Sr. Field Operations Supervisor

Job Summary

The Senior Field Operations Supervisor is responsible for supervising and coordinating WISKOTS field‑service activities, including coating and paint removal, surface preparation, metallic clamp installation and online leak‑sealing support, coating application support, pipeline‑integrity activities, and other related industrial services.

The role combines senior field supervision with technical and project‑support responsibilities. The position holder shall ensure that field activities are properly planned, safely executed, technically compliant, adequately documented, and completed in accordance with approved procedures, client requirements, project schedules, and WISKOTS operational standards.

The position requires a technically capable and disciplined supervisor with strong Saudi Aramco project experience, proven ability to manage multidisciplinary field teams, and sound knowledge of project evaluation, technical review, estimation, method‑statement preparation, operational planning, and project‑management principles.

• Supervise the execution of coating removal, paint removal, surface preparation, coating‑support activities, metallic clamp installation, leak‑sealing support, and other WISKOTS field services.
• Mobilize, organize, and manage field teams, equipment, materials, tools, and site resources.
• Lead and control teams of at least 20 personnel, including supervisors, technicians, operators, inspectors, helpers, and subcontracted personnel.
• Allocate daily activities, establish work priorities, and monitor manpower productivity.
• Conduct daily coordination and toolbox meetings with the field team.
• Ensure that activities are executed according to approved procedures, method statements, inspection requirements, and client instructions.
• Monitor project progress, operational constraints, equipment performance, material consumption, and manpower utilization.
• Coordinate shift arrangements, work fronts, permits, access requirements, and interface activities with the client and other contractors.
• Identify site problems and implement practical corrective actions without compromising safety, quality, or contractual requirements.
• Ensure proper housekeeping, equipment preservation, and site organization throughout project execution.

• Prepare and review method statements, work procedures, job‑execution plans, inspection requirements, and activity‑specific work instructions.
• Develop clear and detailed descriptions of the intended work methodology, manpower deployment, equipment requirements, and execution sequence.
• Support the preparation of risk assessments, job‑safety analyses, lifting plans, inspection and test plans, and other project documents in coordination with the QHSE and technical teams.
• Review client specifications, drawings, scopes of work, technical standards, and project requirements.
• Identify technical gaps, ambiguities, exclusions, assumptions, and areas requiring clarification before execution.
• Prepare daily reports, progress reports, equipment records, manpower reports, incidents records, technical observations, and project‑completion documentation.
• Ensure that field records are accurate, traceable, and submitted within the required timeframe.

• Participate in site visits, technical assessments, tender reviews, and pre‑project evaluations.
• Evaluate the feasibility of proposed field activities based on site conditions, access, manpower, equipment, materials, execution risks, and project duration.
• Break down project scopes into logical activities, resources, and execution phases.
• Estimate manpower, equipment, consumables, tools, working hours, productivity, and expected project duration.
• Assist in preparing technical and commercial estimates for field‑service activities.
• Identify expected standby conditions, client dependencies, operational limitations, and potential cost or schedule impacts.
• Support the development of project execution schedules, mobilization plans, resource‑loading plans, and daily production targets.
• Review lessons learned and previous project performance when planning similar…