Engineering Manager

WorleyParsons; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 560,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley is seeking an Engineering Manager in Abu Dhabi to oversee FEED/EPC design and detailed engineering for major oil and gas projects. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, manage budgets, ensure schedule adherence, and maintain technical integrity.

The role requires 20+ years in oil & gas, GCC/ADNOC experience, offshore exposure, and leadership to drive safe, compliant delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is a MUST.
• Must be fluent in English language (Written & Spoken).
• 20+ years in oil & gas with 5+ years in Mega Oil & Gas or petrochemical projects.
• 5+ years GCC Projects experience, ADNOC Projects experience required.
• Offshore Project Experience is required.
• Greenfield and brownfield project experience is required.
• Sound knowledge of industry governing codes & standards.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and time management.
• Strong analytical and leadership skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Oversee FEED / EPC design and detailed engineering delivery on the project.
• Coordinate feasibility and techno-economic studies and multi-discipline engineering.
• Control project plans and budgets; ensure timely delivery and supervision.
• Lead technical assurance and design reviews with engineering teams.
• Monitor contractor quality and provide feedback for improvements.
• Manage resources, performance, and engineering leave planning.
• Contribute to project lessons learned and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Time management

Interpersonal skills

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Job Description - Engineering Manager (ABU02AD)

Company: Worley

Primary Location

Other Locations

ESP-MRD-Madrid

Job

Engineering and Design (General)

Schedule

Full-time

Employment Type: Employee

Job Posting

Jul 15, 2026

Unposting Date

Sep 13, 2026

About us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

JOB PURPOSE

The Engineering Manager will oversee and coordinate the development and implementation of FEED /EPC design and detailed engineering of the project. Coordinate the development and implementation of feasibility and techno economic studies and in-house multi-disciplined engineering projects, relating to both new facilities and modifications to existing plant and systems. Generally, handles several projects and studies at a time, with full responsibility for delivering on time. Controls project plans and budgets; ensures that effective supervision and project administration is carried out; provides information to management on project progress.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Job Specific Accountabilities

Technical Assurance

• Technical Integrity: Ensures the engineering team is verifying & achieving technical Integrity of project deliverable(s) in compliance with:
  • Legislation and Regulatory Commitments
  • International Codes and Standards as listed in project documentation
  • Basis of Design
  • Contracts, annexures
• Technical Audits: Engage engineering team &/or carry out technical audits (Discipline specific) to verify & ensure compliance to specifications &/or industry best practices.
• Technical/Design Reviews: Coordinate & align all Project design reviews with the counterpart, identify/assign respective attendees from the engineering team, verify compliance with the approved respective procedure/Terms of reference, coordinate with other Packages engineering managers (as required) for involvement in reviews requiring input from their package(s) team.
• Review & approval: review & approval of critical “Multidiscipline” engineering documents, such as Basis of design, engineering execution plan, Philosophies, procedures & specifications. Final approval of Engineering Technical Queries (post Discipline processing) & request for information as issued by CONTRACTOR.
• Monitors CONTRACTOR’s overall compliance & engineering quality, provides necessary feedback for observations, deviations & areas of improvements (Preventive/Corrective actions) in the Project Quality system
• Provide input to project lesson learned register

Performance Management

• Competency management: Monitoring engineering team competencies, provide feedback about deficiencies (as applicable) to respective Team members, identifying areas of improvement, apply mentoring & coaching as & when required, communicate & screen substitutes (if required).
• Productivity management: Monitoring engineering team productivity, provide feedback about deficiencies (as applicable) to respective Team members, clearly define productivity targets to team & agree recovery plans (productivity improvement forecasts), apply mentoring & coaching as & when required, communicate & screen substitutes (if required).
• KPI’s setting: Identify & monitor a set of KPI’s for the function, KPI’s shall be inline/supporting the project/function KPI’s & shall be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-Bound.
• Performance assessment: Carry out regular performance assessment with the team members based on the Set individual KPI’s & the overall function performance, the outcome shall be fed back to the individuals, clearly identifying areas of improvement.

Resources Management

• Assess resource loading based on Project progress/forecasts reports & as required request additional resources to support Project delivery.
• Manage/approve Engineering Team leaves & ensures the leaves are cascaded to the overall Project leave planner, ensure handover’s & deputations are in place during planned leaves.
• Process employees’ requests/ requirements for the assignment as per the respective Project procedures.
• Address conflicts & disputes within the team & align a resolution (as & when required).
• Approval of all Engineering Concession requests issued within the CONTRACT (post Discipline verification), prior to Project management approval, - Ensure final Approval of Concession request from ADNOC Technical Authority (Engineering Support manager)
• Monitoring & ensuring (for the overall engineering activities) Engineering design change management is being carried out for all Project engineering changes with proper multidiscipline impact assessment & the same is registered & controlled (as & when required).

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is a MUST
• Must be fluent in English language (Written & Spoken).

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills

• Minimum 20+ working experience in the oil & gas industry, with at least 5 years in a similar role in Mega Oil and Gas or petrochemical projects.
• Min of 5+ years of GCC Projects experience, ADNOC Projects experience is required.
• Offshore Project Experience is required.
• Greenfield and brownfield project experience is required.
• Sound knowledge of industry governing codes & standards,
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.