Civil & Structural Engineering Lead
The position is Doha-based initially and then subsequently in Project Site Offices in Ras Laffan, Qatar.
Job Purpose
Responsible for overseeing Civil/Structural engineering discipline and FEED/EPC Contractor in the delivery of all aspects of civil/structural design to ensure technical objectives are met within the approved scope, budget and schedule. Ensures technical requirements such as project specifications, data sheets, procedures, etc., developed during EPC fully comply with project requirements.
Key Working Relationships
- Internal Interfaces
- Frequent contact with various project teams and departments within PMT, RLIC, and Operations Engineering in addressing civil structural issues requiring interface.
- Periodic contact with RLIC and Operations Engineering in addressing civil structural issues requiring effective communication, initiative, flexibility and an ability to foster collaboration.
- External Interfaces
- Frequent contact with FEED contractor, EPC contractor/subcontractors, vendors, and specialist consultants.
- Periodic contact with project stakeholders at the site, including asset owners.
This position is dynamic and requires high commitment and responsibility to ensure all technical activities associated with the civil and structural engineering discipline and all third parties, such as vendors, consultants, subcontractors, etc., are executed to project specifications and the company requirements.
- Effectively guide FEED and EPC contractors, including vendors and subcontractors and the pre-comm/comm team, to produce timely deliverables to meet project milestones.
- Maintaining constructive working relationships with the FEED/EPC contractor, including vendors and subcontractors, to ensure delivery and execution of work scope in accordance with project specifications/requirements.
- Maintaining good relationships with stakeholders (e.g., operations, quality, engineering, and construction) to ensure alignment of civil structural work execution.
Key Job Accountabilities
- Safety Leadership: Demonstrate personal SHES leadership and excellent SHES behaviours at all times. Perform as a safety leader through setting and exhibiting the highest safety standards of behaviour and actions for the workforce.
- Engineering Compliance: Ensure civil and structural engineering activities are conducted in accordance with local regulatory requirements, codes and standards, project specifications and industry practices. Ensure that contractors/subcontractors are conducting engineering design in accordance with project requirements, specifications, and safe practices.
- Technical Issue Resolution: Coordinate, analyse discipline issues for resolution and resolve civil structural discipline issues timely to ensure engineering designs meet Project expectations and objectives.
- Design Integrity & Risk Management: Ensure approved design recommendations and programs are utilised by the project to improve design integrity, reduce inefficiencies, and maintain high safety and risk standards.
- Contractor Stewardship: Steward Contractors’ civil structural design and execution activities in accordance with specifications, verify adequacy of Contractor resources and personnel competency for the tasks, employment of appropriate tools, including use of approved technical software.
- Multidisciplinary Support: Provide Civil Structural engineering input to other engineering disciplines, construction, procurement, quality, etc., as necessary. Support FEED, commissioning and system completion activities and make appropriate recommendations to management on civil structural discipline matters.
- Technical Evaluations: Carry out technical evaluations, including risk-based evaluation of complex engineering issues, resolution of electrical, telecom & Instrumentation related matters with significant project execution and/or commercial impact to ensure optimum outcomes to meet technical and execution expectations.
- Interface Management: Lead Civil & Structural interface coordination with PMT, RLIC or any third party, as required, during FEED/EPC.
- Contract Administration Support: Maintain a full project chronology of civil and structural engineering design revisions for use in contract administration.
- Schedule, Progress & Change Management: Monitor discipline schedule and progress while maintaining design integrity and quality requirements through the management of change and specification deviation processes.
Minimum Qualification / Knowledge & Experience Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
Mandatory Experience
- 8 years’ experience in Engineering roles, including 4 years in the Oil & Gas Industry, and including 1 year experience in a supervisory or acting role, or oversight of contractor/sub-contractors/service/vendor personnel.
- Experience with Oil & Gas Companies, EPC contractors, subcontractors, vendors or service companies involved in the oil and gas industry.
- Experience with sour service gas and LNG facilities (for Onshore) and large Offshore Platforms / Pipelines (for Offshore).
- Brownfield engineering and execution knowledge.
- Experience in large tank foundation design.
- Knowledge in geotechnical, foundation design, drainage design, precast concrete, steel structures, building design and dynamic equipment foundation design.
- Preferred Experience
- Experience in berth design and seabed dredging.
- Blast Design experience.
Technical & Business Skills
- Communication & Leadership
- Fluent in written and oral English.
- Strong leadership skills, personal integrity, and experience guiding and assisting contractor teams.
- Good written and verbal communications skills and ability to interact/interface at all levels.
- Good mediation skills, including conflict resolution, problem-solving, creative thinking, influencing and empathy.
- Planning & Coordination
- Strong analytical, organisational, coordination and planning skills.
- Software & Technical Competency
- Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite of software programs.
- Deep knowledge of industry codes, standards and practices for civil discipline.
Position Summary
The Civil & Structural Engineering Lead will serve as the focal point for all civil and structural engineering activities throughout FEED and EPC phases, ensuring safe, compliant, cost-effective and timely project execution.
The role requires strong technical expertise, contractor management capability, stakeholder engagement skills, and proven experience delivering complex Oil & Gas projects within demanding schedules and quality expectations.