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Pipe Fitter jobs in Jubail
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
- Jubail, Eastern Province
- Who can apply
- All nationalities
This page is for Pipe Fitter work at Jubail. 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 Jubail
Jubail Industrial City is where AKFAL is based and where most of its crews work. The city holds the SABIC affiliates, Sadara, SATORP and dozens of petrochemical, fertiliser and steel plants, each with its own maintenance contractors and its own shutdown calendar. Crews live in AKFAL's camp nearby and reach site by company bus.
Plants and projects
- SABIC affiliates (Petrokemya, Kayan, Sharq, Kemya, Hadeed and others)
- Sadara Chemical Company
- SATORP refinery (Aramco – TotalEnergies)
- Sipchem, Tasnee, Advanced Petrochemical, Farabi
- Marafiq utilities and the Jubail desalination plants
- Amiral petrochemical complex (under construction)
Typical work
- Turnaround and shutdown crews for the petrochemical complexes
- Maintenance contracts on rotating equipment
- Piping fabrication and repair in the AKFAL workshop
- Scaffolding, rigging and crane hire inside running plants
- When demand peaks
- Shutdowns cluster in spring and autumn, when plants take their planned outages; demand for welders, fitters and scaffolders peaks from February to April and from September to November.
- Accommodation and transport
- AKFAL's managed camp is within reach of Jubail Industrial City, with mess hall, laundry and daily buses to the plants.
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 Jubail?
AKFAL's managed camp is within reach of Jubail Industrial City, with mess hall, laundry and daily buses to the plants.
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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