 3-5 years in a similar position.

• Must have Middle East experience.

• Experience working for ADNOC projects would be preferred.