PMC Lead Static Engineer (Early MP)

Wood; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 700,000; 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

Global connections

Job summary

Wood is seeking an experienced PMC Lead Static Engineer in the United Arab Emirates to oversee all static equipment activities from FEED through startup. You will act as the client's technical authority, ensuring designs meet project specs, international codes, and safety standards while coordinating with suppliers and multi-disciplinary teams.

The role demands 15+ years in oil & gas or energy projects, with recent leadership in static equipment engineering and large-scale EPC/PMC execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized university.
• Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Pressure Vessel Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related discipline is advantageous.
• Professional Engineer (PE), Chartered Engineer (CEng), or equivalent certification is preferred.
• Typically 15+ years of experience in oil & gas, petrochemical, refinery, LNG, offshore, or energy projects.
• Minimum 5-10 years in a lead static equipment engineering role.
• Extensive experience on major EPC, PMC, FEED, and Detailed Engineering projects.
• Proven experience through engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and startup phases.
• Experience managing contractor and vendor engineering activities for large-scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all static equipment engineering activities across FEED, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup phases.
• Provide technical leadership to contractors, vendors, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Review and approve engineering deliverables, specifications, calculations, datasheets, and technical reports.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications, client standards, and international codes and standards
• Review mechanical design calculations, material selection, corrosion allowances, and equipment layouts
• Ensure equipment designs meet safety, reliability, operability, and maintainability requirements.
• Prepare and review Technical Bid Evaluations (TBEs).
• Participate in bidder clarification meetings and vendor selection processes.
• Review and approve vendor drawings, calculations, manufacturing documents, and material specifications.

Skills

Technical leadership

Vendor management

Review technical reports

Project lifecycle understanding

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering / related

PE / CEng or equivalent certification

Job description

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced PMC Lead Static Engineer having a proven track record in leading and managing all static equipment engineering activities within a project, ensuring that equipment is designed, procured, fabricated, installed, tested, and commissioned in accordance with project specifications, international standards, budget, schedule, and client requirements. The role acts as the client's technical authority for static equipment throughout the project lifecycle for a high-profile client.

Job Description

The role acts as the client's technical authority for static equipment throughout the project lifecycle for a high-profile client. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced PMC Lead Static Engineer having a proven track record in leading and managing all static equipment engineering activities within a project, ensuring that equipment is designed, procured, fabricated, installed, tested, and commissioned in accordance with project specifications, international standards, budget, schedule, and client requirements.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world

Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model and a strong reputation.

We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status-quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonization and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.

Energy security, transition and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low-carbon concepts to reality.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
• End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ service of our employees at 5 year service milestones
• Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field

The Key Objective For This Role Is

The primary objective of a PMC Lead Static Engineer is to ensure the safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective delivery of all static equipment systems by overseeing engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, and commissioning activities while protecting the client's technical and commercial interests.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all static equipment engineering activities across FEED, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup phases.
• Provide technical leadership to contractors, vendors, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Review and approve engineering deliverables, specifications, calculations, datasheets, and technical reports.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications, client standards, and international codes and standards
• Review mechanical design calculations, material selection, corrosion allowances, and equipment layouts
• Ensure equipment designs meet safety, reliability, operability, and maintainability requirements.
• Prepare and review Technical Bid Evaluations (TBEs).
• Participate in bidder clarification meetings and vendor selection processes.
• Review and approve vendor drawings, calculations, manufacturing documents, and material specifications.

Qualifications

Skills And Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized university.
• Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Pressure Vessel Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related discipline is advantageous.
• Professional Engineer (PE), Chartered Engineer (CEng), or equivalent certification is preferred.
• Typically 15+ years of experience in oil & gas, petrochemical, refinery, LNG, offshore, or energy projects.
• Minimum 5-10 years in a lead static equipment engineering role.
• Extensive experience on major EPC, PMC, FEED, and Detailed Engineering projects.
• Proven experience through engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and startup phases.
• Experience managing contractor and vendor engineering activities for large-scale projects.

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.