LOTO Supervisor
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise and coordinate all Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) activities at the project site.
- Ensure proper isolation of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other hazardous energy sources.
- Review and implement approved LOTO procedures, isolation plans, and energy control requirements.
- Coordinate with Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation, Operations, HSE, and Commissioning teams to ensure safe isolation.
- Verify that all isolation points are correctly identified, locked, tagged, and documented before work begins.
- Ensure compliance with project LOTO procedures, Permit-to-Work (PTW) requirements, and applicable Qatar safety regulations.
- Conduct and supervise LOTO briefings/toolbox talks for personnel involved in isolation activities.
- Maintain accurate LOTO registers, isolation certificates, lock/tag records, and related documentation.
- Verify zero-energy conditions before authorizing work to commence.
- Ensure proper removal of locks and tags and safe restoration of equipment after completion of work.
- Coordinate LOTO activities during testing, pre-commissioning, commissioning, energization, and de-energization activities.
- Identify potential hazards associated with stored or residual energy and ensure appropriate control measures are implemented.
- Monitor field activities to ensure compliance with approved LOTO procedures.
- Stop unsafe work and immediately report any LOTO or energy-isolation violation.
- Participate in safety inspections, audits, incident investigations, and LOTO compliance reviews.
- Provide guidance and training to electricians, technicians, operators, and other personnel on LOTO requirements.
- Coordinate with the Permit-to-Work team to ensure isolation requirements are properly reflected in permits.
- Ensure all LOTO activities are properly handed over between shifts and work teams.
- Support the HSE team in maintaining a strong safety culture and achieving project safety objectives.
- Bachelor's Degree (BE) in Electrical Engineering or Diploma in Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience as a LOTO Supervisor.
- Strong knowledge of electrical safety, energy isolation, LOTO procedures, and Permit-to-Work systems.
- Experience in industrial, infrastructure, oil & gas, power, water treatment, or desalination projects is preferred.
- Qatar Energy LNG project approval/experience will be considered an added advantage.
- Good knowledge of safe isolation practices and hazardous energy control.
- Ability to read and understand electrical drawings, single-line diagrams, isolation plans, and related technical documents.
- Good communication and coordination skills.
- Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams in a project environment.
- Familiarity with Qatar HSE requirements and international electrical safety standards is preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience as a LOTO Supervisor, preferably within major industrial, oil & gas, power, water treatment, or desalination projects.
- Candidates with previous Qatar Energy LNG-approved experience will have an added advantage.
- Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Management
- Electrical Isolation
- Energy Isolation & Verification
- Permit-to-Work (PTW)
- Electrical Safety
- Isolation Certificate Management
- Commissioning & Energization Safety
- Risk Assessment & Hazard Identification
- HSE Compliance
- Team Supervision & Coordination
- Safety Auditing and Inspection
- Technical Documentation
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Key Skills
HSE Compliance
Energy Isolation Verification
Permit-to-Work PTW
Safety Auditing and Inspection
Electrical Isolation
Commissioning Energization Safety
Isolation Certificate Management
Lockout Tagout LOTO Management
Risk Assessment Hazard Identification
