Engineering Manager - Onshore Oil & Gas

About the role

Wood is recruiting an Engineering Manager for its UAE business unit, which focuses on the technical excellence of the engineering part of a project across all disciplines. The role is full-time and on-site in Sharjah, with travel required. The client is an international operator receiving engineering and project management services (including EPC contract management) and supply chain, construction and commissioning support from Wood Iraq and UAE offices, covering greenfield and brownfield projects.

Key responsibilities

• Oversight and assurance of multi-discipline engineering scope of work on a portfolio of onshore oil and gas projects, including brownfield.
• Ensure engineering complies with client requirements, processes, procedures, specifications and international engineering standards.
• Implement and monitor client-specific procedures in engineering design and roll out learning opportunities across the business.
• Drive process safety, eliminate technical incidents through robust controls and incident reviews, and identify risks and improvements.
• Plan, organise, direct and evaluate the engineering team of the client and contractors, and manage cost, completion date and resource allocation.
• Prepare specifications, explain proposals, present engineering reports and resolve major technical problems.
• Develop engineering policies, standards and procedures, and act as a conduit for regulatory and industry developments.
• Report to the Project Manager or Project Director and manage all design and engineering activities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline from a recognised institution; professional accreditation from a US, UK, EU, Australian or Canadian institute preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in the oil and gas industry (process or piping engineering) with 5 years in an engineering manager position.
• Proven track record in onshore brownfield projects in the Middle East; Iraq project experience is required.
• Leadership of a multidiscipline engineering team, with strong technical skill in one discipline and good knowledge of others.
• Willingness to travel to Basra, Iraq.

Required skills

• Brownfield engineering upgrades in onshore oil and gas fields.
• Audit and incident investigation, and mediation and dispute resolution.
• Project management, financial and commercial awareness.

What we offer

• Competitive salary with regular reviews and medical insurance.
• Group life and personal accident insurance, and an employee share plan.
• Tailored professional development plans and long-service awards at 5-year milestones.