Senior E&I Engineer (OMPP / Pipelines) Saudi Natioanls

Company and Project Context

Role Overview

Discipline Execution

• Own E&I construction from IFC review and material take-off through installation, testing, energisation and pre-commissioning.
• Direct overhead power line, switch rack, transformer, switchgear and grounding installation and testing.
• Lead cathodic protection works for wellhead casings and pipelines.
• Manage fiber optic and telecommunications cable installation, splicing and testing.
• Oversee RTU, UPS, fire and gas detection and SCADA installation and integration.
• Direct wellhead and I-Field instrumentation installation and shutdown system testing.
• Run loop checks, calibration, energisation packages, SAT and pre-commissioning.

Client and Standards

• Act as the E&I interface with the Saudi Aramco PMT, inspection and operations representatives.
• Ensure compliance with Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards, SAEP procedures and Schedule Q.
• Prepare and close inspection packages, RFIs, technical queries, NCRs and redline or as-built drawings.
• Drive mechanical completion dossiers, loop folders, punch-list closure and turnover.

Safety, Quality and Cost

• Apply the client HSE plan and Aramco electrical safety requirements, including lockout/tagout and energisation permits.
• Coordinate QA/QC records for cable testing, cathodic protection surveys, loop tests and calibration certificates.
• Control E&I materials, manpower and subcontractor cost against budget.
• Identify E&I scope changes and support change notices with technical substantiation.

People Leadership

• Lead E&I supervisors, foremen, technicians and specialist subcontractors on site.
• Coach junior E&I engineers and support development of a team aligned with client Saudisation commitments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Instrumentation and Control, or Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
• Saudi Council of Engineers registration is required.
• Relevant Saudi Aramco onshore E&I construction experience, including a package as site E&I engineer in charge, is required.
• Hands-on OMPP, cross-country pipeline or upstream wellsite construction experience is required.
• Experience in at least two of overhead power lines, cathodic protection, fiber optic networks and RTU/SCADA installation is required.
• Knowledge of Aramco standards, Schedule Q, energisation, loop testing, wellhead instrumentation and I-Field systems is required.
• Saudi Aramco approval is preferred.
• Experience with an Aramco-approved EPC contractor is required.
• The position is based in the Eastern Province, with relocation to Dammam or Al Khobar and project-site work required as applicable.