PTW Coordinator

PTW Coordinator – Contract Position

This position is contract-based and located in onshore Qatar. The initial contract is two (2) years with a possibility of extension.

8–10 hours per day from Sunday to Thursday. 12 weeks on / 2 weeks off (for Single Status); 30 days annually (for Couple Status).

Coordinate all Permit to Work (PTW) activities to ensure the safe, timely, efficient preparation and execution of all related work within the Asset in accordance with relevant QG and Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC) procedures.

HND in Engineering.

• 8 years of relevant oil and gas operations experience within an operations function.
• Technical exposure in the designated process area, including experience with PTW system.

• Act as single point of contact for all PTW activities and be the primary interface between Operations and the Performing Party (PP), providing up‑front advice and support to users of the PTW process and system and ensuring necessary logistics for PTW/ePTW.
• Liaise with the performing parties at the planning phase to complete the permit review/screening to ensure an appropriate level of risk assessment is performed. Identify activities that conflict with other work and ensure hazards are identified and steps are undertaken to analyze and implement mitigations.
• Lead daily permit to work coordination meetings, update and circulate the list of next day’s or week’s planned work activities with relative order and priority. Keep an up‑to‑date daily register of PTWs, supplementary certificates, audits and performance statistics.
• Brief Area Shift Supervisor on next day’s permits for authorization, ensuring no conflicts with any relevant (new) standing Instructions or operational situations.
• Perform spot‑checks on the correct execution of permitted work activities in compliance with PTW procedure and other company procedures. Coordinate and conduct routine PTW audits and assume the role as the focal point for PTW audits.
• Track and advise line management for overdue or expired permits, certificates, forms and maintain records and hard copies of all PTW documentation as per document retention policy.
• Identify ways to improve the PTW process and system regarding safety, effectiveness & efficiency and propose improvements to line management.
• Develop necessary PTW reports and statistics, including PTW non‑compliances, as needed at regular frequencies.
• Participate in PTW audits and incident and near‑miss investigations that are associated with the Permit to Work process when nominated by line management.

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