Specialist Project Engineer - Offshore

Worley; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley in Abu Dhabi seeks a senior Project Management Consultancy (PMC) engineering lead with 15+ years in Oil & Gas or Petrochemical, including GCC exposure. You will manage the PMC Engineering group and oversee the Contractor during Engineering and Procurement for FEED and EPC, including offshore and upstream projects.

You will drive engineering processes, ensure staffing adequacy, coordinate multi‑discipline teams, and maintain safety and quality standards to meet contract requirements and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent from an accredited university and 15+ years of relevant Oil & Gas or Petrochemical experience.
• Minimum 5 years in a similar PMC leadership role on major Oil & Gas or Petrochemical projects.
• Experience in FEED & EPC.
• Experience in Offshore & Upstream projects and working offshore.
• ADNOC experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all management aspects and day-to-day supervision of the PMC Engineering group and oversight of the Contractor during Engineering and Procurement phases.
• Ensure PMC Engineering personnel are competent to perform duties as identified in the PMC Contract.
• Provide leadership in developing and implementing engineering processes, procedures and systems within the Engineering group.
• Resource the Engineering group with correct disciplines and size.
• Provide independent Project Management Consultancy services and technical advice related to risks and project progress.
• Participate in design reviews considering constructability, operability, maintainability and safety.
• Coordinate interfaces between Piping, Mechanical, Structural, E&I and other disciplines and vendors.
• Manage interactions with Owners, Contractors, suppliers and government bodies to meet project objectives.
• Organize project teams, define responsibilities, and drive performance to meet schedule, cost, quality and HSE targets.
• Conduct succession planning, performance assessments and develop personnel capabilities.
• Be exposed to diverse cultures and environments and resolve conflicts in a large multi-disciplinary team.
• Perform technical bid evaluations, clarifications and reporting for procurement activities.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Offshore experience

FEED/EPC

PMC roles

Contract management

Safety leadership

GCC experience

Team leadership

Multidisciplinary team

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all management aspects, including day‑to‑day work allocation and supervision, of the PMC Engineering group and the oversight of the Contractor during the Engineering, Procurement phases of the Project.
• To ensure PMC Engineering personnel are competent to perform their duties relating to the scope of work as identified in the PMC Contract.
• To provide leadership in the development and implementation of engineering processes, procedures and systems operating within the Engineering group.
• To ensure the Engineering group is resourced with the correct disciplines and size to deliver against the requirements of the PMC Contract.
• To provide independent Project Management Consultancy services and technical opinion, and advice related to short falls, recovery plans, minimizing potential risks and maintaining overall Project progress during the Engineering and Procurement phases in the Contractor's Home Offices.
• Participating in the design review and analysis consistent with requirements, including consideration of constructability, testability, operability, and maintainability, system interactions; environmental considerations; personnel safety and fire protection; and proper selection of materials.
• Ensuring the orderly technical review coordination, and processing of vendor documents.
• Securing approval from the Owner for the Engineering design in accordance with the Contract requirements.
• Manage the day‑today interfacing between the Projects and the disciplines of Piping, Mechanical, Structural, and E&I and specialist disciplines.
• Participate in key customer reviews and meetings as required.
• Conduct succession planning within the engineering team, especially for key roles.
• Implement competence assessments and regular performance assessments with Team.
• Ensure team know and work to procedures in order to be efficient and right first time.
• Provide development opportunities for personnel - to increase breadth of experience and capability.
• Site visits to demonstrate safety leadership.
• Develop and maintain effective working practices for the Wood project management team.
• Provide, with full responsibility and accountability, leadership and excellence in the achievement of coordinating both technical and governance through the different stages of the Project.
• Identify and communicate project team objectives in accordance with the contract terms, scope of work and corporate policy.
• Organize the project team, define individual responsibilities and motivate team members towards successful achievement of specified project goals, particularly through regular project meetings.
• Delegate work to the project team members in a manner that encourages individual responsibility.
• Achieve scheduled performance, cost, quality and HSE requirements from award to acceptance.
• Provide guidance to internal and external stakeholders during project execution to meet project objectives.
• Oversee different contracting parties, owners, customers, government bodies and existing facilities in coordination.
• Manage complicated issues among different project phases and the existing facilities.
• Provide leadership and management for the PMT and Contractor to ensure safe, cost effective and timely resolution of all interfaces.
• Ensure that company policies, procedures and controls are adhered to at all times.
• Be exposed to different cultures, backgrounds and environments. Attend to and resolve conflicts, challenges and problems related to a large multi‑cultural and multi‑discipline technical workforce.
• Carry out Technical Evaluation of Bids, Issue Bid Technical Clarifications, Technical Evaluation Reports and Recommendations.
• Ensuring incorporating, where applicable, the field‑requested and/or -initiated changes to Engineering deliverables.

Qualifications And Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering discipline or equivalent from an accredited university, with a minimum of fifteen (15+) years of relevant experience in the Oil & Gas or Petrochemical industry, including a minimum of five (5) years (preferred) in the GCC region.
• Must have at least five (5) years of experience in a similar position on major Oil & Gas or Petrochemical projects, managing a team of Specialists, Senior Engineers, and Engineers.
• Experience within FEED & EPC experience.
• Experience in PMC roles.
• Experience in Offshore & Upstream projects.
• Must have previous experience working in offshore projects.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Offshore projects.
• ADNOC experience is preferrable.

Moving Forward Together

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