Civil Structural Engineer

Job Title: Civil/Structural Engineer

Location: Dubai, UAE with regular travel to Saudi Arabia

Duration: 12 Months

Client: Leading Global Energy Operator

Rate: Negotiable

Project phase: EPC (to be complete Q4 2027)

Job Purpose

Overseeing civil work activities and ensure that they are in compliance with Saudi Aramco execution procedures. Provide dedicated support for civil and structural works, including foundations, buildings, and site infrastructure associated with compression facilities. In addition, collaborate with crossfunctional teams, conduct site assessment and ensure efficiently carried out activities.

The candidate must lead, review, assess and manage scope of works of the allocated FEED/EPC package under the direction of their delegated Senior Project Engineers and Project Manager. The candidate must also review, participate, guide and manage the FEED/EPC contractor in developing the scope of works as defined in the various Work Entity Releases (WER's) (relevant to the FEED phase).

Project Scope of Work

The Master Gas Expansion PhIII (MGSIII) program is to efficiently meet the kingdom's energy demand at central and western regions. MGSIII provides for the installation of new booster gas compression stations (BGCS) at existing East-West Pump Station-10 (EWPS-10) and add additional compression trains at BGCS-1, 3, and 5. Also, to install 56-inch pipelines totaling 1,650-kilometer along the East-West pipeline corridor and 56-inch pipelines totaling 1,100-kilometer from EWPS-10 to Shoaibah and Shoqaiq. Additionally, to install pipelines connections to industrial customers Kingdom wide.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Supervision of civil and structural engineering execution in detailed design, production of calculations for heavy equipment foundations, buildings and steel structures.
• EPC/FEED Analysis and design of modular steel structures including sea transportation, lifting analysis, skidding analysis, load out and stress analysis.
• EPC/FEED Design of structural steel and precast pipe racks.
• EPC/FEED Design of structural steel technological structures, process plant structures.
• EPC/FEED Design of blast resistant buildings.
• EPC/FEED Design of compressor/tabletop, pumps and similar types of machine foundations.
• EPC/FEED Design of Equipment foundations like exchangers, coolers, process columns, steel stacks, horizontal vessels, pipe supports.
• EPC/FEED Design of specialist structures like chimneys, natural draught cooling towers, pre-stressed bridges, arch bridges.
• Conversant with all the international design codes of practices such as American and British codes, International Building Code (IBC).
• Responsible to plan and conduct independent work requiring judgement in the evaluation, selection, application and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures and criteria.
• Review drawings, specifications and calculations and monitor work for compliance to applicable codes, accepted engineering practices and standards
• Coordinate the design effort to support the materials requisitions and ensure these documents comply with the technical project specifications.
• Analyse disputed item from technical and contractual aspects and prepare required official response.
• Responsible for processing and following up change orders requests. Preparing required Justification Work Sheet, Issuing Change Order Request to Contractor and lead scope alignment process with Contractor.

Requirements

Educational & Technical Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
• 10-15 years of experience in Oil and Gas industry petrochemical project
• Good working knowledge of international standards
• Good knowledge of English, both written and verbal

Competencies:

• Plan & organise
• Analyse & Solve problems
• Communicating openly & effectively
• Excellence/ Drive for results
• Safety