PMC Senior Construction Engineer - Offshore

EHIF; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood is seeking an experienced Senior Construction Engineer for offshore projects with ADNOC commitments. You will oversee offshore construction, installation readiness, and coordination among EPC contractors, offshore installation teams, and PMC staff to ensure safe, on-time delivery within project standards.

The role requires strong HSE discipline, adherence to project specs, and effective collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to meet schedules and budgets in a challenging offshore

Qualifications

• Experience in offshore construction supervision and coordination.
• Strong knowledge of ADNOC standards and offshore HSE requirements.
• Ability to coordinate with EPC contractors, offshore installation contractors, and PMC teams.

Responsibilities

• Monitor offshore construction and installation activities per plans and ADNOC requirements.
• Oversee platform, jacket, topside, and piping installation and readiness.
• Coordinate with fabrication yards, marine operations, QA/QC, HSE and commissioning.
• Ensure compliance with IFC/AFC drawings and project specifications and procedures.
• Escalate critical issues to the PMC Construction Manager and ensure safe execution.

Skills

Offshore construction

EPC coordination

HSE compliance

Project planning

QA/QC

Tools

ITPs

Job description

Job description

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced PMC Senior Construction Engineer for all Offshore activities, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and according to quality and safety standards for a high-profile client.

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

Job Objective

The Senior Construction Engineer – Offshore is responsible for monitoring, supervising, and coordinating offshore construction, installation, modification, and commissioning-readiness activities on behalf of the Project Management Consultancy (PMC) for ADNOC offshore projects.

The role ensures that EPC contractors, offshore installation contractors, and subcontractors execute construction activities in accordance with approved engineering drawings, project specifications, ADNOC standards, contractual requirements, applicable international codes, and stringent offshore HSE requirements.

The position provides technical construction oversight for offshore platforms, jackets, topsides, pipelines, subsea interfaces, brownfield modifications, equipment installation, structural works, piping systems, and associated facilities, as applicable to the project scope. The role coordinates offshore execution with fabrication yards, marine operations, engineering, procurement, QA/QC, HSE, commissioning, and operations teams to ensure safe and efficient project delivery within approved schedules, quality requirements, and offshore operational constraints.

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.

Responsibilities

Offshore Construction and Installation Supervision

• Monitor and supervise offshore construction and installation activities undertaken by EPC contractors and offshore installation contractors in accordance with approved project plans and ADNOC requirements.
• Oversee installation and construction of offshore platforms, jackets, topsides, modules, structural steel, piping systems, mechanical equipment, cable trays, electrical and instrumentation systems, and associated facilities, as applicable.
• Monitor offshore structural installation, equipment setting, piping installation, tie-ins, reinstatement, and modification works.
• Verify that offshore construction activities are performed in accordance with approved IFC/AFC drawings, construction procedures, method statements, risk assessments, and applicable project specifications.
• Monitor contractor mobilization, offshore personnel deployment, construction equipment readiness, work-front availability, and offshore resource utilization.
• Conduct offshore site inspections and walkdowns to verify construction progress, workmanship, access readiness, and compliance with approved technical documentation.
• Identify constructability issues, engineering discrepancies, access constraints, and installation challenges and coordinate their resolution with the relevant project teams.
• Ensure construction activities are properly sequenced and coordinated with marine operations, vessel movements, lifting activities, and offshore operational requirements.
• Monitor contractor compliance with approved installation procedures, temporary works requirements, and structural and equipment installation tolerances.
• Escalate critical technical, execution, HSE, quality, and schedule issues to the PMC Construction Manager.

Offshore Planning, Progress Monitoring, and Schedule Control

• Monitor offshore construction progress against approved baseline schedules, installation plans, key milestones, and contractual completion dates.
• Review contractor daily reports, offshore work plans, look-ahead schedules, manpower deployment, equipment utilization, and productivity data.
• Coordinate with the PMC Planning and Project Controls teams to validate reported progress and forecast completion of offshore construction activities.
• Identify critical-path activities, offshore work-front constraints, engineering delays, material shortages, and installation bottlenecks.
• Monitor construction activities affected by weather windows, sea conditions, vessel availability, offshore access restrictions, and operational shutdown requirements.
• Review contractor recovery plans and recommend mitigation measures to protect offshore installation and project completion milestones.
• Ensure offshore activities are coordinated with fabrication completion, load-out, transportation, heavy-lift campaigns, pipeline installation, and commissioning schedules, as applicable.
• Participate in daily offshore coordination meetings, weekly construction progress meetings, and project review sessions.
• Provide accurate construction progress updates, risk assessments, outstanding issues, and mitigation plans to the PMC Construction Manager.
• Monitor productivity and resource deployment to ensure offshore work is completed efficiently within the available installation windows.

