Principal Engineer - Telecom

Job Description

DescriptionPetrofac is looking to recruit a Principal Engineer?Telecom tobe based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.What we doPetrofac is a respected international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world?s energy companies.We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for the energy industries. Our comprehensive and tailored service offering covers each stage of the project life cycle and a variety of commercial models, giving our clients the flexibility they need.Diversity & InclusionWe recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability. Petrofac is striving to develop a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can contribute. Applications are also welcomed from candidates who want to discuss flexible working or job-sharing requests.Main purpose of the role:

• Supervise and Lead large sized/scoped projects assuming entire responsibility from conceptual to detailed design, QA/QC, procurement and delivery. Must maximize discipline efficiencies in bidding and execution and achieve significant savings through work transfer to other Work Centres, reduced rework, reduction in quantity growth, reduce material wastage, and execute within budgeted man-hour and project schedules

• Review the ITB (Invitation To Bid) documents submitted in the proposals stage, issue inquiryrequisitions, review techno-commercial vendor offers, prepare equipment, material and man-hourestimates.
• Establish contract review criteria, identify and resolve discrepancies and divergences from original proposal through the instigation of technical queries to projects/client.
• Review contract requirements for project execution, organize the preparation of the Technical Document Register (TDR) and Service Level Agreements (SLA) with other Work Centre?s by identifying requirements and scope of work.
• Ensure the assignment and distribution of manpower for the execution of engineering activities within budgeted project man-hours within SLA with VECs. Recommend measures to optimize overall manhours & execution cost.
• Verify and conceptualize the optimum work route. Identify a clear scope of work/supply and accordingly plan/schedule the engineering activities and manpower resource. Identify and quantify total number of engineering deliverables, man-hour allocation, format of delivery, time schedules and other requirements for execution of the work. Ensure the assignment and distribution of manpower for the execution of engineering activities within budgeted project man-hours within SLA. Recommend measures to optimize overall man-hours & execution cost.
• Coordinate with projects and planning on project time schedules, establish target completion dates, ensure target dates are achieved.
• Perform responsibilities of Lead Engineer in event of large project. Also; if working as Lead Engineer on a project then he will prepare ?Fortnight Reports? or any other report as desired by management to indicate Schedule progress, Quantity, Man hour, Manpower forecasts, and will keep a tight control on the over-runs.
• Ensure that the work is apportion among engineering staff within Sharjah and/or other Work Centres according to their specialized training.
• Directs the resource allocation and workloads of a team of subordinates.
• Typically leading a group of professionals or technical staff

• Bachelor?s Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering with a minimum of 18 years of related petrochemical experience preferable from a background in working for consultancy organizations in the EPC of the Oil and Gas Industry

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