Head of Civil & Structural Engineering

Job Purpose      

• Oversees Civil/Structural engineering discipline during FEED phase, in covering all aspects of civil/structural design to ensure technical objectives are met within the approved scope, budget and schedule. 
• Ensures that technical requirements (such as project specifications, data sheets, procedures, etc.) developed during FEED fully comply with project requirements.
• Provides clear guidance to the FEED contractor and facilitate resolution of technical issues to complete civil/structural engineering activities to meet project objectives and milestones.

Key Job Accountabilities

• Accountable for ensuring execution of work is technically aligned and in compliance with Qatargas Operations, Policies, Standards of Business Conduct and Qatargas Project Management System (QGPMS).
• Provide Civil/ Strutural Engineering knowledge, design, quality assurance and expertise while managing the Piping team in accordance with project deliverables and execution schedule.
• Direct the preparation and stewardship of Civil/ Strutural Engineering scope of work in FEED contract, advise and recommend design procedures, processes, deliverables and alternative studies, as required, to optimise project cost and schedule and minimize impact on NFS EPC.
• Interact with Engineering Team Management to complete multi-discipline engineering activities, ensuring alignment with the Engineering Manager on project engineering needs, objectives, and requirements.
• Manage FEED Contractor's Piping Engineering activities including validation of personnel numbers, qualifications and experience; usage of appropriate design tools, including computer hardware and software; adherence with all project objectives, requirements, specifications, standards, procedures, execution plans and design verification processes.
• Assess and validate FEED Contractor capability in providing all contract documents, progress measurement and reporting, and recommends additional technical support to address gaps.
• Manage the technical attachments and scope descriptions for relevant contracts including the timely delivery of all purchase orders.
• Responsible for the Civil/ Strutural Engineering schedule and related milestones, provide data (narrative, charts, graphs, change management recommendations and recovery plans to address any schedule delays) for monthly progress and stewardship reporting.
• Accountable for sharing previous lessons learned and ensuring current lessons learned and captured and communicated to support review teams and future projects
• Develop, review and amend various policies and procedures to ensure that all Civil/ Structural engineering references are up to date and relevant.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering discipline or equivalent.
• Professional registration with accredited Regulatory Body desirable (PE, C.Eng., EUR ING, or equivalent)
• 15 years of experience at a senior Civil/ Structural Engineering supervisory level with a broad knowledge of engineering execution including design standards, specifications, codes, safety criteria and construction.