Offshore HSE and Operational Safety

• Ensure offshore construction activities comply with ADNOC HSE policies, applicable UAE regulations, project HSE plans, offshore safety procedures, and approved contractor work practices.
• Monitor compliance with offshore permit-to-work (PTW) systems, job safety analyses (JSAs), risk assessments, toolbox talks, and task-specific safety requirements.
• Ensure construction teams understand and comply with offshore emergency response arrangements, muster procedures, evacuation requirements, and installation-specific safety rules.
• Monitor critical activities such as heavy lifting, working at height, dropped-object prevention, confined-space entry, hot work, electrical isolation, and work near live process systems.
• Coordinate with offshore HSE personnel to monitor simultaneous operations (SIMOPS), hazardous-area activities, vessel interfaces, and brownfield construction risks.
• Ensure appropriate controls are implemented for personnel transfers, vessel-to-platform access, lifting operations, and offshore material handling.
• Participate in offshore safety walks, HSE inspections, audits, incident investigations, and safety meetings.
• Monitor compliance with life-saving rules, energy isolation requirements, and applicable control-of-work procedures.
• Ensure unsafe activities are challenged and stopped or suspended in accordance with project procedures when serious risks or imminent danger are identified.
• Monitor the closure of HSE observations, incident actions, and corrective and preventive measures.
• Promote a strong safety culture among offshore contractors, subcontractors, vessel crews, and project personnel.

Quality Assurance and Technical Compliance

• Ensure offshore construction and installation activities comply with approved engineering drawings, project specifications, inspection and test plans (ITPs), ADNOC standards, and applicable international codes.
• Coordinate with PMC QA/QC personnel and discipline inspectors to ensure required inspections and tests are completed at appropriate stages.
• Monitor the quality of structural installation, welding, piping fabrication and installation, bolting, equipment alignment, electrical installation, instrumentation installation, and related works.
• Verify that material traceability, installation records, weld records, inspection reports, and testing documentation are maintained.
• Monitor non-destructive testing (NDT), pressure testing, leak testing, alignment checks, dimensional verification, and other required inspections.
• Ensure deviations, non-conformance reports (NCRs), quality observations, and punch-list items are properly recorded and resolved.
• Review proposed field modifications, repair procedures, and technical deviations to ensure they receive the necessary engineering and project approvals before implementation.
• Coordinate quality surveillance and inspection activities with contractors, third-party inspectors, and ADNOC representatives.
• Monitor preservation and protection of installed equipment, piping systems, electrical components, and instrumentation against offshore environmental exposure.
• Ensure offshore construction records and quality dossiers are complete and suitable for mechanical completion and handover.

Brownfield Modifications, Tie-Ins, and SIMOPS

• Monitor offshore brownfield construction and modification works on existing operating platforms and facilities, where applicable.
• Coordinate construction interfaces with offshore operations, maintenance, engineering, commissioning, and process safety teams.
• Ensure tie-in activities, shutdown works, equipment replacement, piping modifications, and structural alterations are executed in accordance with approved procedures and work permits.
• Verify that approved isolation plans, work permits, risk assessments, and operational clearances are in place before affected construction activities commence.
• Monitor SIMOPS activities to ensure construction work does not adversely affect ongoing offshore operations or create unacceptable safety risks.
• Coordinate work sequencing around live process systems, hazardous areas, restricted access, and operational limitations.
• Ensure temporary installations, scaffolding, lifting arrangements, and access modifications comply with approved procedures and offshore safety requirements.
• Monitor reinstatement activities, leak testing, system integrity checks, and closure of outstanding work following tie-ins and shutdowns.
• Escalate interface conflicts, operational constraints, and technical issues that could affect offshore safety, production, or project milestones.

