Jobs in Dubai/UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain

Job Description

1. Qualities:

• A self starter and a team player
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to give clear direction to support staff and field personnel
• The ability to communicate at all levels and within a multination work force
• Certified Engineer
• Fluent English (Written and spoken)

1. The Role:

• Reporting to the Client Maintenance Manager
• Support the Client  Maintenance Team in Lifting Preparation, Engineering and Engineering drawings
• Planning ongoing and turnaround Lifting 
• Control of the Lifting and Rigging Operations.
• Ensure compliance of Site polices and procedure related to Lifting and rigging
• Ensure safety critical elements are maintained
• Continually seek to enhance safety throughout the Lifting and Rigging operations
• Competent at assessing the lifting and rigging employees under his jurisdiction
• Monitoring of the ongoing lifting operations at site to ensure best industry practices are carried out and legislative practices are meet.
• Ensure any documentation is presented to the Site Lifting Assurance Department in a timely fashion for approval
• Monitor the quality of pre-lift meeting and recommend improvements when required
• Responsible for lifting equipment selection, procurement and ensure all lifting equipment meets the required Client, Site and International standards (will receive support and assistance from Site Lifting Assurance team for this)
• Ensure all documentation required for lifting and rigging has been processed and correct in order for the lifting and rigging to proceed
• Produce Lifting and Rigging Method Statements, Risk assessments, Plot Plans, Rigging Studies, Heavy Lift and Critical Lift packs
• Produce Transport plans and related documents pertaining to Lifting, Rigging, Jacking and Skating
• Responsible for ensuring any craneage meets the Site allowable ground loadings and identification of any underground voids or services
• Responsible for ensuring the correct crane ground loading calculation have been performed to ensure that that any extra precautions required to meet the Site ground loading requirements are correct.
• Ensure when extra dunnage is required on the Site to meet the required ground loading requirements, the correct size dunnage (timber mats, steel plates etc) are selected and used
• Ensure any Heavy haul loads or trailers including cranes meet the ground loading requirement to travel in the given area of the Site.

Experience and Qualifications

• 5 years previous Heavy Lift Experience at a similar level working in the Oil and Gas industry
• A total of 5 years experience in Heavy Lifting and Rigging
• At least 3 years experience creating  complex drawing’s in AutoCAD
• Relevant experience in a similar Heavy Lifting and Rigging role preferably gained through working for one of the international Heavy Lifting Companies
• Expert knowledge in lifting equipment, lifting equipment selection for procurement and task, lifting equipment inspection and lifting equipment devaluation calculations
• A thorough understanding of the testing requirements for lifting equipment including but not limited to vendor lifting lugs
• Expert Knowledge of lifting using  Mobile Crane’s, Overhead Cranes, Gantry Crane’s both Fixed and Trolley, Chain Blocks,  Tirfor’s, Jacking and Skating, Fork Truck, and Man-lifts. Boom Truck Including Knowledge of any necessary devaluation required.
• Heavy haul experience (SPMT’s etc)
• A functional knowledge of AutoCAD, with the skill to produce detailed and technical AutoCAD lifting and rigging plot plans and studies to scale
•  Knowledge of international Lifting, Rigging and Crane standards
• Knowledge of all project Lifting and HSE standards and requirements. (It will be accepted that a new employee to the project will require some time to familiarize himself wit (more...)

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