E&I Lead

We are looking for an E&I Lead for one of our clients with the following details:

Basrah, Iraq

MARCH 2026

6 months

Rotational 28 days ON / 28 days OFF

• We are looking for an experienced E&I Lead in onshore Greenfield and brownfield project with a very good knowledge of company General Specifications, rules, procedures and International Codes and Standards.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction field.
• 10 to 15 years of experience in the oil industry, with significant experience in Construction. Previous experience under SIMOPS works will be considered as a plus.
• Team player with ability to work collaboratively across complex project teams and interface between interdisciplinary departments and within an international team.
• Fluent in English, Arabic is a plus

• Support and enforce project guidelines, HSE objectives and global improvement (e.g. referential, Golden Rules, reporting, REX, audits, Maestro, trainings, HSE action plans…).
• Responsible for the respect of the HSE Rules and Company Specifications for his activity (also in term of QA & QC)
• Attend HSE meetings and training when necessary.
• Initiate and/or Participate in Job Safety Analysis, make suggestions, stop dangerous situations, and report anomalies and dangerous acts.
• Conduct toolbox talks and enforce safe work practices

• Contributes to the project Asset Integrity initiative by reporting any anomaly, defect, bad practice, lack of equipment, lack of competence that could result in a major HSE incident or loss of production.

• Supervise and coordinate construction activities for Electrical and Instrumentation directly with the Contractor.
• Follow up and ensure the selected Contractor’s to carry out works in their premises in prefabrication and under construction on the Sites
• Ensure adherence to project specifications, drawings, and quality standards.
• Lead E&I work preparation and execution with Contractor to ensure adequate progress in line with planning and project milestones
• Prepare, Review and validate construction methods and work instructions closely with the construction contractor
• Ensure the proper execution of the works in compliance with safety and environmental protection procedures, technical specifications, budgets, and schedules,
• Check the procedures and task sheets of the Companies, participate, or control the risk analyses, help in the preparation / check the work permits,
• Resolve technical issues on-site in coordination with engineering teams.
• Manage subcontractors and ensure proper allocation of manpower and equipment.
• Optimize and follow up the work schedules, to do this check the good organization of the logistics and the Contractor's site Control material deliveries and verify conformity with project requirements
• Anticipate all potential problems, propose, if necessary, alternative "practical" solutions,
• Organise Pre-commissioning activities, formalize handover dossier to Field Operations, ensure that mark-up documentation is reflecting the site condition and forward those to Engineering.
• Monitor progress and report daily to the Construction Manager
• Maintain good relationships with contractors, displaying flexibility when needed while also enforcing necessary standards.