Construction Supervisor Electrical And Instrumentation

Job description / Role

Key responsibilities

Act as a construction site HSE leader.

Supervise the EPIC contractors during the execution of construction activities at construction site.

Report to the client's construction lead / head of construction all main issues and events at site, including HSE, quality, security, progress reporting, trends, etc., and make recommendations for improvement.

Participate in reviewing detailed design drawings, temporary works drawings, method statements, material requisitions, risk assessments, job hazard analyses, etc. Act as a delegated document approver where required.

Coordinate mobilization of contractors on site.

Supervise and approve construction activities and coordinate various aspects of project construction and working drawings from contractors, processing documentation as required.

Attend requests for inspections (RFIs) as per approved ITPs, including material receiving inspections in coordination with senior construction supervisor, and sign off relevant inspection and test reports / RFIs.

Carry out daily checks on contractor's staff, equipment and work to ensure compliance with prescribed contractual specifications and HSE requirements.

Handle all aspects of electrical / instrument construction activities including site investigations, site surveys, temporary electrical works / supplies, etc.

Earthing system and lighting protection works: supervise and manage installation and testing.

Lighting and small power works: manage and supervise installation of cable tray installation and fire alarm system cable laying and termination works.

Coordinate finalizing cable entries, cable routes, cable diversions, etc.

Manage and supervise cable tray installation and instrument control & power cable laying and termination works.

Transformers, bus ducts and switchgears: manage and supervise installation, terminations, testing and loop checking.

Supervise cable splicing and testing works with high voltage (HV) experience preferred.

Supervise fiber optic cable installation and splicing works.

CCTV, telecom works: manage and supervise installation of cable tray installation, cable laying, apparatus installation, termination works and testing.

Supervise installation of fire alarm control panels, repeater panels and mimic panels.

Supervise installation and testing of UPS system.

Supervise installation of control junction boxes and panels.

Supervise installation and testing of cathodic protection systems.

Good knowledge in reading and understanding equipment layout drawings.

Coordinate own discipline works with other construction supervisors, QA / QC inspectors (mechanical / electrical / instrument, etc.) and HSE supervisors to manage the overall safe execution of site activities in accordance with the project schedule.

Cable termination, testing and loop checking.

Witness SAT and pre-commissioning activities for equipment.

Maintain a daily record of progress (daily diary) noting special comments. Report to construction lead / head of construction work anomalies or contractual deviations committed by contractor personnel and recommend corrective actions.

Act as a work permit approver on behalf of the client and ensure contractors' compliance with the agreed conditions stated on the approved work permits.

Lead MC walkdown of E&I systems.

Prepare punch list for finished work prior to handover to client by contractor, paying special attention to all EHV equipment including quality checks.

Participate in development of as-built drawings / documentation.

Liaise and report with the QA / QC inspector on quality related matters.

Requirements

Bacheloru2019s degree or diploma in electrical / electronic engineering from an internationally recognized university.

Preferably having formal training in QA / QC functional aspects.

Minimum of 12 to 15 years overall E&I construction experience in onshore oil and gas projects.

Specific experience in:

• Greenfield / new build construction sites,
• Brownfield / live process plants,
• Permits to work, including isolation & lock out / tag out of live services,
• Tie-in to live facilities, including testing and integration to existing systems,
• Construction of new sub-stations & control rooms, including building E&I services,
• Stage inspection and testing of construction activities as per approved ITPs,
• SAT testing of electrical and / or instrument / control systems,
• Cathodic protection installation (underground / above ground pipes, tanks, etc.), test and pre-commissioning.

Experience with high voltage (HV) electrical systems is preferred.

A minimum of 10 yearsu2019 experience as an EPIC contractor, including recent positions held to the level of superintendent. An additional 5 yearsu2019 experience as a client or PMC superintendent / senior supervisor is an advantage.

Current experience in State of Qatar industrial cities and / or other GCC countries is preferred.

Familiarity with international codes, standards and regulations relevant to the job function (e.g. QCS, ACI, AISC, BS / EN / ISO / ASTM standards, Shell DEP etc.).

Good verbal and written communication skills to interface and communicate with internal and external departments, agencies, contractors and vendors.

Proficient knowledge of computer software (MS Office, Outlook, Excel, Word, PDF, PowerPoint, etc.) and engineering software applications relevant to the discipline.

Note: Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.