Director Project
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Role Overview
Lead the Qatar Energy Gas Lift Project in Qatar, covering structural steel and piping erection, mechanical equipment installation, and commissioning assistance.
The role carries overall accountability for safe, timely, compliant, and cost-effective delivery through handover.
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Project Overview
Lead the Qatar Energy Gas Lift Project in Qatar, covering structural steel and piping erection, mechanical equipment installation, and commissioning assistance.
The role carries overall accountability for safe, timely, compliant, and cost-effective delivery through handover.
Project Leadership
- Own delivery from mobilization through mechanical completion, pre-commissioning support, and handover.
- Develop the master execution plan across engineering, procurement, construction, subcontracting, and commissioning.
- Chair steering committees and represent the company in senior stakeholder meetings.
Technical and Construction Scope
- Direct structural steel, above- and below-ground piping, pipe rack, and pipe support installation.
- Oversee static and rotating equipment installation, including gas turbines and compressor trains.
- Coordinate mechanical teams with instrumentation and electrical contractors and oversee commissioning assistance.
HSE and Quality
- Ensure compliance with Qatar Energy HSEMS, Qatar labour law, process safety standards, and brownfield SIMOPS controls.
- Ensure QA/QC systems, inspection and test plans, and welding/NDE programs meet project specifications and applicable codes.
Commercial and Controls
- Manage project P&L, cost control, cash flow, margin targets, contract administration, variations, claims, and close-out.
- Manage subcontractor and vendor performance and maintain schedule, progress, cost, risk, forecast, and reporting controls.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline is required.
- At least 20 years of oil and gas EPC or construction experience, including 8 to 10 years as a Project Director or Senior Project Manager.
- Experience with brownfield oilfield facilities, mechanical construction, commissioning interfaces, Qatar Energy standards, applicable codes, and contract management is required.
- PMP or equivalent certification and Arabic are preferred rather than mandatory.
- Fluent written and spoken English and willingness to be based full time are required.
Work Environment
- The project is based in a desert oilfield brownfield environment with strict access, safety, permit-to-work, isolation, and simultaneous-operations controls.
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