JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood (trading locally as WOOD KSS LLP) is looking for Project Engineering Manager (KZ Passport Holders) with extensive experience in the oil and gas petrochemical industry to join our team in Atyrau, Kazakhstan.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Managing and leading, supporting and supervising the multidiscipline engineering team
• plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities and operations of a multidiscipline engineering team
• assist in the management of recruitment, selection, transfers, performance management, succession planning and promotion of resources to meet engineering team requirements
• ensuring appropriately resourced and competent personnel on Project/Contract
• oversight and control of Engineering Histogram to support workforce planning
• assist in setting & maintaining standards for the development and retention of motivated and competent people
• consult and negotiate with clients to prepare specifications, explain proposals and present engineering reports and findings
• assign, co-ordinate and review the technical work of the department or project teams
• focuses on managerial concerns of the project such as cost, completion date, and resource allocation
• provides expert resolution of issues and monitors integration of work
• personally, participates in solving difficult technical problems
• resolves conflicts that are complex and manages divergent audience
• assist in identifying and requesting functional support to projects / contracts as required
• develop and implement policies, standards and procedures for the engineering and technical work performed in the department
• directs the application of existing principles and the development of new polices and strategies aligned with OU, BU and Corporate objectives
• conduit for regulatory framework, legislation changes, initiatives and industry technology developments
• establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate across the business interfaces
• engage with business / functional community and promote the function including networking / knowledge sharing
• interactions with Heads of Disciplines, Head of Engineering to ensure resourcing of competent personnel
• communicate and co-operate with external stakeholders including industry bodies, academia, vendors, client interface (as appropriate and requested), market intelligence, relevant conferences, and business development
• develops annual functional budgets for review and approval by higher levels and prepares period forecast updates
• line management for all personnel within the contract / project Engineering team
• management of change (people and process) and organisational change
• assist in incident investigations as required
• monitors compliance with standards and processes to assure delivery
• roll out and Implementation of learning opportunities from across the business
• driving continual focus on process safety through the engineering team
• driving elimination of technical incidents through robust controls, incident reviews and embedding lessons learned
• identifies and mitigates areas of risk and improvement opportunities
• contributing to technical delivery of engineering excellence through executing assigned scopes of work, providing discipline expertise to the business, supporting and supervising task delegation to team
• managing and leading, supporting and supervising the discipline engineering teams on the assigned scope(s) of work
• management of key stakeholders in the execution and delivery of contracted activities
• developing and retaining competent people
• undertaking the role of process owner
• driving safety by design
• driving and leading on opportunities for innovation
• may participate directly in the design, development and inspection of technical projects or in the engineering work
• consistently displaying and enforcing the Company's values and behaviours, and commitment to the highest standards of safe and ethical behaviour, to ensure safe and reliable operations and client satisfaction
• identifies and pursues improvement opportunities

QUALIFICATIONS

• at least 15 years of experience in the oil and gas and/or industry
• at least 10 years old in a similar position
• higher technical education
• balance of technical and management experience at relevant level and position
• typically requires several years of supervisory experience with an understanding of human relations, training, performance evaluation and health and safety
• broad and extensive knowledge of engineering theories and techniques and a high level of skill in application of this knowledge in the management of the engineering function
• capable of representing business and client to business associates in a professional manner
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of influencing people at all levels of the organization
• skilled in forecast planning for people resources
• skilled in recruitment and selection, employee communication and management including performance management
• able to implement and embed standards and processes to effect delivery of engineering excellence
• good knowledge of regulatory framework and associated legislation
• current knowledge of industry and technology development within area of expertise
• expert in Engineering excellence
• able to carry out audit and incident investigations
• good Project management skills
• skilled in mediation and dispute resolution
• financial and commercial awareness

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.