Construction Manager - Oil & Gas - SASREF - Piping Major

Overview

Duties & responsibilities

• **Site Oversight:**
• Oversee day-to-day site construction activities, ensuring alignment with project schedule, priorities, and safety standards.
• **Team Management:**
• Manage and coordinate multi-discipline field teams (Mechanical, Piping, Civil, Electrical & Instrumentation).
• **Execution Strategy:**
• Lead brownfield execution strategy, including work in live units under strict SIMOPS conditions.
• **Shutdown Management:**
• Plan and execute shutdown/turnaround activities, including 24/7 shift coordination and resource allocation.
• **Compliance & Quality:**
• Ensure strict adherence to approved method statements, ITPs, and client standards (SABIC / Aramco).
• **Technical Supervision:**
• Supervise mechanical equipment installation (compressors, skids, piping) and coordinate critical piping works, including hot taps and tie-ins.
• **Safety & Permits:**
• Ensure effective Permit to Work (PTW) compliance and safe execution in hazardous areas (including $H_2S$ zones).
• **Operations Coordination:**
• Lead SIMOPS coordination with operations and other contractors to avoid conflicts.
• **Heavy Lifting:**
• Manage and oversee heavy lifting and rigging operations, including large-capacity cranes (e.g., 150T+).
• **Monitoring & Reporting:**
• Track construction progress, monitor contractor manpower/productivity, and provide accurate updates and forecasts to project management.
• **Handover:**
• Oversee mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, and handover to commissioning teams.
• **Stakeholder Relations:**
• Interface with client representatives, consultants, and EPC stakeholders for approvals and coordination.
• Required competences
• Expertise in

Brownfield Refinery

Simops

• coordination.
• Strong leadership in managing multi-disciplinary teams (Civil, Mech, E&I).
• In-depth knowledge of

SABIC/Aramco

• standards and safety protocols.
• Proficiency in project progress tracking and resource forecasting.
• Advanced understanding of heavy lifting, rigging, and $H_2S$ zone safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field.
• Extensive experience in mechanical completion and compressor installations.
• Proven track record in managing large-scale shutdowns and turnaround activities.

Location

• Jubail Industrial City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Site-based)