Job title: Lifting Specialist
Contract Type: Contract
Location: Doha, Qatar
Industry: Oil and Gas
Job Description
TAX Free Contractual Job Opportunity for an experienced Lifting Specialist to be based in Qatar by a leading Operating oil and gas company. (ads1)
Job Purpose
As lifting equipment technical authority, responsible for providing technical advice, oversight and guidance to Major Projects for lifting operations, deviations or non-compliance so that they can detect defects or weaknesses and assess how important they are in relation to the safety. Participates in lifting accident and incident investigations and performs analysis of lifting high potential incidents and ensures actions plan are implemented. Provides support to maintenance teams to ensure preventive and corrective maintenance activities are carried out on all lifting equipment. Liaises with Project Management Team (PMT) on lifting activities, progress, and issues and providing support to MP Projects. Importantly, the role is to be sufficiently independent and impartial to make objective decisions.
Minimum Requirments:
Bachelor degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Structural) as a minimum.
Industry related qualifications such as LEEA, OPITO, OSHA, or Hoisting Engineering license preferred.
Knowledge of marine class inspections of vessels relating to the testing, inspection and assessment of components installed on vessels in the shipyard and designed to transfer the load-path beyond the crane manufacturer’s components onto the structure.
Knowledge and/or Experience
· 15+ years of experience in discipline with at least ten years demonstrated senior engineering and field experience in lifting operations, lifting studies (engineering, calculations), lifting equipment inspection (onshore & offshore, containers, winches and powered hoists, overhead travelling cranes, runway beams and swing jibs, wire rope and assorted types of slings)
· Knowledge of contractual requirements for lifting services provision including the methods and techniques for performance a lifting study (including crane load charts, effect of ground bearing capacity), and lifting plan design, validation, execution, monitoring and control
· Knowledge of International standards such as API, ASME, BS, DNV, ISO, LOLER, NORSOK, SOLAS and experience in regulatory compliance
· Knowledge of marine class inspections of vessels relating to the testing, inspection and assessment of components installed on vessels in the shipyard and designed to transfer the load-path beyond the crane manufacturer’s components onto the structure.
