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Lead IT/ Telecom Engineer

  • Location:

    Basrah

  • Sector:

    Oil & Gas

  • Contact:

    Steve Al-Bazy

  • Job ref:

    3172

  • Published:

    over 1 year ago

  • Expiry date:

    2023-01-07

mselect is looking to hire a Lead IT/ Telecom Engineer for an international oil and gas operator in Basrah. Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years of experience, 7 years in oil field, preferably experience in recent large oil fields projects in Iraq. Fluency in English is a must.

JOB OBJECTIVE
  • Receive general guidance, objectives and some specific work assignments from the Engineering Manager
  • Act as the technical authority and focal point for all engineering questions related to Telecom & IT engineering
  • On behalf of company, take the responsibility for Lead Telecom & IT engineering throughout the engineering, the construction installation and commissioning stages of the Surface Facilities Projects
  • Coordinate among Facility teams, in the company, with PMC and Contactors

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
  • Provides leadership to the IT &Telecom engineers and in conjunction with the Engineering Manager assigns priorities
  • Coordinates, supervises and checks the work of those IT &Telecom personnel assigned to projects under his/her direction
  • Review design for completeness and coherence in the discipline and with other disciplines
  • Identify potential errors, omissions or risks in the design basis and participate in preparation of design
  • Identify problems needing the involvement of specialists, define and organize required specialist involvement
  • Assess impact of proposed technical changes in the discipline
  • Review design and make recommendations for improvement
  • Review and / or issue design change notices for approval by engineering manager
  • Attends/Chair all design review events (HAZID, HAZOP, Peer Reviews, etc.) with Project Management team and Contractor as necessary
  • Assist in the development of technical solutions for areas of conflict or concern identified during design review
  • Sign documents as checked
  • Quality control of the Telecom & IT engineering
  • Support the project control to prepare plans and schedules
  • Analyzes and/or reviews the Telecom & IT discipline progress reports against the schedule and inform of any foreseeable delay
  • Coordination and Assists PMC and the contractor in developing/reviewing schedule corrective actions and recovery plans when progress slipping and ensures needed action plans are implemented
  • Provide Telecom & IT discipline progress report and contractor’s performance
  • Obtain from or through the Engineering Manager and/or the EPC Team Leaders all information relevant for the discipline
  • Responsible for coordination of interfaces with the other disciplines
  • Monitors Telecom & IT discipline material status reports against construction schedules and reviews them with project control, Contracts and Construction Groups
  • Prepare reply to technical and field queries
  • Assist site with technical advice upon request of site
  • To work at site under company’s standard security policy

COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Internal
  • Frequent contacts with Company’s Engineers
  • Frequent contacts with other Team Leaders
  • Frequent contacts with other Departments
  • Regular contacts with engineers of Suppliers and Contractors
External
  • Frequent contacts with Telecom & IT Discipline Leaders of EPC Contractors and LLI Vendors
  • Frequent visit to site to support site construction and production
  • Regular contacts with PMC, EPC and LLI Contractor Management

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunication Engineering
  • Proven experience in oil and gas industry
  • Working in hardship situation
Minimum Experience
  • Over 10 years’ experience, 7 years in oil field, preferably experience in recent large oil fields projects in Iraq
  • Previous experience in a large intercultural environment is preferred
Knowledge, skills & Attributes
  • Extensive familiarity with the applicable standards
  • Extensive familiarity with oil field telecommunication
  • Proven ability to perform in a lead capacity, possess good written and oral communications and presentation skills, and have a thorough of industry practices and regulations
  • Good team player and forthcoming to support the section with additional task requests as necessary
  • Proactive and positive attitude willing to closely follow up and push issues to a successful resolution
  • Strong analytical, tactical and strategic thinking skills with a bias towards action
  • Self-Starter with strong work ethic, and great time management and communication skills
  • Fluent in English oral and writing.            

*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.