Senior Principal Digital Twin Consultant

Worley; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global engineering firm is seeking a Senior Principal Digital Twin Consultant in Dubai to spearhead digital twin solutions and lead project delivery teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the Oil and Gas or Mining sectors, strong data architecture skills, and proven ability to manage complex digital initiatives. This role offers opportunities for impactful contributions in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Benefits

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Opportunities for career advancement

Commitment to sustainable change

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience delivering digital solutions in Oil and Gas or Mining industries.
• Experience defining and executing a Digital Strategy roadmap for heavy industry organizations.
• 5+ years experience delivering analytics or predictive analytics solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the delivery of digital twins for clients.
• Build and lead a Digital Twin Delivery team.
• Validate deliverability of proposals and support advisory team with innovative reviews.

Skills

Digital Twin expertise

Data architecture knowledge

Analytics experience

IoT systems understanding

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

OPC

ETL

IoT technologies

Cognite

Bentley

Aveva

Hexagon

Job description

Job Description - Senior Principal Digital Twin Consultant (DUB00F5) :

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.

We are now looking for a Senior Principal Digital Twin Consultant to join our Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Muscat or Perth offices.

Major accountabilities of Position

Main Responsibilities :

Ultimately responsible and accountable for the delivery of well functioning digital twins to Worley clients.

Building and leading the DT Delivery team.

Validate deliverability of the proposals.

Support Next Advisory team with critical review of innovative ideas from the practicality perspective.

• Job Specific Knowledge :

An experienced Digital Twin consultant with understanding of solution & data architecture or data science, data processing, analytics & IoT systems. Track record in delivering complex digital programs that include creation, testing, implementation and scaling of various types of digital solutions in capital projects and Operations environment. Specific experience in Asset of the Future (AoF), Digital Twins and Asset Performance Management is important.

Authority / Freedom to Act / Decision Making (Including Budgetary Responsibility)

Extent of Guidance or Control : Execution role in Worley projects

Impact of Decisions on Results : The candidate will be held accountable for successful delivery of Worley projects

Position Significance Relative to Total Organisation : This role has a key part to play in the move of Worley into a digital world and in building the company’s reputation in it.

Role’s Metrics : Chargeability, customer satisfaction score, number of pull through projects vs executed projects.

Knowledge / Experience / Competencies Required

Industry Specific Experience : Relevant years in delivering digital solutions in Oil and Gas and / or Mining industries.

Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training : Bachelor in IT and hands on experience deploying solutions in one of the industries – Oil & Gas, Mining

HSE Capability : Competent

IT Skills : Strong working knowledge of OPC, ETL, IoT and related technologies. Familiarity with Cognite, Bentley, Aveva and / or Hexagonwould be an advantage. Strong understanding of solution & data architecture or strong data science background.

People Skills : Outstanding communicator and strong ability to manage people and build teams.

Other : Team collaboration, strong listening skills, attention to details, problem solving attitude, diplomatic but firm.

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related degree

Background in Process Engineering for heavy industries would be desirable

Minimum 10+ years of experience delivering digital solutions in Oil and Gas and / or Mining industries.

Experience defining and executing a Digital Strategy roadmap for industrial or capital-intensive organizations.

5+ Years experience delivering analytics / predictive analytics solutions and / or digital twins.

Strong working knowledge of OPC, ETL, IoT and related technologies.

Proven experience in OT / IT convergence including integration of operational technology (SCADA, DCS, PLCs, historians) with enterprise IT systems (ERP, CMMS, MES).

Knowledge of Worley Data Centric Engineering and Design delivery systems would be an advantage – E3D / S3D, SPID, SPI, SPE and SPF

Knowledge of industry standards as ISO15926, ISO14224, CFIHOS (facilities handover), DEXPI (P&ID data exchange), FL3DMS (3D models) and CAPE-OPEN (process modelling software interoperability) would be an advantage

Experience with Digital Twin and Asset Performance Management (APM) technology implementations

Experience with change management in industrial settings, including workforce adoption of new digital tools and workflows.

Experience with cloud environments including microservices, IaaS, PaaS, and distributed architectures.

Experience with cloud and on-premise solution security and compliance controls required

Ability to plan, orchestrate effectively across organizational boundaries.

Demonstrate customer interaction professionalism - listening, ability to ask insightful questions, build consensus, advance opportunities to next level

Ability to frame customer business and technical imperatives, and inspiring confidence with a variety of internal and external constituents

Build alliances and seek cross-functional support to achieve success

Must have ability to build relationships with the customer IT and technical stakeholders

Plan, organize and scale the high-quality delivery required within set timeline and deadlines

Excellent written and verbal communication skills working with the customer

Technical acumen required for system scalability, availability, and performance activities.

Capable of technical deep dives into infrastructure, databases, and applications as needed, yet cognitively agile enough to have strategy discussions with leadership.

Must have Agile mindset and understand SCRUM methodology and have worked on a Scrum team.

Exceptional communication skills and the ability to communicate appropriately with corporate executives and technical teams.

Excellent influencing and reasoning skills; good at conflict resolution and consensus building.

Ability to occasionally travel to customer sites

Experience building & managing high performing teams.

Big 4 consulting experience is desired but not required.

Moving forward together

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.