Job Description

The Engineering Manager reports to the Country Manager and provides technical leadership, departmental oversight, and management support to ensure high-quality engineering execution across conceptual, FEED, and detailed design phases. This role oversees multidisciplinary engineering teams, advances departmental capabilities, and ensures compliance with regional and corporate standards while supporting proposals, business development, and project delivery across global offices.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of departmental goals, engineering initiatives, and continuous improvement of tools, procedures, and work processes.
• Provide technical recommendations on engineering software, tools, and training needs.
• Manage departmental manpower: assign resources, balance workloads, and forecast future staffing needs.
• Support proposal development through technical input, engineering man-hour estimates, staffing plans, and execution strategies.
• Provide management oversight for engineering execution across conceptual, FEED, and detailed design, ensuring adherence to codes, standards, and client requirements (QatarEnergy, NOCs, Middle East standards).
• Oversee the quality of all engineering deliverables—calculations, specifications, data sheets, MRs, drawings, etc.
• Identify and communicate engineering risks, scope changes, and impacts on cost, schedule, and manpower.
• Participate in project reviews, technical clarifications, business development meetings, and lessons-learned sessions.
• Support the growth of the Doha engineering office, coordinating work across Doha, Houston, and international teams.
• Conduct employee performance reviews and promote staff development.
• Coordinate the Engineering Technical Series (YELL) for pipeline-related topics.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of engineering experience with proven team leadership.
• Strong understanding and application of pipeline design codes, standards, and engineering software.
• Demonstrated experience in conceptual, FEED, and detailed engineering across disciplines.
• Pipeline field experience (routing, construction).
• Experience delivering projects in the Middle East/Africa with NOCs, PMC, or EPCM organizations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, or related engineering discipline (Master’s preferred).
• Qatar Engineering License (MME/MMUP/UPDA).

Location: Qatar

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