Lead Engineer Operations Support
by OQ in Energy (Oil, Gas & Renewables)
The Lead Engineer Operations Support provides expert technical engineering leadership and operational support for OQ Exploration & Production's offshore facilities, including piping systems within processing plants and offshore production platforms, supporting safe, reliable, available, efficient, and sustainable operations across Upstream Surface Operations. Reporting to the Manager Operation & Maintenance Support, the role serves as the senior technical authority for offshore facilities engineering by delivering robust engineering judgement, innovative technical solutions, operability assessments, availability engineering, reliability engineering, Operational Readiness Assurance (ORA), and readiness-to-operate evaluations for operational assets and projects. The position evaluates engineering modifications, innovation proposals, technical changes, and operational improvement initiatives against engineering standards, project requirements, asset integrity requirements, operational reliability objectives, process safety principles, international engineering codes, and best engineering practices. The role provides day-to-day operational engineering support for offshore facilities, processing plants, production platforms, piping systems, associated hardware, systems software, and application software while delivering technical troubleshooting, operational readiness support, engineering analysis, technical reviews, and reliability improvement initiatives across multiple producing assets simultaneously. The Lead Engineer Operations Support manages numerous concurrent engineering activities, prioritizing complex operational issues while developing practical engineering solutions that improve equipment reliability, operational availability, production efficiency, asset integrity, process safety, and overall operational performance. The role modifies and enhances engineering standards, engineering processes, technical documentation, maintenance philosophies, operating procedures, reliability strategies, and operational practices to continuously improve engineering excellence and operational efficiency. The incumbent measures, monitors, and assures Operational Readiness Assurance (ORA) progress to ensure assets achieve safe, efficient, and compliant readiness before startup and ongoing operation. The position serves as the primary Operations interface with Projects Delivery, Technical Services, Contract & Procurement, Supply Chain, Well Delivery, HSSE, EPC contractors, OEMs, equipment suppliers, engineering contractors, technical service providers, specialist engineering consultants, and other internal and external stakeholders to coordinate engineering activities, procurement of technical materials, spare parts, engineering services, and operational readiness requirements. The role provides technical leadership, engineering governance, mentoring, coaching, technical reviews, and capability development for junior engineers, production engineers, trainees, and Omani national talent while embedding standardized engineering principles, operational best practices, engineering discipline, reliability-centered maintenance principles, and technical excellence across engineering teams. The Lead Engineer Operations Support actively supports incident investigations, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), corrective actions, operational risk mitigation, process safety improvements, and asset integrity management to prevent recurring failures and strengthen operational resilience. The position contributes to planning, budgeting, forecasting, engineering reporting, KPI management, operational performance monitoring, engineering governance, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring full compliance with OQEP's Mission, Vision, Values, corporate strategies, engineering policies, international engineering standards, Quality, Health, Safety, Environment (QHSE) requirements, Energy Management Systems, Omani government regulations, legal requirements, asset integrity standards, and global oil and gas engineering best practices. The role requires extensive expertise in offshore facilities engineering, piping systems engineering, surface operations, process facilities, production engineering, operational support, reliability engineering, availability engineering, operability engineering, Operational Readiness Assurance (ORA), incident investigation, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), process safety, asset integrity, procurement support, engineering standards, engineering codes, operating procedures, engineering documentation, hardware, systems software, application software, engineering tools, PC software, business reporting, and technical report writing. The position involves a combination of office and field-based responsibilities with regular presence at processing plants and offshore production platforms, exposure to operational environments, intensive engineering system usage, and occasional after-hours support for operational and readiness-related activities.