Lead Digital Project

NRL; Abu Dhabi; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the energy sector seeks a Lead Digital Consultant to lead transformational projects. Ideal candidates will possess over 8 years of experience and expertise in AVEVA and Honeywell technologies, driving digital asset management strategies to enhance operational efficiency in the oil & gas industry.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in digital engineering.
• Expertise in digital technologies relevant to oil & gas.
• Strong understanding of regulations and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead digital asset management strategy development.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for requirements and functional designs.
• Drive integration strategies across enterprise systems.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Interpersonal Skills

Digital Transformation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemical or Petroleum

Master's degree

Tools

AVEVA

Honeywell

AspenTech

Yokogawa technologies

Job description

Lead Digital project is responsible to lead functional packages within digital projects.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience leading and implementing digital transformation projects, supporting sales efforts, and providing consulting services to tier-1 clients such as ADNOC, Saudi Aramco, and others.

The consultant will bring domain expertise and hands-on experience with technologies and platforms such as AVEVA, Honeywell, and AspenTech to deliver transformative solutions around enterprise visualization, asset performance management, and integrated operations.


Responsibilities:

• Support the development and implementation of digital asset management strategies and best practices across various projects in the oil & gas and renewables industries.

• Work closely with client stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into functional designs.

• Drive integration strategies across various shopfloor and enterprise systems (For example, MES, LIMS, ERP, SCADA, SAP, etc.).

• Deliver business value assessments, develop use cases and perform solution prototyping (POCs).

• Support clients through digital strategy formulation, architecture alignment, and roadmap creation.

• Conduct workshops for requirement gathering, technical scoping, and stakeholder alignment.

• Coordinate with engineering and IT teams (I&C, Telecom, Networking) to finalize solution architectures.

• Define the operating philosophy for functions of Digital Centers as well as the remote operations and control of the geographically apart assets.

• Existing operating model review and develop structured guiding principles for target operating model.

• Develop financial models to evaluate potential ROI.

• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and best practices in Digital Transformation and IR 4.0.

• Support business development efforts by contributing technical expertise to proposals and client presentations.

• Ensure adherence to industry standards, regulations, and best practices in all digital asset management activities.

• Act as a principal functional consultant with a focus on service delivery, customer success, software development life cycle, and software configuration for Digital Twin, 4D/5D, 6D/7D Operations and Construction Management, and Information Management.

• Engage in pre-sales and post-sales activities, including product demonstrations, proposed solution reviews internally and with clients, project scope and duration, schedule, and resource planning.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemical, Petroleum or a related field; a Master's degree is preferred.

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in digital engineering, with a focus on asset lifecycle progress handover, advanced work packages, class library, and digital asset development.

• Proven expertise in Aveva, Honeywell, and Yokogawa digital technologies.

• Strong understanding of the oil & gas and renewables industries, including relevant regulations, standards, and best practices.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.

• Strong leadership and project management skills, with a track record of delivering complex digital projects on time and within budget.

• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing technologies and stay current with industry trends and developments.

About NRL
The NRL Group connect global companies with the right people to bring engineering projects to life. Supporting contracting companies with energy transition plans and working with our clients to create a cleaner, greener future.

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