Head of Instrumentation & Controls Engineering

Wood; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Group Life and Personal Accident

End of Service Gratuity

Employee Share Plan

Long Service Award

Professional development

Job summary

Wood is seeking a Head of Department – Controls Instrumentation & Telecommunication in Abu Dhabi. This senior role leads the discipline engineering groups for onshore and offshore projects, ensuring safe, cost-effective and compliant delivery while guiding capability development and governance.

You will collaborate with internal managers, clients and partners to drive excellence and align with Wood's strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering discipline.
• 25+ years of experience in onshore/offshore mega projects (>US$2B CAPEX).
• Minimum 5 years as Head of Discipline.
• Experience in ASSESS, Pre-FEED, FEED and Detailed Design stages.
• Extensive experience in engineering delivery with 250K+ manhours.
• Deep knowledge of ANSI, IEC, ISA, API, NFPA, NEMA, EN, ISO codes.
• Experience with ADNOC, BP, KNPC, KOC, PDO, Qatar Energy and Shell.
• Expert-level understanding of discipline engineering tools, processes and technologies.
• Proven leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead in multicultural, cross-functional environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Instrumentation, Controls and Telecommunications teams for onshore and offshore projects.
• Ensure safe, high-quality engineering delivery and governance of discipline practices.
• Provide functional leadership to Lead Discipline Engineers and oversee all discipline activities.
• Drive continuous improvement and technical excellence across the organization.
• Role-model company values including safety, ethics and inclusivity.
• Support business development and proposals with discipline input.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

People management

Cross-functional collaboration

Project governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Wood is seeking a Head of Department – Controls Instrumentation & Telecommunication in Abu Dhabi. This senior role leads the discipline engineering groups for onshore and offshore projects, ensuring safe, cost-effective and compliant delivery while guiding capability development and governance.

You will collaborate with internal managers, clients and partners to drive excellence and align with Wood's strategic objectives.