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Construction Manager [Offshore Project]
Ghobash Group · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
About The Role
- Lead full-cycle offshore construction execution for  Mechanical, Piping, Electrical & Instrumentation  disciplines across multiple platforms, ensuring alignment with EPC contracts, ADNOC specifications, and project KPIs. 
- Act as the senior-most authority offshore for coordinating all construction activities, supervising engineers, supervisors, technicians, riggers, fitters, welders, electricians, and instrumentation teams. 
- Plan, coordinate, and execute  heavy lifting operations  for compressors, dryers, receivers, pressure vessels, pipe spools, transformers, MCC/SWGR panels, and skid packages on offshore platforms. 
- Review and approve detailed  lifting studies, rigging plans, crane load charts, deck loading checks , and engineered lifting procedures. 
- Coordinate marine spread operations including  crane barges, jack-ups, AHT/Supply vessels  for safe equipment positioning. 
- Maintain full compliance with ADNOC lifting guidelines, LOLER, API RP 2D, and project HSE standards. 
- Provide technical leadership for mechanical installation: equipment alignment, torquing, rotating equipment mounting, skid placement, structural supports, valves, and tie-ins. 
- Oversee piping fabrication, offshore spool fit-up, welding, NDT, hydrotesting, reinstatement, and system handover. 
- Resolve field-level mechanical/piping clashes, constructability issues, or routing constraints through engineering coordination. 
- Coordinate electrical installation activities including cable pulling, termination, tray installation, SWGR/MCC placement, earthing, and electrical testing. 
- Lead instrumentation installation: JB mounting, hook-up, loop checking, instrument calibration, and F&G device installation. 
- Ensure multidisciplinary work sequences (Mech–Piping–E&I) are synchronized to avoid rework or schedule conflicts. 
- Provide expert constructability inputs during design and model reviews (P&IDs, layouts, mechanical GA, piping isometrics, cable routing, and structural layouts). 
- Identify and resolve constructability issues early lifting access, deck loading, routing congestion, tie-in locations, equipment footprint limitations, and SIMOPS constraints. 
- Ensure engineering deliverables are complete, accurate, and construction-ready before mobilization. 
- Develop detailed offshore construction execution plans, priority work fronts, manning plans, heavy lift schedules, and daily/weekly progress strategies. 
- Support Planning/PMC/EPC teams in building WBS execution sequences, shutdown logic, SIMOPS integration, and mechanical completion (MC) milestones. 
- Monitor daily productivity, progress KPIs, and take corrective action to mitigate delays, constraints, or material shortages. 
- Work closely with commissioning teams to ensure readiness for  pre-commissioning and commissioning  for Mechanical, Piping, Electrical & Instrumentation packages. 
- Support mechanical run tests, piping reinstatement verifications, MCC/SWGR energization, instrument loop checks, and cause-effect validation. 
- Ensure all systems reach Mechanical Completion, Ready-for-Commissioning (RFC), and Ready-for-Start-Up (RFSU) in accordance with EPC and ADNOC requirements. 
- Interface with OEMs (compressors, dryers, MCCs, SWGR, transformers, instrumentation, DCS/ICSS, F&G, valves) for installation, testing, technical issues, and commissioning support. 
- Ensure OEM-specific installation requirements, tolerances, alignment procedures, and functional test plans are strictly adhered to. 
- Coordinate FAT/SAT findings, site queries, punch points, and engineering clarifications with vendors. 
- Lead mobilization planning for offshore construction teams, ensuring ADNOC compliance for: BOSIET / TBOSIET H2S Training Offshore Medical ADNOC PTW, LOTO, confined space, working-at-height certification .
- Ensure competent, certified construction crews and commissioning personnel are deployed and properly rotated by ADNOC POB requirements. 
- Promote an uncompromising HSE culture and ensure strict compliance with ADNOC Offshore HSE requirements. 
- Lead TRA/JSA workshops, lifting risk assessments, HAZID/HSE reviews, and ensure SIMOPS readiness before mobilization. 
- Conduct daily toolbox talks, safety walks, audits, and enforce immediate corrective actions for unsafe acts or conditions. 
- Ensure strict adherence to LOTO, hazardous area compliance, dropped-object prevention, hot work isolation, and mechanical/electrical safety protocols. 
- Oversee discipline-wise QA/QC activities including welding/NDT acceptance, bolt torquing, alignment, flange management, electrical tests, instrument calibration, and reinstatement checks. 
- Ensure punch lists are logged, categorized, assigned, and closed promptly to avoid delays in MC/RFC. 
- Maintain full traceability of construction documentation, test packs, redlines, and as-builts. 
- Provide daily/weekly progress reports, manpower logs, heavy lift records, delay notifications, offshore constraints, and productivity summaries to EPC management. 
- Review and approve work packs, method statements, lifting plans, ITPs, and construction dossiers. 
- Manage interface registers, change requests, technical deviations, and field change notices. 
- Coordinate with ADNOC Operations for platform shutdowns, isolation plans, LOTO procedures, live-system interactions, and SIMOPS controls. 
- Maintain continuous communication with EPC Project Management, Engineering, QC, HSE, Marine, Procurement, and Commissioning teams. 
-  Minimum 20 + years of experience in Oil & Gas EPC projects 
- Offshore construction experience is Mandatory 
- Proven experience working on ADNOC Offshore brownfield projects 
- Strong background in: 
- Offshore platform construction 
- Live facility modifications 
- SIMOPS and shutdown execution 
- Multi-discipline construction management
- Strong leadership and team management skills 
- Deep understanding of offshore construction methodologies 
- Excellent knowledge of ADNOC Offshore construction and HSE standards 
- Strong interface and stakeholder management capability 
- Ability to manage complex brownfield construction under schedule pressure 
- ADNOC PTW & SIMOPS systems 
- Construction planning and progress tracking tools 
- MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) 
- Primavera / MS Project (construction schedule awareness) 
- Basic knowledge of SAP / Maximo (handover and asset integration) 
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