FIVE CONTINENTS TECHNICAL & INDUSTRIAL SERVICES – SOLE PROPRIET Hiring for Engineer, Pipeline at Abu Dhabi Full Time

Job Purpose

Supervises the execution of day to day preventive and corrective maintenance activities related to installed oil, gas and water flow lines, transfer lines, vessels, tanks, wellhead manifolds, gas trunk line, spur, main oil line and supports. Plans, organizes and supervise routine and non-routine pigging operations in the assigned area.

Job Specific Accountabilities (Part 1)

•    Prepares excavation plans in co-ordination with Corrosion & Inspection for Main Oil Line (MOL) Preventive Maintenance programmes developed from IPS results.
•    Investigates and troubleshoots pipe line raptures, other related maintenance problems and implements the Company’s permit to work procedures. 
•    Specifies welding procedures, stress relieving and pressure testing procedures to be used for welding work.
•    Ensures the provision of adequate supply of non stock materials, spares, consumable items in local stores and raises necessary documentation for issue of stock items and/or procurement of direct purchase items.
•    Reviews bids received for the supply of materials, carry out technical evaluation and raise recommendations on acceptable bidders.
•    Inspects materials received either as samples or purchased to ensure they conform to required specifications and arranges testing/operational use of spares, as necessary, to verify compatibility with existing equipment.
•    Supervises the work of Hot Tapping and Cold Cutting.  Ensures that all personnel are briefed on safe working procedures to be followed when welding onto ‘live’ pipelines and cutting into de- pressurized pipelines as required.
•    Ensures regular inspection and maintenance of workshop machinery, equipment tools. Includes testing equipment, pivoting and TIG welding machines, cutting and precision tools, etc.  Monitors all work carried in the workshop to ensure that safety rules and regulations are followed.
•    Issues hot and cold work permits and applies for excavation permits as required. Includes initiating or compiling, approving and passing to operations for countersigning. On completion of work, signs off jointly with operations.
•    Participates in engineering projects related to pipeline. Includes reviewing tender package, witnessing commissioning, following up to ensure timely receipt of commissioning and spares and manufacturers maintenance manuals.
•    Operates the MOL network in accordance with operating philosophy, pipeline design parameters, pumping station over pressure protection systems and throughput from fields.
•    Liaise with Field Operations to carry out valve manipulations inside Degassing Stations as required for lining up the network.
•    Plans and direct pigging operations as per network availability and prepares monthly pigging schedule.
•    Liaises with Corrosion Section personnel in routine chemical injection and batch treatment programs in accordance with Corrosion & Inspection guidelines and Operating procedures.
•    Audits and reviews operating procedures, philosophy etc. to ensure capability of network to transport throughput from Fields to Terminal.
 

Job Specific Accountabilities (Part 2)

Job Specific Accountabilities (Part 3)

Generic Accountabilities

Supervision
•    Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
•    Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives.
Budgets
•    Provide input for preparation of the Department/ Section budgets and assist in the implementation of the approved Budget and work plans to deliver Section objectives. 
•    Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.
Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures
•    Implement approved Department / Section policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the Department / Section’s work programs in line with Company and International standards.
•    Comply with all applicable legislation and legal regulations.
Performance Management
•    Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Department / Section in line with the Company Performance framework.
Innovation and Continuous Improvement
•    Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of   operational processes.
•    Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.
Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability
•    Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines in line with international standards, best practices and CLIENT Code of Practices
Reports
•    Provide inputs to prepare Section MIS and progress reports for Company Management

Generic Accountabilities (continue)

Internal Communications & Working Relationships

Contact with line Manager/ peers and other employees within the company/Group as required
 

External Communications & Working Relationships

Contact with external parties including consultants, third party service providers, and government agencies as required