Project Information Manager

Role Overview

Project Information Manager at Wood PLC. The position is based full time in Wood's Abu Dhabi office, with engagement at project sites and other execution locations as required.

Company Overview

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. The business has experienced teams, a proven delivery model and a strong reputation. Wood 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 company is committed to steady and predictable delivery and bringing low-carbon concepts to reality.

Role Purpose

The Project Information Manager will take ownership of an established project information environment on a multi-billion-dollar EPC/EPCM programme delivering strategically important and technically complex brownfield projects for a major UAE national energy company. The role maintains delivery continuity while identifying and closing gaps in systems, processes, data quality and information readiness. The position is accountable for information management across engineering, procurement, materials, construction, commissioning, handover and closeout.

Key Responsibilities

Environment Assessment and Planning

• Assess the current information management environment, priorities, risks and outstanding commitments, implementing recovery and improvement actions where required.
• Maintain and improve the Project Information Management Plan, procedures, systems strategy, responsibilities, controls and delivery schedules.
• Translate contractual and client information requirements into clear deliverables, validation rules and acceptance criteria.

Leadership and Governance

• Lead Document Control, Data Management and Engineering Systems personnel and act as the principal information management interface with project leadership, the client, contractors, suppliers and delivery teams.
• Lead Document Control, Data Management and Engineering Systems activities across home office, workshare locations, site, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Govern engineering documents, structured data, tag registers, drawings, models, supplier information and engineering databases.
• Establish and report information management KPIs covering quality, completeness, timeliness, supplier compliance, construction readiness and handover status.

Engineering Systems and Data Management

• Oversee SmartPlant Foundation publishing, retrieval, consolidation, correlation, validation, exception management and reporting.
• Coordinate engineering database consolidation and merges, including conflict resolution, integrity checks, reconciliation and project-to-as-built transfer.
• Manage information interfaces between engineering, EDMS, procurement, materials, project controls, Advanced Work Packaging, construction and commissioning systems.
• Lead document and drawing data mining to extract, classify and validate information from legacy records for use in intelligent engineering databases and models.

Materials and Procurement Information

• Establish effective material information controls, aligning MTOs, requisitions, purchase orders, supplier data, packing lists, inspection and receipt records, piece marks, material status and construction work packages.

Advanced Work Packaging

• Support Advanced Work Packaging by aligning engineering data, documents, models, materials and schedules with CWAs, CWPs, EWPs and IWPs.

As-Building and Surveys

• Lead progressive as-building, ensuring redlines, field changes, technical queries, surveys and construction records are incorporated into controlled drawings, intelligent models and engineering databases.
• Manage geospatial surveys, laser scanning, LiDAR, drone surveys and point-cloud information, including coordinate control, scan-to-model workflows, validation and model integration.

Construction Information Control

• Ensure construction teams receive current, approved and complete information, with effective control of revisions, field changes and superseded content.

Commissioning, Handover and Closeout

• Coordinate commissioning information, including systems and subsystems, completions records, turnover packs, punch lists, commissioning data and startup readiness.
• Lead progressive handover and project closeout, including final as-built validation, database delivery, client acceptance, exception management, archiving and system closure.

Cybersecurity and Compliance

• Ensure project systems, integrations, access controls, data transfers and third-party connections comply with Wood, client and project cybersecurity requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

Required

• Degree-level qualification in engineering, information management, computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Extensive Project Information Management experience on major oil and gas EPC/EPCM projects.
• Demonstrated ability to take over, stabilise and improve information delivery on a large, complex, in-flight project.
• Experience across engineering, procurement, materials, construction, commissioning, handover and closeout.
• Strong knowledge of engineering information systems, EDMS, structured engineering data, intelligent models and digital handover.
• Practical experience with SmartPlant Foundation publishing and engineering database consolidation or merge processes.
• Strong understanding of material information controls, supplier information, Advanced Work Packaging and commissioning information.

Desirable

• Experience with brownfield as-building, legacy document data mining, geospatial surveys, laser scanning or point-cloud information.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles relating to project systems, access, integrations, cloud environments and controlled information exchange.
• Understanding of data engineering, data platforms, automated data-quality controls, document intelligence and responsible AI applications.
• Previous experience delivering major projects for a UAE national energy company; comparable experience with other Middle East national oil companies will also be considered.

Skills & Competencies

• Pay close attention to detail and handle confidential or sensitive information.
• Work both independently and collaboratively with departmental co-workers and project personnel.
• Communicate effectively in writing and verbally, acting as Wood's discipline representative and liaison with client, partners, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Resolve team conflict.
• Strong client-facing, leadership, communication and problem-solving skills.

Additional Information

Reporting and Authority

• Develop and manage a project man-hour budget related to project information management staffing.
• Receive general instructions on deadlines and priorities, but independently define what is to be done and methodologies expected to perform day-to-day assignments.
• Responsible for the delegation of activities and supervision of project information staff dedicated to the project.

Working Relationships

• Lead Document Control, Data Management and System Administration groups on the project.
• Work as part of the Project Management Team.
• Interact with client technical and information management teams.

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 market-level rewards.
• Medical Insurance covering 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 allowing purchase of Wood shares with company match.
• Long Service Award celebrating commitment and loyalty at 5-year service milestones.
• Development plans tailored to individual needs and interests.
• Global connections with experts at the leading edge of the industry.
• Energy Transition Academy providing community access to knowledge on existing and emerging energy systems.