Development Engineer

Development Engineer

Location: Doha (office based)
Contract Type: 1 year contract
Work Schedule: 5 days on, 2 days off

Key Responsibilities

• Manage project initiation, feasibility, and early concept optimization studies for development projects.
• Collaborate with onshore development, project engineering, and operations teams on study strategies and plans.
• Develop and manage project schedules and costs, including contract management (changes and variations) for studies.
• Oversee review and finalization of study deliverables, communicate performance, implement lessons learned, and participate in audits and reviews.
• Manage project transitions during and after studies to project engineering. Support engineering definition, operational requirements, and philosophies into project, construction activities, operational readiness, and assurance processes including commissioning, start-up, handover, and closeouts.
• Identify threats, opportunities, and constraints to projects, and evaluate risk mitigations.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies and support pilot projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical, Chemical, or Petroleum Engineering.
• 15+ years of direct experience in engineering, project management, and execution of oil & gas projects.
• Experience in typical upstream facility mechanical/process design principles such as multiphase flow, separator/pump/compressor capacity evaluation, pipe/valve sizing, hydraulic analysis, etc.
• Knowledge of process engineering, hydraulic modelling, and supporting software.
• Strong planning and organization skills, with the ability to work independently, prioritize activities, meet deadlines, and manage time effectively in a dynamic work environment.