JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood is currently recruiting for a Server Infra Operation Lead to join its Singapore business unit focusing on overseeing end-to-end procurement activities for IT, including gathering purchase requisitions from supervisors for a major onshore brownfield project in Basra, Iraq on 4x4 rotation.

This is a full-time onsite position in Basra, Iraq, with travel requirement.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is currently recruiting for a Server Infra Operation Lead to join its Singapore business unit focusing on overseeing end-to-end procurement activities for IT, including gathering purchase requisitions from supervisors for a major onshore brownfield project in Basra, Iraq on 4x4 rotation.

This is a full-time onsite position in Basra, Iraq, with travel requirement.

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The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Server Infra Operation Lead to join our Singapore Business Unit.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood is an integral part of operations in Iraq, and we are continuing to grow our footprint across the country. With a 90-year heritage, 10 major contracts and over 850 employees, we have the skills, expertise and asset knowledge to support clients to deliver energy security and decarbonisation ambitions.

Wood excels in supporting our clients to deliver complex upstream and midstream oil and gas projects in Iraq delivering maintenance, modifications and engineering solutions. We are committed to decarbonising existing assets, producing cleaner energy and developing a sustainable national workforce, ensuring the long-term growth of the region.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment.
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Key Objectives

• Oversee end-to-end procurement activities for IT, including gathering purchase requisitions from supervisors.
• Facilitating delivery of materials and services from vendors/business partners.
• Coordinate the local tendering process from the Tender Plan preparation to the Award Recommendation and Contract Agreement stages along with procurement.
• Manage single-source approval processes, including gathering the scope of work or material, preparing approval request documentation, and tracking approval status.
• Monitor Purchase Order (PO) validity and contract spending; initiate any necessary contract amendments and PO revisions.
• Address issues related to Account Payables activities, including invoices, delivery notes, and payment updates with invoicing/payable teams.
• Maintain vendor contacts and active contract agreements; organize periodic coordination meetings with vendors.
• Engage vendors on a timely basis to ensure on-time delivery of purchases to support IT and business needs.
• Support new vendor registration requirements with the Procurement group and ensure vendor compliance.
• Monitor overall vendor performance and address any non-conformance issues.
• Coordinate input from each section supervisor regarding their team's planned Operating Expenses (Opex) and Capital Expenditures (Capex).
• Collaborate with the IT Planning group to address business requirements and meet the Iraqi Ministry of Oil's expectations on the WP&B budget.
• Work with supervisors to develop a training plan to build technical and leadership competencies for IT secondees, in line with the Employee Development process.
• Submit the annual training plan and support any out-of-country travel and training requests

QUALIFICATIONS

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Expected:

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or related.
• Over 10 years' career experience in IT Server Ops, back-office application and datacenter management & support role.
• Solid experience in technician team leadership in IT department
• Solid experiences in IT server infrastructure architecting, planning and solution designing.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with teamwork orientation.
• Strong knowledge & experience of supporting server and desktop infrastructure in typical organization of Oil & Gas upstream industry
• Over 5 years' experience administrating Windows Server, Linux, and Azure Environments
• Solid experience and in-depth understanding of Microsoft 365 (M365) application suites. Strong knowledge and hand-on experiences in M365 and Office 365 products and services implementation and administration.
• Solid and wide technical backgrounds and experiences and demonstrated skills in implementation and administration of servers, storages, data backups, OS, DR, virtualization, desktop productivity applications, cybersecurity solutions.
• Solid experience in on-prem and M365 cloud-based MS Exchange system implementation and administration
• Knowledge and solid experience in enterprise server backup software.
• High proficiency in spoken and written English for IT technical communication and presentation
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with teamwork orientation
• Experience working with Managed Service Providers (MSP) and global, diverse-culture teams
• In-depth understanding of the ITIL framework and practices with ITIL processes.
• Professional experience working in O&G enterprise and upstream company is highly preferred.
• Experiences and backgrounds of implementation, operation and maintenance.
• Proven project management skills with PMI PMP or Prince certificate is preferred.
• Bear at least one of the following Microsoft technical certificates
  • Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE)
  • Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
  • Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
• Certified in ITIL framework is preferred.
• Certified in MS Azure, Oracle Cloud, or other public cloud service is preferred.
• Experienced with SQL language and database administration is preferred.
• Wide experience and knowledge in IT infrastructures, networking, telecommunication and cybersecurity are preferred.

ABOUT US

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.