Supervisor Construction EIT
About Petrofac
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
Supervising construction activities and field personnel related to mechanical, piping, painting, insulation, refractory, and fireproofing disciplines.
Conduct toolbox talks.
Monitor daily construction activities to ensure compliance with specifications and procedures and with the project objectives for safety, quality, productivity, and schedule.
Monitor daily progress in the assigned area.
Promote job site safety, encourage safe work practices, and rectify job site hazards immediately. Regularly participate in HSE meetings, daily jobsite walks, conduct toolbox talks, and keep records.
Build right first time in line with the QinC initiative and put maximum effort to get inspection records signed off with no or minimum punch list items.
Implement construction work processes, project procedures, and instructions within assigned operations.
Prepare reports relating to construction progress, job manpower forecasts, etc.
Alert Construction Manager or Construction Superintendent whenever any aspect of the work does not comply with the contract requirements or is being performed outside of the contract scope.
Attend subcontract and cost awareness sessions and understand the responsibility matrices, BOQ, and preambles of subcontract.
Provide solutions to subcontractors’ problems in order to achieve the successful execution of the project.
Verify that the material handed over to the subcontractor is controlled, preserved, and issued for the intended purpose.
Serve as a coach and mentor for less experienced staff.
Input site construction feedback in Construction Observation Form.
The supervisor shall be able to read and understand related approved drawings and documents including single line diagrams, cable and drum schedules, routing index, area classification drawings, schematic and elementary drawings, EIT layouts, hook-up drawings, plan drawings, wiring diagrams, civil composite layout, equipment vendor GA drawing, and underground drawings.
The supervisor shall lead, motivate, monitor, and oversee a team of electricians to ensure they produce quality work. Provide technical guidance regarding the installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems.
The supervisor shall carry out one or many of the following activities, as per assigned scope of work at site, with respect to vendor manuals, project specifications, EIT procedures, and approved drawings:
- Cables glanding and termination
- Installation of lighting system (junction boxes, lighting distribution boards, lighting poles, lighting fixtures, etc.)
- Installation of electrical power and control cables (cable pulling procedure, testing, megger, continuity, hi-pot test, cable pull card control, etc.)
- Installation of cable trays, ladder and conduit system
- Implement and follow cable trenches procedure
- Installation of electrical heat tracing
- Installation of motors
- Installation of generators
- Installation of transformers
- Installation of batteries, chargers, and UPS
- Installation of switchgears, motor control centres, and bus duct
- Installation of neutral earthing resistor
- Installation of small power distribution system
- Installation of cathodic protection system
- Earthing and lightning protection system
- Loop check
- Installation of local panels and instrument junction boxes
- Installation of instrument cables
- Installation of field mounted instruments
- Installation of instrument control panels, marshalling cabinets, consoles, and desks
- Installation of fire and gas detection system
- Instrument loop release
- Instrument calibration
- Installation of communication system
- Installation of fibre optic cables
- Maintain cables and electrical/instrument equipment preservation during construction
- Punch list closure with respect to specification and quality
The above is an outline of key duties and accountabilities, rather than an exclusive or exhaustive list of responsibilities. The post holder is expected to undertake any tasks which may reasonably be expected within the scope of the position.
The postholder is expected to adhere to the Golden Rules of Safety (transitioning to ‘The 9 Lifesaving Rules’ in 2020) and the Petrofac Values.
Essential Qualifications and Skills
- 6+ years electrical, instrumentation, or telecom 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
- ATEX training preferred
- Good communication skills
- Experienced person whose training has included instructions on various types of EIT protection and installation practices
- General knowledge of NEC, NFPA, IEEE, NEMA, IEC
- Has knowledge and experience to solve electrical, instrumentation, and telecom issues onsite and provide guidance to subcontractors
- Trained in PTW, LOTO, and arc flash