Senior Principal Process Engineer

WorleyParsons Arabia Limited Co; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

WorleyParsons Arabia Limited Co. seeks an experienced discipline leader to supervise engineering teams across large projects and ensure delivery of quality, safe, and compliant work on schedule.

The role includes coordinating with other disciplines, supporting change management, and mentoring junior staff. The position emphasizes leadership, budgeting, and adherence to customer specifications and industry standards, with responsibilities spanning technical execution, risk management, and

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provides discipline team supervision on projects, directing execution activities and deliverable creation.
• Ensures safe, sustainable engineering quality, cost, and schedule delivery of all work by the discipline.
• Owns management of project change and progress for the discipline; coordinates with the Project Management Team.
• Mentors, trains, and supports the delivery of training and team development.
• Supports business development and proposal content, including discipline execution strategy and costing.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Discipline supervision

Engineering knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Customer specifications

Budgeting & cost control

Proposal writing

Education

Bachelors or higher in engineering

Job description

General Purpose of Role

Provides discipline team supervision on projects by directing project execution activities and discipline deliverable creation for one large or several smaller projects nbsp Accountable for the safe sustainable engineering quality cost and schedule delivery of all work by the discipline nbsp Completes discipline technical work for projects as time permits Senior level position with advanced knowledge and a specialized depth or breadth of expertise gaining a mastery of multiple broader areas of specialty product and systems May include team leadership role as well as project and discipline related administrative responsibilities

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 a proposal

Business Operations

Supports the business by communicating team resource loading and skill requirements to the 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

Project Execution

Participates in project execution strategy and planning Knows the project and owns the discipline scope cost time requirements makes certain the team meets expectations and coordinates with other disciplines to ensure project success Drives innovative solutions technology advances and methods to effectively deal with working out of sequence Owns 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 nbsp Plans discipline quality monitors quality activities drives and participates in squad checking recommends improvements and takes action where required

Project Deliverables

Enables data gathering and the preparation of engineering studies analyses calculations etc Assists with recommendations and helps create final documentation Ensures technical issues are defined with alternate solutions pros cons established for multiple solutions and recommendations made through official project documents such as technical queries technical deviations etc Ensures final documentation incorporates all relevant information and customer approval is obtained Reviews and authorizes work done by direct reports

Procurement Support

Ensures relevant information is incorporated into equipment material specifications data sheets testing requirements and material requisitions Enables bid clarifications nbsp bid evaluations inter-discipline vendor information review and approval and other certification activities Reviews and 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 nbsp 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 and 3 years in project leadership Has a strong background in discipline work nbsp and a competent understanding of regulations codes manufacturing standards and industry standard practices Well versed in discipline setup instituting work processes monitoring a team producing deliverables and project closeout Skilled in estimating project costs and writing proposal content Experience in risk management quality procurement or construction execution Adept at budgeting and cost control

Job Specific Knowledge Experience Desirable

Additional specific role requirements for Abu Dhabi are SME level expertise in NGL Processing gas treatment processes and sulphur handling is essential including ability to perform feasibility and conceptual engineering studies simulations and economics nbsp Experience of specification of licensor processes and evaluation of licensors is essential nbsp Experience of integrating licensor designs into contractor s engineering is essential nbsp SME level expertise in adequacy studies assessment of existing facilities defining upgrades and implementation of modifications nbsp SME level expertise in separation and gas compression is preferable SME level expertise in Hydrogen and Ammonia Production is preferable Ability to Lead large projects across multiple offices Excellent verbal and written communication skills Provide support to Discipline Manager in discipline tasks and preserving the reputation of the Process Group