Senior Site Project Engineer - Habshan

Wood; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 680,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

End of Service

Employee Share Plan

Long Service Award

Professional Development

Global Connections

Energy Transition Academy

Competitive Remuneration

Job summary

John Wood Group PLC in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering efforts on a complex ADNOC Gas EPCM project. You will ensure integration across engineering, procurement, construction, quality, HSE, and commissioning, delivering on scope, schedule, and budget while maintaining constructability.

Working under the Lead Project Engineer and Project Manager, you will drive interface management, field coordination visits to Habshan, and

Qualifications

• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams on large EPCM projects.
• Strong coordination between engineering, procurement and construction functions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, global project environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day engineering and technical activities across multiple disciplines to ensure alignment with project requirements, approved design criteria, engineering specifications, contractual obligations and ADNOC Gas standards.
• Support the Lead Project Engineer in implementing the engineering execution plan, managing deliverables, monitoring engineering progress and ensuring that technical activities remain aligned with the overall project schedule and execution strategy.
• Coordinate with discipline engineers, engineering leads, procurement, construction, planning, project controls, quality, HSE, commissioning and document control teams to facilitate timely completion of project activities.
• Monitor engineering deliverables against approved schedules, identify outstanding documents and technical dependencies, and follow up with responsible discipline teams to ensure timely submission, review, approval and release.
• Maintain engineering registers, technical query logs, interface registers, action trackers, engineering deliverables lists and other project records to provide accurate visibility of engineering status and outstanding issues.
• Undertake frequent site visits to Habshan to coordinate with construction personnel, inspect field conditions, review construction progress, identify engineering constraints and facilitate timely resolution of technical issues affecting site execution.
• Act as a key liaison between site-based construction teams and office‑based engineering disciplines, ensuring that field observations, technical queries, design discrepancies and construction feedback are communicated clearly and addressed within agreed timelines.
• Coordinate and expedite the resolution of requests for information, technical queries, field change requests, design clarifications, technical deviations and engineering‑related non‑conformance reports in accordance with established project procedures.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, technical documents and design deliverables for completeness, consistency and coordination, escalating technical issues to the relevant discipline leads and Lead Project Engineer.
• Ensure that engineering deliverables are developed and issued in accordance with approved project specifications, applicable international codes and standards, ADNOC requirements, quality procedures and document control protocols.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering interfaces across process, mechanical, piping, civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation, control systems, telecom, fire and gas, HVAC and other applicable disciplines.
• Facilitate interdisciplinary design reviews, technical coordination meetings, constructability reviews and engineering workshops to identify design conflicts, interface gaps, installation constraints and potential construction risks.
• Support the coordination of engineering inputs required for procurement activities, including technical requisitions, vendor documentation, technical clarifications, material specifications and equipment data, ensuring timely resolution of outstanding matters.
• Follow up on vendor engineering documentation, review status, technical comments and approval cycles in coordination with discipline engineers and procurement personnel to avoid impacts on procurement, fabrication, delivery and installation schedules.
• Coordinate with construction teams to ensure that approved drawings, specifications, material requirements and technical instructions are available ahead of planned site activities.
• Identify engineering‑related constraints affecting construction work fronts, including incomplete design information, material discrepancies, access limitations, technical approvals and unresolved interfaces, and coordinate corrective actions with the responsible teams.
• Support the preparation, review and implementation of engineering schedules, look‑ahead plans, deliverables forecasts and priority lists in line with construction sequencing and project milestones.
• Monitor engineering progress and report deviations from planned targets, highlighting potential impacts on construction, procurement, cost, quality and schedule to the Lead Project Engineer and Project Manager.
• Coordinate with planning and project controls personnel to assess the impact of engineering delays, technical changes, outstanding approvals and design revisions on the overall project programme.

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Project Engineer with a proven track record in leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring the successful execution of projects and alignment with company goals for a high-profile client.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe.We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model and a strong reputation.

We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status-quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonization and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.

