Lead Civil / Structural Engineer

at  Crescent Petroleum

Date: 13 Sep 2024
Location:Sharjah, AE
Department: Project
Job Description:

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Good knowledge of the industrial context, contract practice and oil & gas operations in general.
• Expert knowledge of codes and standards applicable to oil and gas installations
• Expert knowledge of on-shore civil and structural design and engineering
• Ability to plan, conduct and direct engineering calculations, studies, evaluations and development projects
• Good stakeholder management skills and ability to work without a team
• Fully conversant with good engineering practice

MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL, TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in civil Engineering discipline – Individuals lacking the necessary formal qualifications, but having above average relevant experience may also be considered.
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in oil and gas industry
• Work experience as a Lead Civil Engineer with a tier 1/major EPC Contractor in the development of EPC deliverables
• Work experience with an oil/gas operating company
• Good knowledge of the industrial context, contract practice and Oil & Gas operations in general.
• Good sense of team spirit leadership, strong interpersonal & soft communication.
• Iraq project experience is a plus but not mandatory
• Fluent in English – verbal and written. Arabic speaker is a bonus

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Responsible for meeting Company’s engineering quality levels for discipline on assigned projects.
• Oversees development of civil and structural steel design concepts and ensure proper application and execution.
• Develop scope of work documents related to civil works, site preparation, facility infrastructure, camps, topographical and geotechnical surveys, etc.
• Assists Contractor’s teams to produce engineering/construction documents that meet the project requirements within the allocated schedule and budget.
• Verifies Contractor’s work quality regarding specifications, reports, code application, submittal review, deliverables, and drawings.
• Checks that scope of work documents prepared by various contractors are reflective of project requirements and specifications
• Carry out technical bid evaluations to ensure contractor compliance with project specifications
• Reconciles any conflicting design requirements by providing solutions for alignment
• Responds to Contractor technical query, technical deviation and concession requests
• Provides technical responses to Contractor’s variation requests
• Ensure optimized and cost effective design in all phases of the project and update Company specifications by incorporating lessons learned
• Manages work plans and deliverables on multiple projects within budgeted hours.
• Develops design concepts and basic engineering deliverables for new projects.
• Audit construction activities and assure that the works are in accordance with specifications
• Works collaboratively with other disciplines to optimize design.