Principal Mechanical Static Engineer

WorleyParsons; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley is seeking a Principal Mechanical Static Engineer in Abu Dhabi to lead complex static equipment projects, applying ASME VIII, PWHT, NDE and material specs with a focus on safety and reliability.

You will guide FEED through detailed design, coordinate with procurement and site teams, mentor engineers, review deliverables, and ensure compliance with HSE and client standards across onshore oil, gas and refinery facilities.

Qualifications

• Awarded a 4 or 5 year technical degree in science or engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex engineering tasks with advanced techniques.
• Ensure health, safety and environmental requirements are met.
• Mentor and train junior engineers and oversee deliverables.
• Coordinate with procurement, site teams and clients for project execution.
• Support discipline supervision for large projects.

Skills

Rotating equipment design

ASME VIII

FEED to detailed design

HSE compliance

Leadership

Education

4- or 5-year technical degree in science or engineering

Tools

MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

PowerPoint

Engineering software

Job description

Job Description - Principal Mechanical Static Engineer (ABU02FU)

Principal Mechanical Static Engineer - ABU02FU

Company : Worley

Primary Location

Job

Mechanical

Schedule

Full-time

Employment Type : Employee

Job Posting

Oct 10, 2026

Unposting Date

Jan 8, 2027

Reporting Manager Title : Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineer

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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.

General Purpose of Role
Determines methods and solutions for complex engineering problems and selects the most efficient and economical manner for meeting objectives. Applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis. Is fully conversant in the profession and proficient in the utilization of current engineering theories and practices. May serve as a technical consultant in an area of specialty. May provide discipline supervision for one larger or one or more smaller projects.

Senior level position with advanced knowledge and a specialized depth or breadth of expertise, gaining a mastery of a single areas or multiple broader areas of specialty, product, and systems. May include team leadership role as well as project and discipline related administrative responsibilities.

Key Accountabilities

Business Development Support

Assists business development activities by maintaining an up to date personal profile and resume. Builds positive working relationships with external parties such as the customer, suppliers, and contractors. Supports proposals by developing the discipline execution strategy, estimating costs, writing proposal content, and presenting to customers. May be called upon to lead all or part of the technical proposal.

Business Operations

Supports the business by communicating team resource loading and skill requirements to a direct supervisor or Discipline Manager. Ensures the project work is covered for vacation and unplanned absences. Mentors/trains and supports the delivery of training. Assists in the employee performance review process . Facilitates coverage of activities when people leave the team. Encourages knowledge of and compliance with requirements and processes. Works to resolve inter-discipline, vendor, and customer issues. Ensures discipline technical work and team activities meet all health, safety, environmental, and security requirements.

Technical Competency

Ensures team member adherence to generally accepted engineering and design practices, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications. Supports the standardization of equipment specifications, drawings, and document templates. Contributes to the understanding of technical knowledge, legal requirements, and customer specifications whenever viable and lawful. Uses local/global standards to support technical excellence. Supports checking, peer reviews, and incorporation of comments and findings.

Demonstrate a visible and active commitment to HSE management and its associated requirements in a project environment.

Expert knowledge in design & selection of Rotating equipment for onshore and onshore oil & gas projects of comparable complexity and value is essential.

Experience in Concept, FEED and Detailed Design, procurement of equipment and management of third parties is preferred.

Participation in projects in Middle East is preferred.

Expert knowledge in pressure vessel design code ASME VIII and manufacture requirements such as PWHT requirements, NDE requirements, material of construction, nozzle details, nozzle loads, code of construction, fireproofing requirement, painting, insulation, wind loads, seismic loads, equipment interface, thickness analysis and other assessments.

Manage the development of equipment specifications for static equipment such as tanks, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, Air fin coolers and other process packages etc.,

Must have an advanced understanding of their controls, power supply, utility requirements, environmental regulation requirements.

Advanced understanding of metallurgy specifications in accordance with process requirements and manage the development of Mechanical Datasheets. Complete checking and reviewing of deliverables to ensure their quality. Ensure compliance to company procedures and processes and support technical peer reviews.

Conduct document checking and design verification tasks for compliance to company and project specifications.

Conduct interdisciplinary coordination activities.

Demonstrate capability to actively engage in client workshops covering design review, HAZID, HAZOP, constructability, sustainability, reliability, quality reviews etc.

Has experience in discipline Basis of Design development and equipment selection philosophy.

Should have knowledge of other international codes and standards, statutory and regulatory requirements and a good understanding of onshore / onshore engineering practices applicable to mechanical static equipment engineering design for oil and gas / refinery / petrochemical facilities.

Extensive knowledge of procurement support and package management for equipment purchase. The candidate shall demonstrate knowledge in typical engagement covering manufacturer ITP, sub-supplier order, material certification, welding, NDE and testing procedures, manufacture hold points, stage payment, FAT and inspection release.

