Lifting Engineer, NOMAC Maintenance Energy Service

Founded in 2009, and acquired by NOMAC in 2018, NOMAC Maintenance Energy Services (NMES) is the leading regional non-OEM service provider for the middle east region in terms of long-term contracted market share.

NMES supports its end-users by providing OEM level quality services and exceptional value creation through highly skilled and trained outage personnel (outage managers, Field Service Engineers, Technicians, specialists) 

Job Scope

As a Lifting Engineer, the core responsibilities encompass complete ownership of lifting assets, equipment, and their accessories, ensuring their safe and effective performance. Additionally, the role involves the crucial responsibility of guaranteeing the safe operation and functionality of contractor's lifting equipment, tools, and tackles.

Key Accountabilities 

• Development and implementation of a procedure for organizing lifting operations, considering the specifics of the company and the requirements of local legislation.
• Organizing the process of performing the required certifications and inspections of lifting equipment and lifting devices used in the company.
• Undertake rigging studies, inclusive of crane requirements, loads calculation, interpretation of crane load charts, and technically evaluate all lifting plans and activities.
• Create and review relevant Method Statements, Lifting Plans, and Risk assessments.
• Work in line with company HSSE Policy, ensures site compliance including subcontractors are aware, and comply with HSSE procedures, rules, and regulations for Rigging/Lifting activity.
• Responsible for assessment of critical lifting operations to ensure that planning, selection of cranes, experience with various crane types and lifting equipment and accessories, instruction, and supervision as necessary in place to enable the lifting task to be safely executed.
• Responsible for certification and coding of lifting equipment and ensuring periodical renewal of certificates.
• Monitor critical lifting operations to ensure that they are being carried out following the Rigging Study, established Method Statements, Lifting Plan, and risk assessment including revising and re-approval of any changes to the working documents.
• Coordinate with site teams for lifting operation, transportation, erection, and all site activities. Educate the competent persons on lifting procedures and relevant documentation and activities. 
• Provide technical expertise as required by the team. Identify the necessary training required to implement safe rigging/lifting operations, support and encourage the practical application of competency-based development.
• Demonstrate initiative in resolving both immediate and long-term outage issues regarding rigging and lifting systems and their practical implementation. 
• Attend client and company management meetings on and off-site regarding site rigging issues.
• Conduct work safety awareness programs for company and contract subordinates.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree holder in Mechanical Engineering or Equivalent Professional

Minimum Experience

• 10 or more years of relevant experience in managing heavy lifting and rigging equipment in field service/maintenance within Energy sector rotating equipment.

Skills

• Thorough knowledge of local and international standards for lifting activities.
• Good communication and inter-personal skills
• Ability to manage and work with people.
• Self-motivated, critical thinker, tenacious and curious.