Pre-Commissioning Lead

Job description / Role

Type of contract

MFA

Number of position(s)

1

Working schedule

Work hours per day: 10 hrs/day
Work days per week: 6 days/week
Work days per month: 26 days/month

Work location

Qatar onshore

Department/project

NFXP offshore

Contract term

36 months

Job purpose

- Provide technical expertise to ensure project pipeline pre-commissioning priorities are aligned across all departments, and progress milestones are achieved.
- Pre-commissioning lead shall ensure that the scope of work is completed in accordance with project technical, safety and quality requirements.

Reporting and relationships

- Reports to the head of commissioning & handover
- Direct reports: 2

Internal
- Frequent contact with pipeline engineering, onshore and offshore pipeline construction/installation, commissioning team, interface team, topsides installation and pre-commissioning teams.

External
- Frequent contact with EPIC contractor, other contractors, subcontractors, vendors and suppliers.

Job context & major challenges

- Ensure the contractual agreement for all aspects of the pipeline pre-commissioning scope are fully understood.
- Support EPIC contractor in achieving the project scope in accordance with the agreement and project specifications and deliverables.
- Ensure the technical objectives are safely met within the approved scope and schedule.
- Interface with various project teams and departments on resolving related issues that require effective communication, initiative, flexibility and an ability to induce collaboration.
- Ensure the project priorities are understood and aligned by all departments and provide support in achieving the progress milestones.
- Provide input into initiatives and investigations as required.

Financial dimension

- As defined for this job level in the delegation of authority and/or approved budget. (This is a standard statement for all job descriptions in QatarEnergy LNG. Please do not change this section.)

Generic accountabilities - all employees

Safety health & environment
- Ensure all activities are undertaken in compliance with company safety, health and environment and quality policies, regulations and standards.

Qatarization program
- Contribute to the development of Qatari employees. This accountability is a condition of employment for expatriate employees.

Firewall compliance
- Ensure all activities undertaken comply with anti-trust and competition laws and the company firewall policies and procedures.

Key job accountabilities

1. Focal point for pipeline pre-commissioning activities at onshore and offshore for promoting and implementing safety on commissioning activities at site, implementing safety observations, reporting and monitoring. Provide safety leadership through active participation in safety programs and conduct all activities in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with company policies and procedures.

2. Provide technical expertise to ensure project deliverables and activities are achieved in accordance with the project requirements.

3. Provide technical expertise in risk assessments, HAZIDs, constructability reviews and similar.

4. Lead execution of pipeline pre-commissioning activities at onshore and offshore and keep the team committed to targets defined by the project completion schedule.

5. Assist the NFXP offshore commissioning/systems completion division manager in executing project responsibilities pipeline pre-commissioning scope of work.

6. Anticipate, prepare and manage all pipeline pre-commissioning activities of the project including system completion and all pre-commissioning deliverables, to ensure the technical objectives are met timely within the approved scope, budget and schedule.

7. Ensure coordination and communication for site activities with other disciplines such as pipeline engineering, installation, hook up, completion team, HSE representative and provide technical support with contractor for the quality, safety, planning, engineering and preservation.

8. Timely review, approval and implementation of system completion and pre-commissioning technical documents prepared by EPC contractor.

9. Mentor trainees to develop their project skills and experience while being on site.

10. Maintain a register of lessons learned.

Person specification - minimum requirements

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in applied sciences or engineering.

Knowledge and/or experience

- 8 years' experience with large-project commissioning in the oil & gas industry, including 1 year of experience in a supervisory role, including acting roles, or oversight of service/vendor personnel.
- Experience with oil & gas companies, contractors, or service companies.
- Experience with pipeline pre-commissioning activities including FCG, hydrotest, intelligent pigging (ILI), dewatering, drying, pre-batch pigging and N2 packing for onshore and offshore pipeline including interface work with other contractors and SIMOPS.
- Experience handling intelligent pigging (ILI) including technology adapted for intelligent pigging operations services such as MFL, UT, EC, EMAT, etc., and including experience handling geometric/calliper tools.
- Familiarity with ICAPS system completion database will be advantageous.
- Expert in reading P&IDs, datasheets, general arrangement drawings and procedures.
- Knowledge in project execution, engineering, operations, pre-commissioning, commissioning and systems completion.
- Knowledge in compliance with contract requirements including codes and standards, and contract technical specification compliance.
- Experience with vendors operating in the LNG industry, such as compressors, power generation, control systems, topsides, etc.
- Experience working in large scale operating organizations in operations, projects, subsurface, etc.
- Experience in start-up support to operation.

Technical and business skills

- Excellent spoken and written English skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Computer literacy involving the regular use of professional office applications and some technical applications.