Senior Project Engineer – Oil & Gas (Lead)

Wood; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Professional development

Global connections

Medical insurance

Life insurance

Share plan

Long service award

Job summary

Wood is seeking a Lead Project Engineer to join our Sharjah, UAE team. This full-time, office-based role focuses on technical leadership and delivery across brownfield oil & gas projects in the GCC region. The incumbent will supervise disciplines, mentor engineers, and ensure adherence to standards and safety practices.

A strong background in project planning and contract management is essential. The ideal candidate has 15+ years in oil & gas projects, with at least 5 years in a similar

Qualifications

• Minimum 15+ years of relevant experience in major Brownfield oil & gas projects.
• Five or more years in a similar Lead/Senior position.
• Hands-on experience managing or delivering Lump Sum contracts/projects.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to technical delivery of engineering excellence by executing assigned scopes of work.
• Provide discipline expertise to the business and support task delegation to the team.
• Apply technical knowledge to perform engineering assignments and produce deliverables including complex problems.
• Lead engineering activities with minimal guidance and coordinate tasks on medium complexity projects.
• Serve as primary discipline engineer or technical authority on projects with significant scope.
• Select engineering techniques and make design recommendations based on professional knowledge.

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

Project planning

Engineering standards

Communication

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Contract management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

Engineering software

Job description

Wood is seeking a Lead Project Engineer to join our Sharjah, UAE team. This full-time, office-based role focuses on technical leadership and delivery across brownfield oil & gas projects in the GCC region. The incumbent will supervise disciplines, mentor engineers, and ensure adherence to standards and safety practices.

A strong background in project planning and contract management is essential. The ideal candidate has 15+ years in oil & gas projects, with at least 5 years in a similar