Lifting Equipment Engineer

About the role

ADNOC Logistics & Services, the logistics arm of ADNOC Group, is hiring a Lifting Equipment Engineer in Abu Dhabi. The engineer enforces compliance with management strategy for all lifting inspections and operations, ensuring that lifted equipment is inspected and that lifting operations are carried out in a controlled manner in line with ADNOC HSE-PSW-CP19 standards.

Key responsibilities

• Implement in-house lifting standards, codes of practice and procedures, and keep the register of lifting equipment and accessories up to date on certification, maintenance and colour codes.
• Check pre-trip inspections of cargo-carrying units and baskets, and inspect backloaded non-compliant cargo from offshore locations.
• Review and approve lifting studies, plans, method statements and risk assessments, and oversee lifting and rigging activities of EPC contractors.
• Witness and assess critical lifts, heavy lifts and complex operations, and verify that cranes, equipment and rigging gear are certified and fit for purpose.
• Monitor contractor compliance with permits-to-work and lifting procedures, conduct site inspections and audits, and investigate incidents and near misses.
• Take part in HAZID, HAZOP, SIMOPS and constructability reviews, and support pre-commissioning lifting operations.
• Carry out minor repairs, maintenance and inspections, and work flexible shifts as required.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent.
• 8 years' experience in lifting equipment certification and operations in onshore/offshore oil and gas, including 5 years in inspection and critical lifting planning at major oil companies.
• Valid UAE light vehicle driving licence and good English.
• Professional qualifications such as LEEA diplomas, ECITB or OPITO certificates, and an ADNOC-approved appointed person course for mobile cranes (re-assessed every 3 years).

Required skills

• Knowledge of lifting tackle, maintenance, testing and inspection, and of international lifting standards and codes.
• Ability to write lifting plans and supervise on-site lifting operations under HSE-PSW-CP19.
• Familiarity with CAD technical drawings for lifting plans and MS Office for records and reports.