Location: Basrah
Job Type:
Permanent
Closing Date:
2025-08-17
About vacancy
mselect is looking to hire a Civil Superintendent for an international energy client in Basrah, Iraq. Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years of pipeline construction experience, including at least 7 years in a similar civil works supervision role. Fluency in English and Arabic is a must.
Job Purpose
The job holder is responsible, within the Pipelines project team and under the Pipelines Package Manager and reports to the Construction Manager during the Pipelines execution phase, for coordination, validation of resources, monitoring, and supervising the overall construction activities within the assigned area as carried out by the EPC Contractor (and Subcontractors) at the GPP Pipelines worksites. The job holder ensures that all HSSE, Quality and Technical contractual requirements are duly applied by the EPC Contractor and all Subcontractors at the construction site.
Key Responsibilities
Key Activities
Requirements
Rotation
14 days on/14 days off
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.
Job Purpose
The job holder is responsible, within the Pipelines project team and under the Pipelines Package Manager and reports to the Construction Manager during the Pipelines execution phase, for coordination, validation of resources, monitoring, and supervising the overall construction activities within the assigned area as carried out by the EPC Contractor (and Subcontractors) at the GPP Pipelines worksites. The job holder ensures that all HSSE, Quality and Technical contractual requirements are duly applied by the EPC Contractor and all Subcontractors at the construction site.
Key Responsibilities
- Working closely with the CTR counterpart to ensure HSE, quality and progress requirements are met
- Oversee EPC Contractor’s Construction activities, including validation of personnel numbers, qualifications, and experience, usage of appropriate tools, adherence to all project objectives, requirements, specifications, and standard procedures and execution plans
- Oversee civil works including civil material approvals, concrete mix design, concrete batch plant quality check and approval of borrow pits, etc, to ensure adherence with project objectives, requirements, specifications, standards, procedures and execution plans
- Actively mentoring site teams and junior staff
- In case of community-related issues, engages through the Company and Contractor Community relations personnel
- Oversee Early setup of civil works, such as setting out survey of the site, identification of resources and good planning and organizational skills that enable a CTR civil supervisor to figure out the number of workers needed for a project, how to organise time, and the most effective way to get things done
- Guaranteeing and implementing safety precautions while also ensuring that quality standards are met
- Aid during construction to resolve any technical issues arising
- Understanding of the critical path and key milestones within the construction planning programs
- Participate in constructability and technical design reviews to identify any opportunities for optimization
- Ensure the scope of work and technical drawings are implemented and that all work conforms to standards and specifications
- A working knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory specifications
- Maintain close communication with Construction Manager/Deputy Construction Manager, etc, to ensure any mitigation plans are correctly implemented by the EPC Contractor
- Experienced in reviewing and approving construction method statements, including earthwork, crossing, concrete works, structural works, etc
- Will be the management team’s eyes and ears on the worksite
- Responsible for leading and directing earthworks and any survey activities. Responsible for providing technical assurances to all aspects of earthworks, from excavation, subgrade preparation, to fill material selection and compaction
- Responsible for interpreting soil classification and geotechnical reports
Key Activities
- Inspecting construction sites frequently and ensuring that manpower and resources are adequate
- Collaborative work with other professionals working on the projects
- Prepare and provide daily productivity status to the management team
- Be able to read and correctly interpret construction drawings
- Excellent multitasking skills, since a civil superintendent gets demands from several directions, and he must prioritize what to give his attention to
- Must be able to work outdoors for an extended period
- Plans required work activities to ensure that tools, equipment, and materials are available
- Ensure and follow up on the completion and clearance of all Punch List items
- Review and endorse red-marked-up and "as-built" drawings
- Check, inspect and test completed project work in close coordination with other discipline supervisors and arrange appropriate pre-commissioning inspections and tests
- Participate in handover and acceptance, review commissioning procedures and participate in the commissioning of facilities
- Attend daily EPC Contractor site briefing (TBT)
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field preferred
- A working knowledge of the fundamental requirements of civil engineering and the basic requirements of other engineering fields
- A working knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory specifications
- Experienced in reviewing and approving construction method statements, earthwork method statements, material submittals, etc, until handover to end users
- Expert in civil works supervision, such as civil material approvals, concrete mix design, concrete batch plant quality check and approval of borrow pits, etc
- Have comprehensive knowledge of the construction industry, specifically within pipeline projects, which enables him/her to be comfortable with the utilization of construction tools
- Experience in a similar position: 7+ Years
- 10 years of pipeline construction experience working within a cross-functional oil & gas pipeline project team supporting field engineering, interface, pipeline construction and commissioning readiness
- Excellent knowledge in civil works & earthworks, infrastructures, engineering, construction, installation, and commissioning
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with stakeholders, contractors, and vendors
- SIMOPS
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural business environment
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Language: Arabic as mother tongue and Fluent in English (speaking and writing)
- Recent Working experience in an Iraqi oilfield will be an added advantage
Rotation
14 days on/14 days off
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.
