Head of Project Engineering – Offsites
Location: Qatar Onshore
Contract Type: MFA, 36 months
Work Schedule: 10 hours/day, 6 days/week, 26 days/month
Estimated Start Date: ASAP
Estimated End Date: 31 December 2028

We are supporting a leading LNG company in Qatar in recruiting a Head of Project Engineering (Offsites) for the North Field South and North Field West Onplot projects. This role oversees engineering design and execution by EPC contractors and sub-contractors, ensuring quality, schedule, and budget compliance while leading project coordination with multiple stakeholders.

Reporting and Relationships

• Reports to Project Division Manager – Offsites

• No direct reports

• Frequent contact with EPC Project Division Managers, EPC Engineering Manager, other Project Team Heads (Quality, Construction, Systems Completion, Procurement, SHE, Interface), and discipline Heads

• Periodic interaction with other LNG projects and departments, contractors, vendors, consultants, and project stakeholders

Job Context & Major Challenges

• Responsible for seamless execution of all project engineering activities within the Offsite Delivery Team

• Manage risks, develop mitigation strategies, and provide fit-for-purpose solutions

• Develop engineering execution plans, sequencing, prioritisation, and resource allocation to meet project objectives

• Manage conflicting priorities and multiple stakeholder views

• Ensure sufficient high-quality resources to meet safety, quality, and schedule objectives

• Interface and coordinate multiple groups to efficiently resolve issues and implement opportunities

• Handle ad-hoc and short notice engineering support requests

Key Accountabilities

• Lead multi-discipline activities with the Offsite Delivery Team and coordinate EPC execution of engineering, procurement, and construction to meet milestones and budget

• Support Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning to ensure alignment and timely execution

• Monitor execution using KPIs, detect deviations, enable early interventions, and report performance through weekly and monthly delivery reports

• Apply risk management techniques for multi-discipline decision making and communicate technical issues to management

• Uphold project safety programmes and ensure safe execution of all activities, participating in safety walks and initiatives

• Lead change management processes, documenting and managing risks associated with design changes

• Evaluate and participate in equipment testing, site visits, contractor workshop assessments, and EPC performance monitoring

• Provide leadership to resolve multi-discipline issues and drive alignment between stakeholder groups

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Engineering

Experience & Knowledge

• Minimum 10 years in the Oil & Gas industry with experience in detailed engineering management of major projects

• Preferably experience on LNG projects, including at least 1 year in a supervisory or oversight role

• Engineering leadership in multi-discipline teams, with knowledge of design safety aspects

• Risk assessment experience to support decision making

• Experience with LNG facilities and large process unit design

• Experience working with major EPC contractors in a Lump Sum environment

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to lead and communicate at all organisational levels

• Ability to work with diverse cultural backgrounds

• Field engineering experience is desirable

Technical & Business Skills

• Technical background as a discipline or project engineer

• Teamwork and facilitation skills

• Analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills

• Risk management expertise