Lead Interface Engineer (Onshore)

Location: Qatar (Onshore / Offshore rotation during execution approx. 20%)

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Length: 36 months (potential for extension)

Work Schedule: 10 hours/day, 6 days/week, 26 days/month

About the Opportunity

Are you an experienced engineering professional with a knack for managing complex project interfaces across multiple stakeholders and environments? A large-scale energy programme is seeking a skilled Lead Interface Engineer to drive interface coordination across a major onshore and offshore development.

This is a high-impact role within one of the world's largest natural gas projects, offering the opportunity to operate at the centre of multi-disciplinary teams and international contractors. If you thrive in high-stakes, multicultural project settings and enjoy problem-solving in complex, interconnected systems-this one's for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction for interface activities between multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Establish and implement interface management procedures, registers, and protocols.
• Act as a central point of contact between internal and external project teams, third-party contractors, and authorities.
• Ensure alignment and integration of deliverables across onshore and offshore engineering scopes.
• Mitigate risks, resolve conflicts, and manage simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) safely and effectively.
• Track interface milestones and ensure smooth handover processes across different contractors.
• Liaise with regulatory bodies to secure necessary approvals and maintain compliance.
• Coordinate technical reviews and interface meetings; report status updates to senior management.
• Build strong working relationships across all levels and disciplines, ensuring clear and timely communication.
• Maintain high-quality documentation on interface activities throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years' experience in large-scale oil & gas interface management, with at least 1 year in a supervisory or oversight capacity.
• Proven success in coordinating multiple stakeholders across large EPC projects.
• Knowledge of SIMOPS, brownfield integration, shutdown coordination, and permitting requirements.
• Experience handling interfaces with governmental authorities and joint venture partners.
• Familiar with interface management planning, tracking tools, and standard engineering workflows.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills across cross-cultural teams.
• Fluent in English; both written and verbal.
• High computer literacy and comfortable with professional office and project interface management tools.