Mechanical Engineering Specialist

Working location

Qatar onshore

Contract type

Contract

Job purpose

Advise and support mechanical engineering activities during EPC and startup phases until handover to the permanent asset, ensuring project deliverables meet operations expectations in terms of safety, operability, reliability, and maintainability throughout the facility design life cycle.

Reporting and relationships

Reports to: Head of Engineering (NFE1)

Internal contacts: Project Management Team (PMT), Operations departments, Engineering & Projects, and HSEQ Group

External contacts: Shareholder subject matter experts, EPC contractors, vendors, suppliers, and engineering consultants

Job context & major challenges

Influence project decisions by considering both CAPEX and OPEX for the project life cycle

Ensure compliance with all relevant specifications, processes, and procedures for assigned projects

Participate in reviews and provide technical inputs to designs and procedures for field operations, while mitigating risks from new technologies introduced by the project

Generic accountabilities - all employees

Safety health & environment: Ensure all activities comply with safety, health, environment, and quality policies, regulations, and standards

Qatarization program: Contribute to the development of Qatari employees (required for expatriate employees)

Firewall compliance: Ensure all activities comply with anti-trust and competition laws, and firewall policies and procedures

Key responsibilities

Provide mechanical engineering support for division strategy and goals, including design reviews, commissioning, start-up, failure analysis, advanced troubleshooting, and developing work packs for maintenance modifications

Define and document best practices within the area of expertise and recommend performance improvement initiatives

Develop plans and work schedules to ensure effective completion of tasks and activities, meeting KPIs

Provide technical input to other disciplines and functions to support business objectives

Control and supervise activities undertaken by contractors, consultants, and service providers

Guide less experienced engineers in implementing integrity and reliability systems

Support and facilitate the smooth completion of project tie-in requirements

Maintain issue register, resolving critical issues and managing new technology risks impacting project reliability and availability

Provide technical support regarding management of change, ensuring asset integrity and reliability in operations

Participate in safety workshops, cold eye reviews, value improvement workshops, root cause failure analysis (RCFA), scenario-based risk assessments (SBRA), risk screening, and formal risk assessment (FRA)

Requirements

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent

Experience: Minimum 8 years' experience in an oil and gas environment

Specialist level of competencies in mechanical technical competencies

Able to work and make decisions under highly stressful conditions

Fluency in written and spoken English

Strong leadership and people skills

Computer literacy with professional office and technical applications

Behavioural competencies

SHE understanding

Quality/quantity of work

Ethics and integrity

Planning and organizing

Trust and empowerment

Initiative/commitment

Teamwork/supporting others

Interpersonal skills

Communication and information sharing

Service orientation

Innovation

Problem solving

Job knowledge

Supervising and coaching others