Superintendent - Construction (Mechanical)

Petrofac overview

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies. We design, build, manage, and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs; planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs. This is an exciting time to join us on this journey. We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.

Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?

Key responsibilities

The Superintendent – Mechanical will work with the subcontractors' supervision, directing activities to project priorities, ensuring that required support is available, and monitoring labour and equipment levels for efficiency. Works to a 90-day look ahead schedule and provides leadership and guidance to site-based construction supervision (multi-discipline) and construction contractors. Assist subcontractor in finding the best method to execute the works. Monitor daily construction details and daily progress in the area (PPC).

Understands Petrofac scope of work, and the detailed scopes for each subcontractor, together with an appreciation of the contract type, e.g., reimbursable, unit rates, etc. On reimbursable contracts the Construction Superintendent is responsible to verify that all subcontractor personnel and equipment are being used efficiently and sign off on daily timesheets verifying this. Construction Superintendent must be contractually aware, identifying changes in project scope and formally notifying the Subcontracts Manager before implementation.

Supports Construction Manager / Engineer in finalizing technical decisions. Takes ownership of safety; reviews subcontractor HSSE plans and instigates required changes. Oversee/conduct toolbox talks before commencement of work, briefing about the risks involved and the mitigation measures to be taken. Inspect the jobsite daily to confirm that housekeeping standards are met and takes immediate action if standards are not being met. Encourage the subcontractor and subordinates to report all near misses, unsafe acts, etc.

Verify ITPs and QCPs are in place before commencement of work and responsible to ensure that the work is correctly executed the first time. Construction Superintendent must understand project quality requirements. Construction Superintendent shall monitor the subcontractors' trade personnel to identify skill shortages and training requirements.

Ensure quality control inspection on material received and report any damaged/missing material. Ensure adequate storage and preservation of equipment and bulks before and after installation. Attend pre-walkdowns/walkdowns for mechanical completion verifying the work scope is completed as per drawings to reduce the punch list. Resolve Technical Queries (TQs) and Non-Compliance Reports (NCR) that are issued to subcontractor.

Installation of equipment to a high standard ensuring the job task is performed right first time following QinC (Quality in Construction) approach. Actively participate in quality control inspection of mechanical equipment, packages, piping, and painting works in line with approved ITPs. Coordinate with field engineering to obtain client approvals related to construction.

Knowledgeable in all facets of construction/field engineering methods and techniques. Review and approve all construction method statements submitted by subcontractor, ensuring industry best practices are used and new applicable standards are implemented. Attend subcontract/cost awareness sessions and understand the responsibility matrices, BOQ, and preambles of subcontract. Review responsibility matrix and ensure subcontractor is complying within the contract. Review any work scope that has been missed within the subcontract with subcontractor and notify management.

Leads the four-week schedule review meetings (weekly) and reviews the weekly work plans to support the overall schedule and commodity curves. Submit daily and weekly reports that identify work in progress and completed. To assist management, the Superintendent will identify all work that is falling behind schedule, propose remedial action, and re-forecast completion dates.

Understands the systems turnover plan/sequence and supports the discipline subcontractors to construct to that sequence. Manage vendors to ensure they are at site for a minimum period, plan mobilisation to coordinate with construction installation. Ensure to meet the requirements and all pre-requisites before mobilizing vendor onsite. Accountable to sign-off vendor timesheets and maintain vendor mobilization tracker identifying vendor costs and forecasts to Construction Manager / Subcontracts Manager.

Share the technical knowledge with subcontractors and Petrofac staff. Training and development of nationals, which involves shadowing, mentoring, or on-the-job training for certain designated positions and supervising junior engineers while job training is ongoing. Clear roles and responsibilities to be defined for subordinates. Provides clear and honest feedback to construction supervision on their performance and provides coaching and mentoring to enhance their skills.

Assist in closing all punches and assist in commissioning plan. Coordinate closely with client and ensure all concerns are tackled. Ensure quantity reporting is established and reported accurately. Input site construction feedback in Construction Observation Form. Verify that personnel engaged in critical activities (lifting, scaffolding, piping, and electrical) have passed the VoC or third-party assessment. Provide training onsite if nominated by Construction Manager. Trained in lifting and scaffolding supervision (if required).

Definitive knowledge in equipment installation and pre-commissioning; philosophy of gas turbines, centrifugal pumps, reciprocating pumps, centrifugal compressors, reciprocating compressors, steam turbines, and their auxiliaries (lube oil system, fuel gas system, DGS seal gas system, steam system, etc.). Management of preservation on all types of rotating machinery; compressors, turbines, pumps, and motors, carried out as per project specification reviewing preservation check sheets and periodic inspections. Plan preventative maintenance work and feed into the project duration.

Having a strong knowledge of mechanical seals and mechanical seal systems. Provide day-to-day mechanical rotating equipment support and advice to supervisor. Provide specialist support with regards to inspection, and meeting with client or subcontractor. Coordinate process piping activities within assigned scope at work site. Able to understand a material packing list and identify the material required for the installation and cross reference with the purchase order. Planning activity, prepare material requisitions and ensure their withdrawal.

Preparation of work, monitoring of punch lists and red lining of erection mechanical GA drawings and P&IDs. After completion of works ensuring feedback and close work. The ability to understand and implement mechanical drawings (section DWG; construction DWG; P&ID; levelling and alignment specification, soft-foot specification, flushing/blowing procedure; piping specification; spring supports hot-alignment methods). Ensure implementation of Petrofac’s flange management procedure. Review pipe pressure test procedure and ensure implementation of Go/NoGo and safety checklist prior to pressure testing.

Utility and process systems: instrument air, fire water, nitrogen generator packages, sea water, gas and steam turbines, diesel fuel, heating and cooling medium, flash gas, fuel gas, flare gas, booster gas and LP/IP/HP gas compression, crude oil treatment and separation, water injection, methanol systems, TEG dehydration/regeneration, chemical injection, cranes, and related systems. Review P&IDs with process and ensure everything is lined up before starting the equipment.

Risk control of mechanical hazards. Devise pre-start-up checklist. Planning of oil flushing/water flushing etc. activities on rotating equipment. Package lines leak test and dewatering. Gas lift and gas injection lines leak test within the package boundaries. Being part of a multi-disciplined maintenance support team, reviewing existing maintenance procedures and determining/putting in place future recommendations.

Essential qualifications and skills

• 15+ years mechanical and piping site experience in direct hire construction with an international oil and gas EPC company and with subcontractors.
• Preference will be given to candidates who meet the following criteria:
• Experience working in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS/FSU), Middle East, and/or North Africa.
• Prior experience working with a diverse international workforce.
• Good communication skills.
• Have a thorough working knowledge of international codes and standards, specifically ASME and API codes/practices, and specifications.
• Has knowledge and experience of mechanical, piping, and HVAC issues onsite and provide guidance to subcontractors.
• Computer proficiency, communication and interpersonal skills, fluent in written and spoken English, software skills to include the use of word processing, email, spreadsheets, and presentations.
• Positive “can do” attitude and strong work ethic, conceptual thinking, problem solving, and ability to work under pressure. Optimise the installation of equipment.
• Trained in lifting and scaffolding supervision (preferred).