Project Engineering Manager

Jobs at Dubai; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Project Engineering Manager to lead offshore interface management, engineering strategy and multi-contract delivery. You will oversee the coordination of interfaces, provide technical direction, and drive cost-effective solutions across complex oil and gas projects.

The role requires strong leadership, HSE focus, and the ability to work across regional teams to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery of high-quality engineering works while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
• Experience in Select / Define / Execute Stage for mega Oil & Gas projects.
• Experience in Oil & Gas contracts and offshore projects.

Responsibilities

• Ensure implementation and maintenance procedures for document control and interfaces across projects.
• Develop and apply Interface Management procedures and project interface matrix.
• Organize and attend project meetings to align teams and contractors.
• Provide engineering advice to ensure delivery of multi-contract projects within time, budget and quality.
• Lead engineering teams in UAE and other regions, delivering high-quality and cost-effective solutions.
• Ensure health, safety and environmental requirements are integrated in design and compliant with legislation.
• Capture and share lessons learned to improve offshore project delivery.

Skills

Offshore platforms

Project leadership

Health and safety

Stakeholder management

Engineering strategy

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Multi-disciplinary design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Project Engineering Manager

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We’re bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.

Role and Responsibilities

• To ensure implementation and maintenance procedures of the control of all documents required for definition and control of the interfaces in each of the projects.
• Develop, update, and ensure application of the Interface Management procedure and Project Interface standard matrix.
• Organize and attend project meetings.
• Provide key engineering advice, assessment, and recommendations to ensure delivery of a multi-contract project within time, to budget and quality following industry best practice and observing the maximum respect for Health, Safety and the Environment to ensure regulatory and legal compliance.
• Provide professional advice on engineering strategies / risk levels and commercial agreements to the project, to ensure that cost effective technical solutions are identified, fully evaluated and the risk profile is fully understood by the projects.
• Ensure that all assessment, advice, and recommendations are fully documented in accordance with all internal procedures and industry best practice, and that sufficient technical and commercial due diligence (whether internal or external) exists to support those business decisions.
• Provide leadership to the project members, potentially comprising employees working from UAE and also from other regions
• Deliver consistent, high-quality, cost-effective engineering advice to the projects.
• Ensure that health and safety and environmental requirements are fully considered and adhered to in design to ensure compliance with legislation and industry best practice.
• Maintain full awareness of the latest technical and commercial developments and identify suitable new technologies that has the potential to reduce cost and risk or improve safety.
• Implement offshore standards, procedures, tools, best practices, and quality requirements to ensure that projects are delivered according to specification, budget and programme without compromising safety.
• Ensure that appropriate lessons learnt regarding offshore development are captured and shared across the different Offshore Project work packages, seeking as well to address lessons learnt from previous projects. Collaborate with the Lead/Principal Engineer to ensure that the engineering team implements them to enhance business value.
• Implement offshore standards, procedures, tools, best practices, and quality requirements to ensure that projects are delivered according to specification, budget and programme without compromising safety.
• Ensure that appropriate lessons learnt regarding offshore development are captured and shared across the different Offshore Project work packages, seeking as well to address lessons learnt from previous projects. Collaborate with the Lead/Principal Engineer to ensure that the engineering team implements them to enhance business value.

Skills and Experience

• Good knowledge and experience of offshore platforms, compressors, machineries and structures
• Multidisciplinary engineering experience in multidisciplinary work packages in international environments.
• Substantial experience designing and working in the offshore industry, ADNOC experience preferred
• Substantial experience in dealing with health and safety and environmental legislation associated and offshore projects.
• High degree of competency in future planning.
• Proven experience in delivery of large packages.
• Sound relationship management skills and confidence working with Senior Management.
• Proven communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to influence and develop key engineering decisions.
• Excellent report writing, presentation skills and ability to summarize key parameters and drivers impacting the package.
• Sound planning and analysis skills with the ability to look forward and see / anticipate problems and thereafter plan and implements mitigating solutions to negate the effect of such problems.
• Problem solving – dealing with conflicting requirements.
• Proven ability in giving accurate, concise, and timely advice to project teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Previous experience in a relevant field (offshore / oil and gas).
• Comprehensive knowledge of engineering procedures, standards and guidance.
• Experience of working in highly skilled teams.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Good initiative, Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

Education And Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent from an accredited university
• Experience in execution of Select / Define / Execute Stage
• Contracts in the Oil & Gas or Petrochemical industry, Must have experience in of similar position for mega Oil & Gas Select / Define Stage projects
• Must have experience in of similar position for mega Oil & Gas Select / Define Stage projects.

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by law.

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.

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.