Senior I&C Engineer – Operations and Maintenance

Wood; Sharjah; On-site; AED 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Group Life Insurance

Employee Share Plan

Long Service Award

Salary Reviews

Job summary

Wood is seeking a Senior I&C Engineer – Operations and Maintenance to support site operations in Sharjah, UAE, addressing day-to-day I&C queries and ensuring safe, reliable and compliant performance with the site team.

The role focuses on mentoring site engineers, reviewing MoCs/EQs, monitoring KPI health, and driving production opportunities while progressing long-term engineering solutions for asset integrity and decarbonisation efforts.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in an Operations I&C Engineering support role.
• Sound knowledge of relevant industry codes, standards and regulations.
• Strong stakeholder management experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs day to day I&C Engineering support to deliver immediate operations support.
• Ensures asset I&C Engineering risks are understood and actions are taken to reduce risk.
• Defines I&C operating envelopes and monitors health of equipment.
• Monitors I&C KPIs and initiates corrective actions.
• Provides input to MoCs and EQs and coaching to Client engineers.
• Generates, revises, reviews technical documentation.

Education

Degree in Engineering or related discipline

Chartered Engineer or Professional Engineer

Job description

Job Description

Wood is currently recruiting for a Senior I&C Engineer – Operations and Maintenance to join its UAE business unit. The Senior I&C Engineer will provide day to day I&C Engineering support for site operations related queries / activities / risks to delivery of safe, reliable and compliant operations. Collaborates with site based team to ensure that identified longer term engineering solutions are progressed to the appropriate team to reduce risk and grow production.

This is a full-time position in Sharjah, UAE.

Reports to: Operations Engineering Manager

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior I&C Engineer – Operations and Maintenance to join our UAE Business Unit.

Our Clients and Projects

Wood is an integral part of operations in Iraq, and we are continuing to grow our footprint across the country. With a 90-year heritage, 10 major contracts and over 850 employees, we have the skills, expertise and asset knowledge to support clients to deliver energy security and decarbonisation ambitions.

Wood excels in supporting our clients to deliver complex upstream and midstream oil and gas projects in Iraq delivering maintenance, modifications and engineering solutions. We are committed to decarbonising existing assets, producing cleaner energy and developing a sustainable national workforce, ensuring the long-term growth of the region.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• 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
• 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
• 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’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones

Job Purpose

• Performs day to day I&C Engineering support to deliver immediate operations support, working closely with the site team to resolve issues under the direction of the Operations Engineering Manager.
• Ensures that asset I&C Engineering risks are understood, appropriately risk assessed, and actions driven to reduce risk within agreed timeframe.
• Defines I&C Engineering operating envelopes, monitors health of static I&C Engineering equipment using operating envelopes, records and investigates excursions outside operating envelopes.
• Monitors I&C Engineering Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and initiates corrective action as necessary.
• Provides I&C Engineering support to technical Management of Change (MoCs) and Engineering Queries (EQs).
• Identifies production vulnerabilities and optimization opportunities to support production forecast and growth.
• Write, review, recommend technical input into Site Operations Procedures (SOPs).
• Provides I&C Engineering coaching to Client engineers.
• Generates, revises, reviews discipline Technical Documentation.

Qualifications

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.

Education

• Degree in Engineering or related discipline and / or equivalent relevant professional qualification.
• Professional accreditation – Chartered Engineer or Professional Engineer.

Experience And Job Requirements

• Significant experience in an Operations I&C Engineering support role.
• Advanced technical knowledge and experience in engineering, with sound knowledge of the relevant industry codes, standards and regulations, and the ability to initiate guidance on the appropriate designs and systems to prevent, control and mitigate risks.
• Sound stakeholder management experience.

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.