- Hiring continuously
- Jafurah
- Full-time
Pipe Fitter jobs in Jafurah
Pipe fitters for process and utility piping: isometrics, spool fit-up, flanged and welded joints.
- Last hiring review
- 17 September 2026
- Applications open until
- 1 November 2026
- Locations
- Jafurah, Eastern Province
- Who can apply
- All nationalities
This page is for Pipe Fitter work at Jafurah. The same trade is hired at other locations too — see below.
About the job
Pipe fitters are the largest group AKFAL mobilises for shutdowns. They read isometrics, measure and mark spools, fit flanged and butt-welded joints, and install supports on process and utility lines inside running plants. Precision and permit discipline matter as much as speed — a misaligned flange on a live unit is a stoppage.
What you will do
- Read isometric drawings and P&IDs; take field measurements
- Fit up spools, flanges, valves and fittings to alignment tolerance
- Bolt flanged joints to the torque sequence and record it
- Install pipe supports, hangers and guides to the drawing
- Work under permit in live plant areas with the client's HSE rules
What we look for
- 3 years or more fitting process or utility piping in an industrial plant
- Fluent with isometrics, spool drawings and flange tables
- Understands bolt torquing and gasket handling
- Fit for climbing and working at height on scaffolds
- Basic English or Arabic for permits
Certificates that help
- Pipe-fitting trade certificate
- Flange management / bolt torquing training
- Work-at-height and confined-space training
- Aramco or SABIC site induction, if held
Working in Jafurah
The Jafurah gas field, south-east of Al-Ahsa, is being developed in phases by Saudi Aramco with international EPC contractors. It is a construction environment rather than a running plant: gas processing trains, pipelines, compression and utilities being built at the same time, which means sustained demand for welders, pipe fitters, riggers, scaffolders, electricians and certified operators over several years.
Plants and projects
- Jafurah gas processing plant and compression facilities
- Field gathering pipelines and well sites
- Utilities, power and water infrastructure for the field
- EPC contractor camps and laydown yards
Typical work
- Construction crews for piping, structural and electrical scopes
- Pre-commissioning and commissioning support
- Crane, telehandler and heavy-transport hire to EPC contractors
- Camp and catering services for project workforces
- When demand peaks
- Project phases set the demand rather than plant shutdowns; mobilisation runs in waves as each package moves from civil to mechanical to commissioning.
- Accommodation and transport
- Workforces live in project camps at the field; AKFAL mobilises crews from Jubail with transport and accommodation arranged under the contract.
Questions applicants ask
Do I need experience?
Yes. Three or more years fitting piping in a refinery, petrochemical or utility plant. Construction-site experience with structural work alone is not enough for the process-piping test.
Which certificates do I need?
A trade certificate and flange-management training help. The practical test — reading an isometric and fitting a spool — is what decides.
Iqama, transfer and visa
Fitters already in Saudi Arabia with a transferable Iqama can be mobilised within days. Recruitment from abroad runs through licensed agencies at no cost to you.
Hours and shifts
Shutdown work runs in day and night shifts, typically ten to twelve hours with paid overtime. Between shutdowns fitters work regular days at the workshop or on maintenance contracts.
Where would I live in Jafurah?
Workforces live in project camps at the field; AKFAL mobilises crews from Jubail with transport and accommodation arranged under the contract.
How is salary decided?
Pay is fixed per fitter from the trade test and experience, and written into the offer before you accept. Figures are not published.
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