Specialist Project Engineer

Worley; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley is seeking an experienced leader to manage the PMC Engineering group and supervise the contractor during the Engineering and Procurement phases of a major oil & gas project. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 15+ years in the industry, with at least 5 years in a similar mega-project position, including FEED/EPC experience and offshore/upstream exposure.

Ideal candidates will have ADNOC experience and a strong track record in governance, design reviews, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 15+ years of Oil & Gas or Petrochemical experience.
• At least 5 years in a similar mega-project position.
• FEED & EPC experience required.
• Offshore & Upstream project experience required.
• ADNOC experience required.

Responsibilities

• Manage PMC Engineering group day-to-day and supervise contractor during Engineering and Procurement.
• Ensure PMC engineers are competent for the scope per PMC Contract.
• Lead development and implementation of engineering processes and systems.
• Ensure proper resourcing of engineering disciplines to meet contract.
• Provide independent PM consultancy and risk mitigation guidance.
• Participate in design reviews considering constructability and operability.
• Coordinate technical reviews and vendor document processing.
• Secure Owner approval for engineering design per contract.
• Coordinate interfaces among Piping, Mechanical, Structural and E&I.
• Lead customer reviews and meetings as required.
• Conduct succession planning and performance assessments.
• Ensure teams follow procedures to be efficient and first-time-right.
• Provide development opportunities to broaden experience.
• Site visits to demonstrate safety leadership.
• Develop and maintain Wood project management team practices.
• Communicate objectives per contract terms and project scope.
• Organize project team and delegate responsibilities.
• Achieve scheduled performance, cost, quality and HSE targets.
• Provide guidance to stakeholders during project execution.
• Oversee contracting parties, owners, government bodies and facilities.
• Resolve issues across project phases and existing facilities.
• Lead PMT and Contractor to ensure safe, cost-effective interfaces.
• Ensure company policies and controls are adhered to.
• Adapt to multi-cultural, multi-discipline workforce; resolve conflicts.
• Perform bid evaluations and issue clarifications.
• Incorporate field-change requests into deliverables.

Skills

Project leadership

Team management

Oil & Gas experience

Contract management

FEED/EPC experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all management aspects, including day-to-day work allocation and supervision, of the PMC Engineering group and the oversight of the Contractor during the Engineering, Procurement phases of the Project.
• To ensure PMC Engineering personnel are competent to perform their duties relating to the scope of work as identified in the PMC Contract.
• To provide leadership in the development and implementation of engineering processes, procedures and systems operating within the Engineering group.
• To ensure the Engineering group is resourced with the correct disciplines and size to deliver against the requirements of the PMC Contract.
• To provide independent Project Management Consultancy services and technical opinion, and advice related to short falls, recovery plans, minimizing potential risks and maintaining overall Project progress during the Engineering and Procurement phases in the Contractor's Home Offices.
• Participating in the design review and analysis consistent with requirements, including consideration of constructability, testability, operability, and maintainability, system interactions; environmental considerations; personnel safety and fire protection; and proper selection of materials.
• Ensuring the orderly technical review coordination, and processing of vendor documents.
• Securing approval from the Owner for the Engineering design in accordance with the Contract requirements.
• Manage the day-to-day interfacing between the Projects and the disciplines of Piping, Mechanical, Structural, and E&I and specialist disciplines.
• Participate in key customer reviews and meetings as required.
• Conduct succession planning within the engineering team, especially for key roles.
• Implement competence assessments and regular performance assessments with Team.
• Ensure team know and work to procedures in order to be efficient and right first time.
• Provide development opportunities for personnel - to increase breadth of experience and capability.
• Site visits to demonstrate safety leadership.
• Develop and maintain effective working practices for the Wood project management team.
• Provide, with full responsibility and accountability, leadership and excellence in the achievement of coordinating both technical and governance through the different stages of the Project.
• Identify and communicate project team objectives in accordance with the contract terms, scope of work and corporate policy.
• Organize the project team, define individual responsibilities and motivate team members towards successful achievement of specified project goals, particularly through regular project meetings.
• Delegate work to the project team members in a manner that encourages individual responsibility.
• Achieve scheduled performance, cost, quality and HSE requirements from award to acceptance.
• Provide guidance to internal and external stakeholders during project execution to meet project objectives.
• Oversee different contracting parties, owners, customers, government bodies and existing facilities in coordination.
• Manage complicated issues among different project phases and the existing facilities.
• Provide leadership and management for the PMT and Contractor to ensure safe, cost effective and timely resolution of all interfaces.
• Ensure that company policies, procedures and controls are adhered to at all times.
• Be exposed to different cultures, backgrounds and environments. Attend to and resolve conflicts, challenges and problems related to a large multi-cultural and multi-discipline technical workforce.
• Carry out Technical Evaluation of Bids, Issue Bid Technical Clarifications, Technical Evaluation Reports and Recommendations.
• Ensuring incorporating, where applicable, the field-requested and/or -initiated changes to Engineering deliverables.

Qualifications and Experience

• A bachelor's degree in relevant engineering or equivalent from an accredited university with a minimum of fifteen (15+) years of relevant experience in the Oil & Gas or Petrochemical industry, Petrochemical.
• Must have at least five (5) years of experience in a similar position in mega Oil & Gas or Petrochemical projects.
• Experience within FEED & EPC experience is required.
• Experience in PMC roles.
• Experience in Offshore & Upstream projects is required.
• Must have previous experience working in offshore projects.
• ADNOC experience is required.