PMC Senior Construction Engineer - Fab Yard
Employer not yet confirmed · Abu Dhabi, UAE · onsite
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced PMC Senior Construction Engineer for all yard 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
Job Objective
The Senior Construction Engineer – Fabrication Yard is responsible for monitoring, supervising, and coordinating fabrication and construction activities undertaken by EPC contractors and fabrication subcontractors on behalf of the Project Management Consultancy (PMC) for ADNOC projects.
The role ensures that fabrication, assembly, welding, structural erection, piping spool fabrication, equipment integration, surface preparation, coating, and related yard activities are executed in accordance with approved engineering drawings, project specifications, ADNOC standards, applicable international codes, quality requirements, and HSE procedures.
The position provides technical construction oversight, monitors contractor performance and fabrication progress, coordinates multidisciplinary interfaces, and ensures that completed modules, structural assemblies, piping systems, and other fabricated components meet project requirements before dispatch to the project site or offshore installation location. The role also supports inspection, testing, documentation, preservation, and transportation readiness to achieve project milestones safely and efficiently.
Fabrication Yard Construction Supervision
- Monitor and supervise fabrication and construction activities performed by EPC contractors and subcontractors at fabrication yards in accordance with approved project requirements.
- Oversee fabrication of structural steel, piping spools, pipe supports, skids, modules, equipment structures, and other project components, as applicable to the assigned scope.
- Ensure fabrication activities comply with approved-for-construction (AFC/IFC) drawings, project specifications, approved procedures, and applicable ADNOC engineering standards.
- Review fabrication sequences, work packages, method statements, and execution plans to ensure constructability and efficient use of yard facilities.
- Monitor material preparation, cutting, fit-up, welding, assembly, dimensional control, erection, and installation activities.
- Verify that fabrication work is performed using approved drawings, qualified personnel, suitable equipment, and controlled working procedures.
- Conduct regular yard inspections and coordination walkdowns to identify construction issues, work-front constraints, and potential delays.
- Monitor the availability of work fronts, fabrication bays, laydown areas, equipment, consumables, and manpower required to achieve planned production targets.
- Identify deviations from approved design documents and ensure that technical queries and proposed changes are referred to the appropriate engineering and project authorities.
Fabrication Progress and Schedule Monitoring
- Monitor daily fabrication progress against approved schedules, production targets, fabrication milestones, and project completion requirements.
- Review contractor look-ahead schedules, manpower histograms, equipment deployment plans, production reports, and productivity data.
- Monitor progress across fabrication stages, including material receipt, cutting, fit-up, welding, NDT, dimensional inspection, coating, assembly, and final release.
- Identify critical delays, resource constraints, material shortages, engineering hold points, and inspection bottlenecks affecting fabrication progress.
- Coordinate with the PMC Planning and Project Controls teams to validate reported progress and forecast completion dates.
- Review contractor recovery plans and monitor corrective actions for delayed structural assemblies, piping spools, modules, and other fabricated items.
- Participate in daily coordination meetings, weekly progress reviews, and monthly project meetings.
- Provide timely reports on fabrication status, outstanding activities, constraints, risks, and mitigation measures to the PMC Construction Manager.
- Ensure fabrication priorities are aligned with site installation sequences, offshore campaign schedules, transportation windows, and project handover milestones, where applicable.
Welding, Piping, and Structural Fabrication Oversight
- Monitor welding and fabrication activities to ensure compliance with approved welding procedures, project specifications, applicable codes, and quality requirements.
- Verify that welding activities are carried out by appropriately qualified welders using approved welding procedure specifications (WPSs) and supporting procedure qualification records (PQRs), as applicable.
- Coordinate with PMC discipline engineers and QA/QC inspectors to monitor fit-up, weld preparation, welding execution, dimensional checks, and inspection requirements.
- Monitor piping spool fabrication, including cutting, beveling, fit-up, welding, flange alignment, dimensional verification, and identification.
- Oversee structural fabrication activities, including cutting, drilling, fit-up, welding, bolting, dimensional control, and assembly of structural components.
- Monitor fabrication of pipe racks, equipment supports, module structures, access platforms, stairways, and other steelwork where included in the project scope.
- Identify constructability issues, interface discrepancies, and dimensional deviations and ensure they are addr