JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood are actively expanding our project delivery portfolio within the United Arab Emirates and as such are seeking additional experienced personnel for upcoming work.

One of the major projects we are seeking additional personnel for, is to manage the Design, Procurement, Construction Management, Commissioning Handover to Operations, for a portfolio of safety critical systems across multiple offshore assets.

The project is both very exciting and challenging, with a real focus on portfolio delivery to maximize efficiency and deliver the multiple project scopes safely with no impact on production. The project is due to commence in 2024 and has an estimated duration of three years, however this is a perfect opportunity for the right people to join the growing 'Wood Team' in the United Arab Emirates and forge long-lasting careers with great opportunities for growth and development.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Job objective:

Contribute to and maintain the delivery of a portfolio of Brownfield safety critical projects on multiple offshore platforms within an EPCm Contracting model.

Managing Engineering excellence through:

• Driving technical assurance.
• Managing, developing, and retaining a motivated and competent Engineering team
• Executing assigned business objectives.
• Actively leads in Competency and Training
• Management of key stakeholders in the execution and delivery of contracted activities.
• Undertake the role of process owner.
• Performance reporting to senior management.

Key accountabilities and responsibilities:

People:

• Manage performance of direct reports.
• Ensures compliance and adherence of competence procedures of Engineering team.
• Manages succession planning and delivery on behalf of the company and support the contracts.
• Setting and improving standards for the development and retention of motivated and competent people.
• Manage recruitment, selection, transfers, and promotion of resources to meet Engineering team requirements.

Process Ownership:

• Continuous promotion of corporate / client specific procedures.
• Development and delivery of the technical safety standard expectations and technical assurance
• Drive compliance and adherence of competence procedures of Engineering Team.
• Monitor compliance with competence standards.
• Manage incident investigations as required.
• Set performance expectations for direct reports.
• Ensure Engineering risk is identified, recorded, managed, and mitigated.

Subject Matter Expertise:

• Actively maintaining own competence and continuous development.
• Assist in providing functional support to projects / contracts as required.
• Roll out and implementation of learning opportunities from across the business.
• Conduit for regulatory framework, legislation changes and technology developments.

General:

• Supporting and supervising tasks delegated to respective team.
• Executing assigned business objectives.
• Management of key stakeholders in the execution and delivery of contracted activities.
• Manage and direct resources efficiently and effectively.

Working relationships:

Internal:

• Provides the interface and maintains effective relationships with key stakeholders to the project.
• Guides and directs engineering team and functional support teams as required.
• Interfaces with global execution centres as required and manages scope across all offices involved.
• Maintain communication with Regional Head of Engineering.

External:

• Primary point of contact for customer Engineering focal point on assigned scope.
• Creates strong relationships with key stakeholders including Clients Offshore Operations Team.
• Manages relationships with external suppliers and sub-contractors.

Level of influence and desicion making authority:

• As delegated by Regional Head of Engineering.
• All personnel within the Operations MEAC Discipline Engineering community.
• Client Technical Authorities
• Management of change (people and process).
• Organisational change.
• As per technical authority matrix.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree qualification in engineering subject from an accredited university
• Chartered Engineer or equivalent with recognized professional body preferable

Knowledge, skills, and experience:

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 15 years relevant experience in major Brownfield oil/gas offshore projects including at least five (5) years in similar position.

Role-Specific Skills:

• Capable of representing Operations EMEA and client to business associates in a professional manner
• Specific experience in Middle East for renowned clients, preferred.
• Capable use of discipline software and proactively encourage development.
• Professional demeanour
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Able to maintain discipline and resolve conflict.
• Able to demonstrate team building skills and capable of influencing people at all levels.
• Enthusiastic, proactive, conscientious, and keen to learn.
• Flexible with a can-do attitude.

Personal attributes:

Core Values and Behaviours:

• Provide strong leadership in promoting, demonstrating and being a role model in accordance with company core values and ethics policy.
• Strong focus on safety
• Passionately pursues and supports, demonstrates and embeds company values.
• Strong team builder capable of identifying and adopting best practices, engendering a spirit of co-operation and energizing people towards optimum performance enabling cross functional best practice.
• Able to motivate, engage and influence a diverse group of people, many without a direct reporting relationship.
• Critical thinker with problem solving abilities.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentational communication skills.

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.