Senior Construction Engineer - EIT

Role Overview

Senior Construction Engineer - Electrical, Instrument & Telecom at Wood PLC. This role oversees and coordinates all on-site activities for high-profile clients, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and according to quality and safety standards.

Company Overview

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

Role Purpose

To assure the quality and integrity of construction projects, bringing them in on schedule and within budget by overseeing total construction field effort and ensuring projects are constructed in accordance with design, specifications, budgets and schedules. Generally responsible for projects or subsets of projects with value above USD 500 million.

Key Responsibilities

Project Oversight & Delivery

• Oversee total construction field effort to ensure project is constructed in accordance with design, specifications, budgets and schedules.
• Assure the quality and integrity of each project, bringing projects in on schedule and within budget.
• Use in-house construction management procedures and experience to provide continuity and consistency of construction management with quality assurance and reliable control.
• Supervise all areas on small projects and/or a subset/discipline on larger projects.

Construction Management & Execution

• Manage and execute multiple field disciplines or a subset of assigned construction project(s) in accordance with contract requirements and company operating policies and principles.
• Manage and control project cost and schedule of assigned disciplines/subset of on-site construction.
• Coordinate supply and delivery of equipment, subcontractors, consumables, accommodation and other project-specific requirements in accordance with client/contract document specifications and Wood Policies & Procedures.
• Manage installation, commissioning and completion activities of materials and equipment.
• Coordinate field personnel work schedules to maximize utilization and ensure work is delivered on schedule.
• Monitor work progress and report against the plan.
• Utilize Commercial processes to capture variations effectively.

Quality, Safety & Environmental Management

• Ensure safety, quality and environmental responsibilities and accountabilities have been defined and communicated to workers engaged within their area(s) of control.
• Ensure all workers within their area(s) of control receive appropriate training to perform their work in a safe, legal and competent manner, including any Health and Safety and site-specific inductions.
• Initiate safety, quality and environmental processes within their area(s) of control, including toolbox meetings, inspections, and the identification, assessment and control of risks in accordance with Wood and client requirements.
• Execute the work in accordance with the quality standards and requirements specified for the project.

Stakeholder & Labor Management

• Understand and manage the industrial relations environment impacting the site and report any issues as required.
• Work with engineering in the design phases to influence the design for optimum constructability.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree with a minimum of 15 years Oil and Gas industry experience, including at least 5 years on major capital projects (> 500 M USD) with Construction Management and Site Management focus.
• Experience within an Oil and Gas operating company is highly desired and may be considered in lieu of capital project experience.
• Must be qualified to obtain a CICPA and a UAE work visa.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal, with a strong command of the English language.
• Willingness to travel extensively for multi-week periods and flexibility to adjust work location to support project needs.

Additional Information

Wood offers meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high-profile clients across the Energy Sector. The company is committed to diversity and inclusion, provides competitive remuneration with regular reviews, medical insurance covering inpatient and outpatient care, group life and personal accident insurance, End of Service Gratuity in line with UAE Labor Law, an Employee Share Plan, Long Service Awards at 5-year service milestones, tailored development plans for continued professional development, access to global connections with industry experts, and participation in the Energy Transition Academy.