Lifting & Rigging Engineer

Oil & Gas
Port Harcourt, Rivers State
August 26, 2025
Full Time

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Job Description

Dover Engineering, a subsidiary of the Dover Group, is a leading engineering company with experience in delivering swift, cost-effective, and innovative solutions to clients across various industries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Lifting & Rigging Engineer

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Job type: Full-time

Main Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate a high level of safety awareness to ensure all MSC subcontractors are aware of lifting standards; to proactively assist the contractor whoever necessary to improve and maintain HSE performance.
  • As when required by the business will have the competency to generate lifting plan that has comprehensive engineering analysis, design consideration and requisite loading and crane schematics in line with best practice.
  • Carry out review of all Simple, Complicated, Critical, Tandem and Complex lifting plan prior to submittal to Client Technical Authority (TA) for approval when the need arises
  • Support to deliver in-house training when the need arises. This may take the form of formal or informal courses delivered by HR
  • Review and assess competency of the lifting and riggings teams involved in the shutdown activities to ensure availability, adequacy, and validity of the required level of expertise to perform the assigned tasks including trainings and qualifications
  • Coordinate and manage in accordance with assigned Roles and Responsibilities as per Company policies and procedures
  • Ascertains that equipment is operable and performing according to standard safety norms and to resolve any unexpected technical difficulties /challenges & other problems that may arise during execution time
  • Assist field personnel (supervisors, riggers) in the analysis and assessment of risk related activities and provide required technical expertise as and when necessary
  • Monitor and assist (as required), in bridging the competence gaps of Contractor parties involved in the rigging & lifting process

Job Requirements
Educational Qualification:

  • BSc/BE/B.Tech. in Mechanical or Civil Engineering with extensive rigging, loading and structural analysis experience

Experience:

  • Minimum of 5 years’ work experience as Heavy Lifting Engineer, 7 years minimum within the Oil and Gas industry for maintenance and/or construction operation.
  • He or she must have a good interpersonal skill, self-sufficient and adaptable, confident in site work situations and can work under pressure.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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And
Send their CV to: careers@doverengineering.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note

  • Please, only apply for a role you qualify for as multiple applications is discouraged.
  • Please note that due to the huge number of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be notified if you sent your CV to the careers email.

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