Energy security, transition and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low‑carbon concepts to reality.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects:Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive remuneration package:With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• 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
• End of Service Gratuity:In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
• 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
• 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
• Energy Transition Academy:Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems - delivered by experts in their field

The key objectives for this role are:

The Senior Project Engineer is responsible for coordinating, monitoring and controlling the engineering and technical activities associated with the successful delivery of a multi-billion-dollar ADNOC Gas EPCM project. The role ensures effective integration of engineering, procurement, construction, quality, HSE, project controls and commissioning activities to achieve project objectives in accordance with approved scope, schedule, budget, technical specifications and contractual requirements.

Working under the direction of the Lead Project Engineer and Project Manager, the Senior Project Engineer serves as a key focal point for multidisciplinary engineering coordination, technical issue resolution, deliverables management and interface control. The position ensures that engineering outputs are delivered in a timely manner, technical queries are resolved efficiently, and design solutions meet project requirements while supporting safe, efficient and constructible site execution.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day engineering and technical activities across multiple disciplines to ensure alignment with project requirements, approved design criteria, engineering specifications, contractual obligations and ADNOC Gas standards.
• Support the Lead Project Engineer in implementing the engineering execution plan, managing deliverables, monitoring engineering progress and ensuring that technical activities remain aligned with the overall project schedule and execution strategy.
• Coordinate with discipline engineers, engineering leads, procurement, construction, planning, project controls, quality, HSE, commissioning and document control teams to facilitate timely completion of project activities.
• Monitor engineering deliverables against approved schedules, identify outstanding documents and technical dependencies, and follow up with responsible discipline teams to ensure timely submission, review, approval and release.
• Maintain engineering registers, technical query logs, interface registers, action trackers, engineering deliverables lists and other project records to provide accurate visibility of engineering status and outstanding issues.
• Undertake frequent site visits to Habshan to coordinate with construction personnel, inspect field conditions, review construction progress, identify engineering constraints and facilitate timely resolution of technical issues affecting site execution.
• Act as a key liaison between site-based construction teams and office‑based engineering disciplines, ensuring that field observations, technical queries, design discrepancies and construction feedback are communicated clearly and addressed within agreed timelines.
• Coordinate and expedite the resolution of requests for information, technical queries, field change requests, design clarifications, technical deviations and engineering‑related non‑conformance reports in accordance with established project procedures.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, technical documents and design deliverables for completeness, consistency and coordination, escalating technical issues to the relevant discipline leads and Lead Project Engineer.
• Ensure that engineering deliverables are developed and issued in accordance with approved project specifications, applicable international codes and standards, ADNOC requirements, quality procedures and document control protocols.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering interfaces across process, mechanical, piping, civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation, control systems, telecom, fire and gas, HVAC and other applicable disciplines.
• Facilitate interdisciplinary design reviews, technical coordination meetings, constructability reviews and engineering workshops to identify design conflicts, interface gaps, installation constraints and potential construction risks.
• Support the coordination of engineering inputs required for procurement activities, including technical requisitions, vendor documentation, technical clarifications, material specifications and equipment data, ensuring timely resolution of outstanding matters.
• Follow up on vendor engineering documentation, review status, technical comments and approval cycles in coordination with discipline engineers and procurement personnel to avoid impacts on procurement, fabrication, delivery and installation schedules.
• Coordinate with construction teams to ensure that approved drawings, specifications, material requirements and technical instructions are available ahead of planned site activities.
• Identify engineering‑related constraints affecting construction work fronts, including incomplete design information, material discrepancies, access limitations, technical approvals and unresolved interfaces, and coordinate corrective actions with the responsible teams.
• Support the preparation, review and implementation of engineering schedules, look‑ahead plans, deliverables forecasts and priority lists in line with construction sequencing and project milestones.
• Monitor engineering progress and report deviations from planned targets, highlighting potential impacts on construction, procurement, cost, quality and schedule to the Lead Project Engineer and Project Manager.
• Coordinate with planning and project controls personnel to assess the impact of engineering delays, technical changes, outstanding approvals and design revisions on the overall project programme.
• Assist in the management of