PMC Lead Project Engineer — Energy & Decarbonization Leader

EHIF; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Group Life Insurance

End of Service Gratuity

Employee Share Plan

Job summary

Wood is seeking an experienced PMC Lead Project Engineer to guide engineering teams across multiple disciplines, ensuring timely, on‑budget delivery of complex projects for major clients in the energy sector.

You will manage scope, quality, cost, and schedule, coordinate client and contractor interfaces, and serve as the main technical liaison, driving risk mitigation and change management in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Typically requires 15 years in a project delivery environment.
• Experience in mega EPC/EPCm project is required.
• Previous experience with ADNOC Projects/PMC would be an advantage but not limitation.
• Deep understanding of technical work scopes and commercial aspects of projects.
• Able to use conditions of contract to support decisions on schedules, key milestones and change management.
• Has good working and application knowledge of specifications and standards.
• Extensive experience in delivering to internal customers, including other Engineering disciplines.
• Familiar with change management practices and able to robustly manage change.
• Has an expert knowledge of standards, procedures and work practices; follows project execution flow chart; developing skills in project and technical execution.
• Expert ability in application of the procedures and work practices which define and govern Engineering Management and Project Engineering deliverables.
• Able to lead Project Engineering team; able to manage between Engineering Discipline Groups.
• Good communicator in leading work effort; motivates team; strong positive and active in solutions and proactive attitude.
• Competent at managing technical matters and interfaces with Third Parties.
• Able to manage and enhance performance and build effective team.

Responsibilities

• Oversees a team which manages and coordinates engineering multi‑discipline inputs and deliverables across multiple execution centers including workshare / high value engineering centers
• Appraises the Project Engineering team of the key execution principles and the contractual basis of the project
• Prepares Discipline Design Instruction; prepares and checks Project Engineering Manpower Plans, prepares multidiscipline contract requisition scopes
• Interfaces with discipline managers for resources
• Creates and implements work plan for discipline and inter‑discipline interfaces; identifies key dates, milestones and deliverables, drives for completion; manages forecasts
• Creates work share plan
• Checks compliance with Project Quality System; able to audit projects; proactively drives team
• Ensures Health, Safety, Environment and Security (HSES) reviews are planned and implemented; supports initiatives
• Manages the development of project specific procedures
• Development and management of schedule
• Resolves escalated delays and changes, ensures recovery plans are implemented and reviewed
• Creates work share plan
• Drives and participates in Design Verification; drives others to complete; Understands risk and mitigation requirements; Change Management
• Uses knowledge of conditions of contract to support decisions on schedules, key milestones and change management
• Understands customer needs and able to deliver customer satisfaction; actively monitors and supports initiatives
• Quantifies effects of change project wide; develops mitigation plans against change and drives change management
• Supervises work of technical professionals in the delivery of engineering deliverables including checking work
• Coordinates and manages inputs from large interdisciplinary team (typically 50+)
• Provides communication to project team; good at public speaking; strong in leading people to participate and contribute

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder coordination

Resource planning

Change management

Public speaking

Team management

Interdisciplinary coordination

Schedule awareness

Technical standards

Quality assurance

Contract knowledge

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ADNOC/PMC experience

Job description

Wood is seeking an experienced PMC Lead Project Engineer to guide engineering teams across multiple disciplines, ensuring timely, on‑budget delivery of complex projects for major clients in the energy sector.

You will manage scope, quality, cost, and schedule, coordinate client and contractor interfaces, and serve as the main technical liaison, driving risk mitigation and change management in a fast‑paced environment.