Engineering Manager

2 weeks ago

Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Wood PLC Full time
JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood is currently recruiting for an Engineering Manager to join our team in Sharjah, UAE. This is a full time onsite position with business trips

RESPONSIBILITIES

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is currently recruiting for an Engineering Manager to join our team in Sharjah, UAE. This is a full time onsite position with business trips

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The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Engineering Manager to join our Engineering Hub in Sharjah, UAE

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood is an integral part of operations in Iraq, and we are continuing to grow our footprint across the country. With a 90-year heritage, 10 major contracts and over 850 employees, we have the skills, expertise and asset knowledge to support clients to deliver energy security and decarbonisation ambitions.

Wood excels in supporting our clients to deliver complex upstream and midstream oil and gas projects in Iraq delivering maintenance, modifications and engineering solutions. We are committed to decarbonising existing assets, producing cleaner energy and developing a sustainable national workforce, ensuring the long-term growth of the region

What we can offer
  • Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
  • Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
  • Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Key Objectives

Responsible for the execution of the engineering portion of a multi-discipline engineering scope of work on one or more projects/work scopes. Has responsibility for coordinating and completing the various engineering, and start-up aspects of a project(s) while meeting HSSE, quality, schedule, and budget performance goals. Has responsibility for the technical excellence of the engineering portion of a project(s) across all disciplines.

Contributes to delivery of engineering excellence through:
  • Driving technical assurance on the assigned scope(s) of work
  • Managing and leading, supporting, and supervising the discipline engineering teams on the assigned scope(s) of work
  • Management of key stakeholders in the execution and delivery of contracted activities.
  • Developing and retaining motivated and competent people.
  • Undertaking the role of process owner.
  • Driving safety by design
  • Driving and leading on opportunities for innovation
May participate directly in the design, development and inspection of technical projects or in the engineering work of the department.

The Engineering Manager leads by example, consistently displaying and enforcing the Company's values and behaviours, and commitment to the highest standards of safe and ethical behaviour, to ensure safe and reliable operations and client satisfaction.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

Driving technical assurance.
  • Continuous promotion of corporate / client-specific procedures
  • Assist in incident investigations as required
  • Monitors compliance with standards and processes to assure delivery
  • Roll out and Implementation of learning opportunities from across the business
  • Driving continual focus on process safety through the engineering team
  • Driving elimination of technical incidents through robust controls, incident reviews and
  • embedding lessons learned
  • Identifies and mitigates areas of risk and improvement opportunities
  • Identifies and pursues improvement opportunities
  • Managing and leading, supporting and supervising the multidiscipline engineering team
Managing and leading, supporting and supervising the multidiscipline engineering team
  • Plan, organize, direct, control, and evaluate the activities and operations of a multidiscipline engineering team
  • Assist in the management of recruitment, selection, transfers, performance management, succession planning and promotion of resources to meet engineering team requirements
  • Ensuring appropriately resourced and competent personnel on Project/Contract
  • Oversight and control of Engineering Histogram to support workforce planning
  • Assist in setting & maintaining standards for the development and retention of motivated and competent people
Management of key stakeholders in the execution and delivery of contracted activities
  • Responsible for the engineering content of project execution plans for assigned contracts/projects
  • Responsible for the direction and management of the engineering and associated project activities of the business grouping/Project
  • Manage and direct resources efficiently and effectively
  • Consult and negotiate with clients to prepare specifications, explain proposals, and present engineering reports and findings
  • Assign, co-ordinate and review the technical work of the department or project teams
  • Focuses on managerial concerns of the project such as cost, completion date, and resource allocation. Provides expert resolution of issues and monitors the integration of work
  • Reviews technical concepts of major projects
  • Personally participates in solving difficult technical problems
  • Resolves conflicts that are complex and manage divergent audience
  • Responsible for facilitating agreement between conflicting parties
  • Resolves issues which are non-recurring and occasionally novel
  • Carries responsibility for the resolution of major problems for the engineering segment
  • Assist in identifying and requesting functional support to projects/contracts as required
  • Accountable for the efficient planning and management of engineering resources, identifying ad pursuing opportunities for margin improvement, including HVEC utilisation
Undertaking the role of process owner
  • Develop and implement policies, standards, and procedures for the engineering and technical work performed in the department
  • Directs the application of existing principles and the development of new policies and strategies aligned with OU, BU, and Corporate objectives
  • Conduit for a regulatory framework, legislation changes, initiatives, and industry technology developments
Working Relationships

Internal:
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate across the business interfaces.
  • Engage with business / functional community and promote the function including:
  • networking/knowledge sharing
  • Interactions with Heads of Disciplines, Heads of Engineering to ensure resourcing of competent personnel
External:
  • Communicate and cooperate with external stakeholders including: industry bodies, academia, vendors, client interface (as appropriate and requested), market intelligence, relevant conferences, and business development
Level of Influence & Decision Making Authority
  • Actions and decisions typically influence the long-term profitability, operating and technical results of the business group or function
  • Accountable for the operational budget of the engineering function within the operating unit
  • Develops annual functional budgets for review and approval by higher levels and prepare period forecast updates
  • Line management for all personnel within the contract/project Engineering team
  • Management of change (people and process) and organizational change
  • Responsible for the development of key talent and leadership team succession planning within the Engineering function
  • Accountable for delivering against performance KPIs
QUALIFICATIONS

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Qualifications:
  • B.S. or equivalent degree in Engineering from an accredited university
  • Minimum of fifteen (15) years relevant experience in major Brownfield oil & gas projects, including at least five (5) years in similar position.
Knowledge, skills, and experience:
  • Demonstrable ability to manage EPC and / or EPCM contracts for onshore Brownfield Oil & Gas projects for major Oil & Gas companies.
  • Specific experience managing lump sum Oil and Gas projects across their lifecycle in the GCC region, preferred.
  • Broad and extensive knowledge of engineering theories and techniques and a high level of skill in the application of this knowledge in the management of the engineering function
  • Capable of representing business and client-to-business associates in a professional manner
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of influencing people at all levels of the organization
  • Skilled in forecast planning for people resources
  • Skilled in recruitment and selection, employee communication, and management including performance management
  • Able to implement and embed standards and processes to effect delivery of engineering excellence
  • Good knowledge of the regulatory framework and associated legislation
  • Current knowledge of industry and technology development within area of expertise
  • Expert in Engineering excellence
  • Able to carry out audit and incident investigations
  • Good Project management skills
  • Skilled in mediation and dispute resolution
  • Financial and commercial awareness
Personal attributes:
  • Role models company values, behaviours, and ethics, and promotes same in others
  • Significant persuasion and influencing skills
  • Awareness, respect, and the ability to reconcile cultural diversity
  • Pursues continuous development and progression of own skills and knowledge
ABOUT US

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

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