Previous experience and competence in completing site visit to client site, information gathering and lision with client representative.

Project Execution

May participate in project execution strategy and planning. Knows the project and discipline scope/cost/time requirements, assists the team to meet expectations, and coordinates with other disciplines to ensure project success. Implements innovative solutions, technology advances, and methods to effectively deal with working out of sequence. Supports management of project change and progressing for the discipline and works with the Project Management Team to take corrective actions regarding any issues, staffing requirements, scope changes, progressing, or other events that could affect project completion and/or profitability. Plans discipline quality, monitors quality activities, drives and participates in squad checking, recommend improvements, and takes action where required.

Gathers data from multiple sources and prepares engineering studies, analyses, calculations, etc. Crafts recommendations and creates final documentation. Determines technical issues, defines alternate solutions, establishes pros/cons for multiple solutions, and makes recommendations through official project documents such as technical queries, technical deviations, etc. Creates final documentation incorporating all relevant information and pursues customer approval. May review similar documentation to assist others and reviews/authorizes work done by direct reports.

Procurement Support

Incorporates information from multiple sources into equipment/material specifications, data sheets, testing requirements, and material requisitions. Participates in bid clarifications, conducts bid evaluations, completes inter-discipline vendor information review and approval, and finalizes other certification activities. Reviews similar documentation to assist others and reviews/authorizes work done by direct reports.

Site Support

Seeks input from knowledgeable sources, participates in constructability, operability, and maintainability reviews, and ensures that requirements are incorporated into engineering/design. Works with site personnel to resolve issues. May create plans or documents that supports construction, testing, commissioning, operations, maintenance, or decommissioning. May provide or lead on-site support for construction, commissioning, or turn over.

Qualifications, Accreditation, Training (Essential)

• Awarded a 4 or 5 year technical degree in science or engineering. Trained in leadership and project execution. Will be actively licensed with a local engineering governing body where required by law.

Qualifications, Accreditation, Training (Desirable)

• Training in risk management or quality.

Job Specific Knowledge / Experience (Essential)

• Typically has 15+ years of relevant discipline experience. Has a strong background in discipline work and a strong understanding of regulations, codes, manufacturing standards, and industry standard practices. Skilled in estimating project costs and writing proposal content.
• Experience working in project leadership. Specialized expertise in one or more areas of regulations, codes, manufacturing standards, and industry standard practices.

Decision Making

• Empowered to make responsible decisions within the limits of company practices. Difficult, complex or unusual decisions will be referred to the Location Manager of Engineering or Discipline Manager.

Supervision Received

• Works with self-initiated interaction with supervisor and self-initiated technical guidance. Influence over duties. Work is assigned only in terms of broad objectives to be accomplished, and is reviewed for policy, soundness of approach and general effectiveness. Work is reviewed to ensure conformity with policy and for coordination of other company departments.

Supervision Authority

• Typically up to 10 direct reports consisting of less senior engineers and designers within the same discipline but could include total team size much greater than this with supporting coordination. Reviews work for technical accuracy and adequacy. Plans, controls & reports on project work. May have authority for performance evaluations impacting pay. May make recommendations concerning selection, training, rating and discipline of staff.

Communication

• Seasoned ability to inform and persuade on complex matters comes from recognition of discipline mastery. Utilized on the most complex and difficult problems.
• Competent in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams. Can navigate intranet pages, conduct searches, and retrieve information. Can organize information from many sources and retain as per the prescribed format and policies.
• Competent in Microsoft Access and PowerPoint. Able to touch type. Proficient in specialty engineering or design tools, analytics and modeling, and cross-discipline data centric methods.

HSE Capability

• Assume hands-on management and implementation of all relevant company HSE requirements. Drive Safe and Sustainable engineering outcomes throughout the asset lifecycle via the application of SEAL. Role-model a commitment to personal well-being and a pro-active approach to continuously improving health, safety and environmental performance.

People Skills

• Interpersonal: Builds appropriate, constructive, and effective business relationships throughout the organization; uses diplomacy and tact; is approachable; communicates clearly, accurately, and consistently both verbally and in written matters. Employs the principles of active listening and encourages feedback from others.
• Teamwork: Enjoys working in a small high calibre team with high visibility to senior stakeholders. Able to work and liaise with multiple teams and stakeholders, able to prioritise workloads and help other team members to achieve team goals.
• Action Orientation: Achieves results set by self and others, meets timelines, pushes to achieve stretch goals, and demonstrates enthusiasm, persistence and tenacity. Breaks down work into executable tasks. Acts accountable for work produced and ensures it is "right the first time."
• Intellectual Capacity: Deals with new concepts and complexity comfortably. Examines problems carefully and thoroughly and understands their interdependencies. Can pull information and ideas from many sources and see the importance of many factors.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.