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

Engineering Delivery and Performance

• Drive HSSEA culture and performance through assigned engineering group.
• Ensure Engineering integrity is maintained across work scopes through driving and embedding commitment to technical excellence throughout engineering teams
• Drive continual focus on process safety through the engineering function
• Drive elimination of technical incidents through robust controls, incident reviews and embedding lessons learned and best practice from across the organization in the engineering team
• Ensure proposals and work scopes are resourced with suitably qualified and competent personnel in line with Company policies and procedures and customer requirements
• Maximise utilisation of engineering resources to minimise non-productive time and manage overhead budget
• Determines and plans for future resource and capability requirements within the Engineering functions to deliver current and future projects, preparing short and medium-term workforce plans to identify number and mix of resources required to meet demand forecast
• Ensure that Engineering Managers and Lead Engineers manage their discipline scope effectively in line with company policies and procedures and within the requirements of contracts signed by clients
• Establish and continuously improve engineering systems and tools required by the engineering group to deliver cost effective and competitive engineering execution.
• May act as a sponsor for allocated projects
• Identifies gaps within the technical skill set and pursues opportunities to upskill
• Identify and pursue opportunities for margin enhancement including through HVEC utilization

Strategy and Development / Business Development

Provide support to the business development process to identify and win new work.

• Support strengthening and deepening the use of HVEC operations in project execution.
• Provide engineering input to proposals to demonstrate capability and identify appropriate key engineering resources
• Provide technical input to bids and bid reviews including identification and support of subject matter experts

People and capability

• Under guidance from business grouping leadership, set the vision and strategic direction for the engineering group
• Identify and communicate the actions needed to implement the engineering group's strategy; explain the relationship to the broader organization's mission, vision and values; motivate people to commit to these
• Line Management of direct reports; all Heads of Discipline, including; pay reviews, performance reviews, career progression, training and development
• Determine future resource and capability requirements within the Engineering functions to deliver current and future projects. Support recruitment and selection of senior and key roles
• Oversee formal development framework for the engineering function, ensuring effective planning and delivery of career development for engineering resources takes place
• Technically supports workforce planning reviews, responsible for ensuring organizational histograms identify actual business requirements
• Accountable for ensuring appropriate and effective competence assurance across engineering group
• Manage and report on the performance of a substantial, diverse team; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports and wider engineering team members and hold them accountable for achieving these; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team objectives.
• Create a positive working environment for diverse engineering resources to flourish, ensuring recruitment, selection and development processes are inclusive and free from bias

Governance, Policies and Procedures

• Oversee and govern development and maintenance of engineering processes and procedures in line with Wood policies and requirements including applicable codes and legislation.
• Develop and maintain the Engineering System software tools in line with Wood policies and procedures.
• Support and drive Project Delivery Assurance, ensuring appropriate audits are carried out and closed out across relevant projects.
• Support Project Execution reviews
• Responsible for ensuring Technical Authority and Subject Matter Experts are identified, and appropriate governance in place

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications:

• ISCED Level 6 /Bachelors (minimum)or Level 7 / Masters(preferred) degree in relevant engineering discipline or equivalent professional experience.
• Chartership or professional registration/license or equivalent as relevant in country of work.

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Preferably ADNOC projects experience.
• Extensive broad and deep experience of engineering delivery in one or more relevant industry sectors.
• Experience and understanding of all engineering tools and processes.
• Broad understanding of the business drivers for relevant industry sector customers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to anticipate and balance the needs of multiple stakeholders
• Ability to think strategically and undertake activities in support of long-range workforce planning.
• Experience in driving results and influencing change

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.