Project Engineer jobs in United Arab Emirates

As a Senior Project Engineer (PCS/Safety Engineer) you will act as a technical lead for engineering activities in assignments classified as medium engineering complexity having expertise in Process Control and/or Safety Systems with ABB 800xA and/or other ABB Control Systems. Complete assignments on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects related to engineering discipline(s), cost-effectively and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, and safety requirements.

Your responsibilities include:

• Approving design deliverables. Reviewing all project documents for conformity, safety, and quality assurance. Anticipating and solving crucial issues and/or unique conditions. Serving as a specialist in the application of advanced concepts and methods. Acting as design authority for a particular engineering discipline and completing engineering assignments for that discipline.
• Collaborating on project installation, commissioning, and site activities, clarifying potential issues, or providing solutions to correct engineering errors. Providing technical support to commissioning and start-up activities.
• Working with the customer to shape and deliver solutions and seeking customer feedback to drive and deliver improvements. Participating in project meetings and resolving any outstanding technical issues to meet contractual obligations. Assisting in preparing proposal/presentation of engineering projects/programs.
• Applying Design Thinking / Design for Excellence concepts in projects, including modelling, prototyping, simulation, and calculations.
• Developing, selecting, and applying standard techniques, procedures, and tools. Ensuring that engineering activities comply with required safety regulations and contractual requirements. Reporting processes and tools inefficiencies and suggesting ideas for improvements.
• Assessing and addressing technical risks and opportunities. Reporting any contract / safety / quality / program / cost issues to Project Manager(s) along with recommendations, for resolution. Ensuring Bill of Material (BOM) for the project meets contractual obligations; and project gross margin requirements by not generating Project Left-Over Material (PLOM). Identifying and implementing variation requests to support contract claims based on the approval from Project Manager.
• Creating work plans and cost estimates for the portfolio of projects in consultation with respective Project Managers and ensuring quality deliverables on time and at targeted cost.
• Preparing RFQs to meet contractual requirements and providing technical evaluation of suppliers’ proposals.
• Coordinating and/or participating with Manufacturing and Testing teams to ensure the technical solutions are appropriately manufactured/staged and tested.
• Contributing to customer satisfaction by planning and executing service work and projects according to customer order and expectation. Ensuring customer retention by delivering superior customer experiences and effectively communicating service work timeline and expectations.
• Ensuring the engineering deliverables are updated post installation & commissioning (if applicable).

Work model: on-site #LI-Onsite

• Engineering Degree
• Overall automation systems understanding, combined with process knowledge in one of: Oil & Gas, Power & Water sectors. Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role and experience in the automation area.
• Knowledge of ABB systems eg: 800xA with AC 800M, Symphony Plus (S+), Freelance, etc. Knowledge of Industrial Cyber security and networking solutions for control systems.
• Experience with Onshore and/or Offshore Oil and Gas customers like with ADNOC and/or Power & Water sector experience.
• Good hands-on experience in ABB 800xA with AC 800M and/or other ABB Control Systems.
• Good hands-on experience and knowledge in interface configuration using different industrial protocols like Modbus, Profibus, IEC, OPC, etc. between ABB 800xA and ABB products & third-party systems.
• Oil & Gas sector experience like with ADNOC, and/or Power & Water sector experience.
• Fluency in English language.

• Retirement plan

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