Head of Instrumentation & Controls Engineering

Wood

Abu Dhabi

On-site

AED 600,000 - 1,000,000

Full time

5 days ago
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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.

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