PMC Construction Superintendent
Employer not yet confirmed · Abu Dhabi, UAE · onsite
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Construction Superintendent from Offshore background with a proven track record in overseeing and coordinating all on-site activities, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and according to quality and safety standards for a high-profile client.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world
Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model and a strong reputation.
We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status-quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonization and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.
Energy security, transition and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low-carbon concepts to reality.
What we can offer
- Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
- Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
- Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
- Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
- End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
- The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
- Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ service of our employees at 5 year service milestones
- Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
- Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
- Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field
The key objectives for this role are:
The Construction Superintendent is responsible for overseeing, monitoring, and supervising all construction activities on behalf of the Project Management Consultancy (PMC) for ADNOC projects. The role ensures that construction works executed by EPC contractors and subcontractors comply with approved engineering drawings, project specifications, ADNOC standards, HSE requirements, quality standards, and contractual obligations.
The position is responsible for monitoring construction progress, coordinating multidisciplinary site activities, resolving construction-related issues, and ensuring the safe and timely completion of project deliverables in accordance with approved schedules, budgets, and project requirements.
Construction Supervision and Monitoring
- Oversee and monitor day-to-day construction activities performed by EPC contractors and subcontractors across assigned disciplines, including civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical, and instrumentation.
- Ensure construction activities are executed in accordance with approved IFC drawings, project specifications, method statements, inspection and test plans (ITPs), and applicable ADNOC engineering standards.
- Monitor contractor performance, manpower deployment, equipment availability, productivity, and work-front readiness.
- Verify that construction sequencing and execution methodologies are aligned with the approved project schedule and construction plans.
- Conduct regular site inspections and construction walkdowns to identify deviations, constraints, and potential delays.
- Ensure construction activities are coordinated with engineering, procurement, QA/QC, HSE, commissioning, and operations teams.
HSE Compliance
- Ensure all construction activities comply with ADNOC HSE policies, project HSE plans, applicable UAE regulations, and approved safety procedures.
- Monitor contractor compliance with permit-to-work (PTW) requirements, job safety analysis (JSA), risk assessments, lifting operations, confined-space entry, work at height, and other critical safety controls.
- Participate in site HSE inspections, safety walks, toolbox talks, and incident investigations as required.
- Intervene and recommend suspension of unsafe activities where an imminent risk or serious non-compliance is identified, in accordance with project procedures.
- Monitor the implementation of corrective and preventive actions arising from HSE observations, audits, and incident investigations.
- Promote a proactive safety culture among contractors, subcontractors, and project personnel.
Quality Assurance and Quality Control
- Verify that construction works comply with approved drawings, specifications, applicable codes, project quality requirements, and ADNOC standards.
- Monitor contractor implementation of approved ITPs, quality plans, inspection procedures, and material traceability requirements.
- Coordinate with the PMC QA/QC team and discipline inspectors to ensure required inspections and tests are completed.
- Identify construction defects, non-conformances, and deviations and ensure appropriate corrective actions are implemented.
- Monitor the timely closure of punch-list items, site observations, and non-conformance reports (NCRs).
- Ensure appropriate inspection records, test reports, and construction quality documentation are maintained by the contractor.
Planning, Progress Monitoring, and Reporting
- Monitor actual construction progress against approved baseline schedules, look-ahead plans, and key project milestones.
- Review contractor progress reports, manpower histograms, productivity data, and recovery plans.
- Identify construction delays, critical-path constraints, and resource shortages, and recommend corrective measures.
- Participate in daily coordination meetings, weekly progress meetings, and monthly project reviews.
- Provide accurate construction progress updates, site observations, risk assessments, and performance reports to the PMC Construction Manager.
- Monitor the closure of construction priorities and outstanding actions to support timely project completion.
Contractor and Interface Management
- Monitor EPC contractor and subcontractor performance against contractual requirements, approved procedures, and project execution plans.
- Coordinate interfaces between civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, commissioning, and other project teams.
- Resolve site technical and construction coordination issues in collaboration with the relevant engineering and project teams.
- Review contractor method statements, risk assessments, construction procedures, and work plans from a construction execution perspective, within the delegated PMC authority.
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