Heavy Lift Supervisor

Job Title: Heavy Lift Supervisor

Reference: PIR 442207800

Project: Hail & Gasha, UAE

Job Location: Ruwais, Abu Dhabi – UAE

Job type/Contract: Contractual. Start on as soon as possible

Starting date: ASAP

Duration: 11 months (Extendable)

Hours/rotation: Rotation of 60 days on site and 10 days off (paid) & 2 days traveling (paid).

Salary range: Excellent salary package with benefits.

Benefits:

• Single Status.
• Accommodation (Meals) provided by the company.
• Transportation provided by the company.
• Round trip ticket on each rotation (Economy class).

Job summary/Role description

• Heavy Lift Supervisor directs subcontractor activities for heavy lifts, ensuring that plant construction works are performed according to the erection schedules and project documents, within the assigned cost budget, and according to quality & safety procedures, as well as according to the terms and conditions of the subcontract.

Duties and responsibilities

• Prior to the start of work, to check the supplier’s material and technical documentation delivery schedule.
• Check that the same is in line with construction schedules and contractual commitments.
• Prior to the start of work, control and approve the method statements submitted by the subcontractors, ensuring their correct application on the field.
• He/she ensures the implementation of all the HSE procedures and standards for the areas or activities (subcontractors) of responsibilities.
• He/she directly participates to the HSE activities at site as defined for his position in the site HSE plan and related procedures.
• To check that the said schedule is kept to, and to promote action to recover any delay.
• To check that the equipment and manpower employed by the subcontractor are adequate and that the works performed by the subcontractor conform to design documents, safety regulations, and to the quality level fixed by the same.
• Perform inspections and sign the necessary certificates as per site inspection plans.
• To prepare the non-conformity register for each subcontractor and coordinate nonconformity resolution.
• To detect any design errors, and where possible rectify the same or request the site engineer to make the necessary changes.
• To check subcontractors’ work progress status sheets and sign the same for approval.
• To manage vendor specialists.
• To assist the contract manager/engineer in defining new prices, in preparing amendments to subcontracts and in analyzing and discussing claims.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Qualifications

• University Degree or Diploma in relevant discipline or equivalent.
• Heavy lifting certificate is mandatory.

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years work experience.
• Significant experience in a similar position on EPC Oil & Gas projects/Refinery.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail, management skills.
• Team-oriented skills, self-motivation and direction, with strong bias toward timely performance and problem resolution.