Structural, Mechanical, Piping, and E&I Coordination

• Coordinate multidisciplinary offshore construction activities involving structural, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, telecom, and control systems.
• Monitor installation of offshore structural components, equipment supports, access platforms, handrails, gratings, and other associated structures.
• Oversee installation readiness for pumps, compressors, vessels, packages, piping systems, valves, and other mechanical equipment within the assigned scope.
• Coordinate piping installation, flange management, bolt tightening, reinstatement, pressure testing, and mechanical completion activities.
• Monitor installation of electrical equipment, cable trays, power and control cables, instrumentation tubing, field instruments, and control system interfaces, as applicable.
• Ensure construction activities comply with hazardous-area requirements, approved equipment certifications, and applicable electrical and instrumentation standards.
• Coordinate with discipline engineers and contractor supervisors to resolve installation discrepancies, interface issues, and constructability concerns.
• Monitor the resolution of engineering queries, requests for information (RFIs), field change requests, and design-related constraints.
• Ensure all field modifications are processed through approved technical review and management-of-change procedures.

Marine, Lifting, and Offshore Installation Interfaces

• Coordinate with marine and installation teams regarding offshore construction sequences, vessel operations, lifting campaigns, and installation readiness.
• Monitor contractor compliance with approved lifting plans, rigging arrangements, crane operating requirements, and heavy-lift procedures.
• Ensure construction interfaces with installation vessels, supply vessels, barges, and other marine assets are properly coordinated.
• Monitor readiness of offshore structures, equipment, materials, and lifting points before installation or lifting operations commence.
• Coordinate with engineering and marine specialists regarding lifting studies, temporary supports, sea-fastening arrangements, and installation constraints.
• Monitor offshore material delivery, unloading, transfer, storage, and preservation requirements.
• Ensure installation activities are coordinated with approved weather criteria, marine restrictions, and offshore operational windows.
• Monitor risks associated with dropped objects, suspended loads, vessel positioning, personnel transfers, and simultaneous marine operations.
• Coordinate with fabrication yards and logistics teams to resolve installation readiness and material delivery issues.

Materials, Logistics, and Offshore Resource Management

• Monitor offshore availability of construction materials, equipment, tools, consumables, spare parts, and specialist resources.
• Coordinate with procurement, logistics, materials management, and fabrication teams to address material shortages and delivery delays.
• Ensure materials and equipment are properly identified, certified where required, preserved, and ready for installation.
• Monitor offshore storage conditions and protection of materials and equipment against corrosion, moisture, salt exposure, and environmental damage.
• Review contractor manpower plans, personnel rotations, offshore accommodation requirements, and equipment deployment arrangements.
• Identify resource constraints affecting offshore productivity and recommend corrective measures.
• Coordinate with shore-based support teams to ensure timely mobilization of materials, personnel, tools, and specialist services.
• Monitor offshore equipment readiness and the availability of inspection, testing, and installation resources.

Pre-Commissioning, Mechanical Completion, and Handover

• Coordinate offshore construction completion activities with commissioning, QA/QC, engineering, operations, and project handover teams.
• Monitor mechanical completion of systems and subsystems in accordance with approved completion procedures.
• Coordinate system walkdowns, punch-list inspections, reinstatement activities, and closure of outstanding construction works.
• Ensure completion records, inspection reports, pressure-test packs, test certificates, as-built drawings, and turnover dossiers are compiled and submitted.
• Monitor readiness of piping systems, mechanical equipment, electrical installations, instrumentation, and control systems for pre-commissioning and commissioning.
• Coordinate with commissioning teams regarding system boundaries, handover priorities, outstanding construction activities, and access requirements.
• Ensure defects and outstanding items are categorized and managed according to approved project procedures.
• Support offshore start-up readiness, operational acceptance, and final project handover activities as required.
• Ensure installed equipment and systems are adequately protected and maintained until formal handover.

Documentation, Reporting, and Stakeholder Coordination

• Prepare and review daily and weekly offshore construction reports, progress updates, inspection observations, and action trackers.
• Monitor contractor reporting of manpower, equipment utilization, completed quantities, outstanding activities, and productivity.
• Maintain records of construction constraints, technical queries, field changes, HSE observations, quality issues, and interface risks.
• Participate in offshore coordination meetings, construction progress reviews, technical meetings, and project risk reviews.
• Coordinate with the PMC Construction Manager, discipline engineers, QA/QC team, HSE team, planning team, and commissioning personnel.
• Maintain effective communication with ADNOC representatives, EPC contractors, offshore installation contractors, marine teams, and operations personn