Vacancy Overview

Head of Topside & Pipeline Execution

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process, and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to our clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with the unique needs of our clients. With over 800 employees and 6,000 contractors operating in over 50 countries, our geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

Airswift is seeking for a Head of Topside & Pipeline Execution to work with our client based in Qatar.

Job purpose:

• Manage day-to-day operational activities at the Fabrication Site and Subcontractor scope for Project Topsides, Pipelines and STP Project fabrication up to load-out and sail away to ensure objectives are safely met within the approved scope, budget and schedule meeting the applicable quality standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.

Experience:

• 20 years of experience in engineering on major capital projects.
• Experience with EPC contractors, sub-contractors and vendors involved in the oil and gas industry.
• Experience with contractors particularly those involved in the construction of Offshore LNG production facilities.
• Application and in-depth knowledge of stakeholder specifications and a working knowledge of Industry standards.

Key accountabilities:

• Assure safety on fabrication construction site and implement the safety observations monitoring and reporting.
• Direct the construction team and motivate the team to achieve targets defined by the project management accordance with project deliverables and approved execution schedule.
• Evaluate, plan and assess all construction, liftings and load-out activities of the Project, to ensure the technical objectives are achieved safely whilst maintaining the quality, budget and schedule.
• Coordinate site activities and provide counselling regarding technical support required from the contractor in terms of quality, safety, planning and engineering.
• Review, appraise and implement Contractor construction plan to ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements, industry standards, project specifications and any approved variations. Apprise the performance of the Contractors.
• Ensure Contractor construction and load out documents and other submissions are reviewed in a timely reviewed and approved in accordance with the EPC contract requirements.
• Review and determine the construction aspects risk and implement mitigation plan. Monitor the progress of mitigation plan and report to leadership.
• Review all onshore construction changes, including justification for cost and schedule impacts, in accordance with the PMOC procedure.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing by capturing and communicating lessons learned to support review teams and future projects.
• Maintain and update the risk register for the yard.
• Flag critical risks and escalate them to the Yard Division Manager.
• Manage all construction site activities in Fabrication site for Topsides, Pipelines, STPs and Cables, to ensure the technical objectives are completed safely.
• Manage all subcontractors for Topsides, Pipelines & STPs for fabrication yard.
• Accountable for Topsides & STP construction and sail away in Fabrication Yard 2 for the project.
• Interfaces with various project teams and departments on resolving related issues that require effective communication, initiative, flexibility and an ability to induce collaboration.