Senior Engineer Occupational Health

JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood is currently inviting expressions of interest for the Senior Engineer Occupational Health & Contractor HSE & Welfare Management position to be based in Abu Dhabi for a PMC downstream project.

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 decarbonisation and electrification markets. We pride ourselves on 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 organisation 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' service of our employees at the 5-year service milestone.
• 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.

Job Objectives:

• Contribute to the delivery of engineering excellence through definition and approval of technical scopes.
• Executing assigned scopes of work.
• Providing technical expertise to the business.
• Contributing to business growth.
• May manage and supervise teams and/or act as a technical specialist.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participates as a team member in a specific phase of a broad engineering assignment.
• Directs preparation of appropriate documentation for assigned projects.
• Ensures successful completion of the assigned project/phase within the budgeted time and cost constraints.
• Participates in defining engineering approaches, and in planning and scheduling work.
• Evaluates problems, organizes investigations, and establishes general performance specifications for components, equipment, systems, processes, etc.
• Checks engineering calculations as well as all drawings in accordance with industry codes and standards; assists with the development of less senior Technical Professionals.
• Adheres to and complies with relevant discipline-specific procedures and provides feedback for continuous improvement.
• Participates in audits and incident investigations as required.
• Performs complex engineering tasks related to specific units of major projects.
• Participates in site visits, project review meetings, design reviews, and other workshops as required.

Providing discipline expertise:

• Solves problems requiring development of new approaches or new uses for existing approaches; exercises mature professional judgment in evaluating and selecting technical strategic options.
• As necessary, modifies established guidelines, devises new approaches, applies existing criteria in new ways, and draws conclusions from comparative situations.
• Regularly functions as a technical leader or significant contributor to a major complex problem or project.
• Produces innovative ideas and solves problems requiring development of new approaches or new uses for existing approaches.
• Consistently called on to use creativity and professional judgment to formulate results based on engineering standards, experience, and constructive thinking.
• Develops unique solutions for complex technical problems.
• Anticipates potential problems and takes the initiative to solve complex problems through creative thinking and creative use of internal and external resources both inside and outside of discipline expertise.
• Exercises mature professional judgment in identifying the implications of experimental results.
• Understands customer needs and applies technical solutions to meet goals.
• Provides technical input and support to proposals as required.

Supporting and Supervising task delegation to team:

• May supervise a small work group consisting of technical/professional staff with some coaching from own supervisor, or may provide advice and guidance in the area of specialization to others.
• Assists in performing managerial tasks as requested, such as assigning tasks to engineers, planning and coordinating portions of the engineering work, preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets, attending project meetings, and developing lesser-experienced technical professionals.
• Discusses with other senior engineers to agree on priorities and implications on the work of others.
• Approves work schedules and makes recommendations for increased resources and special equipment.
• Makes commitments on acceptance of projects, completion dates, resources, and staff required to meet goals.
• Coordinates the activities of engineering and design groups assigned to small projects.
• Participates in developing deadlines, projects, and work to be done.
• May manage one or more small projects, with responsibility for cost, schedule, resources allocation, and risk.
• Provides appropriate HSSE leadership including compliance with site and office safety requirements and technical/design safety requirements.

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.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with HSE related specialization or equivalent discipline, e.g., Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene.
• Minimum 15 years' experience in the oil and gas industry, majority in onshore downstream projects.
• Preferably with ADNOC PMC project experience.
• Able to work with other disciplines to meet delivery dates and design targets.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in HSE roles with a focus on occupational health, industrial hygiene, and contractor HSE & welfare management.
• Experience in all or at least one of the following fields: Upstream/Downstream specifically in Operations, Construction, Petrochemicals, and Refinery is preferred on HSE matters.
• Familiar with ADNOC HSE Standards and applicable UAE Regulations.

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. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes 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.