Instrument & Controls (Head of Department)

Job Details

JAB is working with their Client to recruit for a C&I Head of Department that will Ensure that the Instrumentation discipline engineering work is performed to the correct standard. The C&I Head of Department is accountable to the Engineering Head of Department.

This is part of a recruitment drive to develop and grow capability in Saudi Arabia.

The engineering team will support a variety of interesting and challenging opportunities by responsibly developing traditional Oil and Gas Energy project as well as Low Carbon / Energy Transition projects (CCUS, Green Hydrogen, Blue Hydrogen, Offshore Wind, Waste to X, Emissions Reduction). 
Being confidently hands on particularly during the initial mobilization period as we grow, collaborative (including international workshare and teamworking) and committed to a long-term career within a high performing and close team are some of the key qualities we are seeking.

Based in our Client's office in Al Khobar 5 days a week (48 hours Sunday to Thursday).

Primary Duties

• Allocate appropriate discipline resources for the preparation of proposals, FEED Verification and detailed engineering on projects.
• Prepare verbal or written reports as required, stating the current workload in the group and whether it will meet set targets. If not, give the reasons why not and list the steps taken, or which need to be taken, to get back on target.
• Liaise closely with the various Engineers/Head of Dept for whom the group is doing work. This will enable the latest developments, which may affect the schedule to be ascertained. Advise them of problem areas.
• Make sure that all the information needed by engineers to perform their work is available before they need it so that work progresses at a smooth and steady pace, on time and on target.
• Ensure that work done in the discipline is accurate and correct.
• Provide assessments for the Engineering, on the performance of the various engineers/designers.
• Perform checking functions for more junior engineers by signing QA/QC check sheets.
• Ensure that any necessary reference material is readily available to engineers whether it be a National or Client Standard, Procedure, or recognized Code of Practice. Also, ensure that the most used vendor literature is available.
• Allocate work packages to suitable engineers, monitor progress against the schedule, resolve queries and generally expedite the progress of the design.
• Liaise with the relevant Engineering with respect to resources and equipment requirements needed for the discipline to complete the work.
• Ensure that the discipline engineering work is performed to the correct standard.
• Ensure work performed within the discipline is executed within the allocated execution -hours.

• Honors degree in Engineering. 
• Chartered status preferred. 
• Significant related project management experience working for engineering/client organizations in the oil and gas industry and/or Low Carbon Energy Transition industry.
• Experience of executing projects in the Middle East.
• Saudi Aramco Projects working experience ESSENTIAL
• GOSP Experience ESSENTIAL

• Extensive experience as an engineer in design engineering environment
• Experience managing people and projects
• Leadership & execution-hours estimation skills
• QA/QC Company Requirements
• Team management skills
• PC Skills include use of the various engineering & modelling software
• Training Analysis