Job Title: Project Lead Duration: 9 month contract Schedule: Monday-Friday Location: Madrid, Spain Rate: €400-650 per day, depending on experience

Applicants should hold eligibility to work in Spain / Europe

This opportunity supports the delivery of a major gas processing plant project, covering the full lifecycle from FEED and detailed engineering through construction, commissioning, and handover. The role is focused on safe execution, budget and schedule performance, technical integrity, and coordination across multidisciplinary engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams. This company is seeking a professional with strong oil and gas project delivery experience, particularly within complex industrial environments.

Required Education Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction, Project Management, or a related discipline

Required Experience Extensive experience across EPC phases including FEED, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up

Substantial experience in the oil and gas industry, including Middle East on and offshore projects.

Relevant experience in a comparable project leadership or specialty position

Experience managing or directing major oil and gas projects valued at US$100 million or more

Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning

Hands-on experience in project execution, pre-commissioning, mechanical completion, system turnover, integrated commissioning, start-up support, and performance testing

Background in major onshore oil and gas, petrochemical, refining, LNG, power, mining, heavy industrial, or utilities projects





Required Skills Full lifecycle gas treatment or gas processing project management experience from FEED through commissioning

Strong understanding of gas processing facilities and multidisciplinary engineering coordination

Ability to develop project execution plans, baseline schedules, cost estimates, resource plans, and risk management plans

Experience with contract negotiation and EPC contractor management

Strong health, safety, and environmental leadership in high-risk industrial environments

Knowledge of international standards including API, ASME, NFPA, and IEEE

Proficiency with Primavera P6, MS Project, SAP, and cost control systems

Capability to manage technical queries, change requests, deviations, stakeholder communication, and project reporting

Preferred Qualifications Combination of discipline expertise with PMC, PMT, owner's team, or client-side project exposure

Familiarity with Saudi Aramco standards, including SAES, SAMSS, SAEP, and standard drawings

Previous experience on projects in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, or Oman

Experience on upstream oil and gas developments

Experience in gas production or gas processing facilities relevant to the discipline

About Airswift Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

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