PMC Lead Instrument & Control Engineer

Role Overview

PMC Lead Instrument & Control Engineer at Wood PLC, based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with occasional travel to Spain.

Company Overview

Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business delivers large and complex projects for national and international energy companies globally. The business is the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions in oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids, and decarbonization and electrification markets. The team operates with a proven delivery model, strong reputation, and focuses on steady and predictable delivery across transformative projects in energy security and transition.

Role Purpose

Provide technical expertise and leadership in instrumentation engineering for the ADNOC Offshore project, ensuring design compliance with codes and standards, coordinating with EPC contractors and internal discipline teams, and delivering quality instrumentation engineering execution within project timeframes.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Design & Compliance

• Provide technical expertise in all instrumentation design activities.
• Ensure design and engineering compliance with relevant codes and ADNOC standards.
• Ensure that facilities are designed in accordance with the latest corporate guidelines with respect to environment and health aspects.

Design Review & Quality Assurance

• Perform regular and timely technical reviews of instrumentation engineering deliverables developed by engineering consultants and contractors.
• Review and approve engineering consultant and EPC contractor work.
• Ensure design quality in compliance with relevant codes, standards, and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with ADNOC project specifications, relevant codes, standards, and best industry practices.
• Ensure quality and accuracy of engineering consultant and EPC contractor instrumentation engineering design activities.

Coordination & Project Management

• Coordinate, monitor, and handle instrumentation design and engineering with EPC Contractor as per project expectations and complete the same within the timeframe.
• Ensure integration of overall instrumentation engineering and overall coordination within IPMT Instrumentation Engineering Team.
• Coordinate required engineering participation in the development and analysis of various design options and business models.
• Participate in teams for equipment sizing and equipment selection considering optimization and standardization.
• Participate in layout reviews, model reviews, design reviews, and technical workshops.
• Coordinate technical reviews, bid evaluation, and performance evaluation.
• Provide technical assistance during installation, pre-commissioning, and commissioning.

Stakeholder Management & Technical Collaboration

• Work with other discipline engineers within IPMT, EPC Contractor, ADNOC Engineering, Operation, and Site Interface to resolve technical issues and ensure quality discipline engineering execution and integrity.
• Provide technical assistance and coordination with other discipline engineers.
• Contribute input and expertise in the development and analysis of various design options and business models to design optimization and validation.
• Interface with managers, team leaders, and engineers in company's technical departments, business units, operations units, and logistics department.
• Interface regularly with contractor's engineering and project management team and discipline engineers as required.

Reporting & Governance

• Report to ADNOC Discipline Team Leader and Engineering Manager.
• Provide support to Project Managers and Engineers within the Project Management Team organization.

Operations & Optimization

• Ensure full utilization of existing facilities while optimizing facilities required for new projects.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree in Instrument, Electrical, or Electronics Engineering.
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in oil and gas industry.
• Experience and detailed knowledge of relevant international codes and standards.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent technical team and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of engineering computer programs and general business software.
• Ability to make independent decisions in planning, organizing, and coordinating to develop solutions to complex problems.

Additional Information

Contract & Location

• Position based at client office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
• Occasional travel to Spain required.

Benefits

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high-profile clients across the energy sector.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion across the business.
• Competitive remuneration package with regular reviews to ensure rewarding at the right level in line with the market.
• Medical insurance ensuring inpatient and outpatient medical care.
• Group life and personal accident insurance providing life assurance cover.
• End of service gratuity in line with UAE Labor Law.
• Employee share plan giving opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company.
• Long service award celebrating commitment and loyalty at 5-year service milestones.
• Commitment to continued professional development with tailored development plans.
• Global connections joining experts around the world at the leading edge of the industry.
• Energy transition academy providing a community of experts sharing knowledge and gaining exposure to existing and emerging energy systems.