Wood

Global energy engineering and project services

Project Engineering Manager

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSingaporeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Engineering, such as Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
At least 12 years of experience in refinery, petrochemical, chemical, power, or pharmaceutical projects.
Proven leadership in design and engineering teams for Front-End Engineering Design, Project Management Consultancy, and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management projects.
Strong knowledge of engineering procedures, specifications, and standards.
Ability to lead and motivate multidisciplinary teams.
Familiarity with local permitting requirements.

Responsibilities

Act as the proactive engineering interface between the project Wood engineering team and the Client.
Take overall responsibility for timely delivery of engineering work that complies with contract requirements.
Maintain effective communication with Lead Engineers, the Client, Department Management, the Project Manager, Process Manager, Project Controls Manager, Construction Manager, and Procurement Manager.
Know the requirements of all contract documents, including general conditions, scope of work, Design Basis, specifications, codes, and standards, and require Lead Engineers to become familiar with them.
Ensure the engineering team is informed of specific confidentiality and secrecy agreement requirements.
Ensure Discipline Design Instructions are generated on time for all engineering disciplines to guide technical work at the discipline level.
Ensure engineering team work, deliverables, and drawing and document formats meet Quality Plan requirements.
Determine and implement the project Package Management Strategy.
Ensure assigned engineers are approved as Authorized Engineers.
Ensure disciplines accurately forecast deliverables, including document revisions, and maintain the Document and Deliverable Matrix.
Coordinate with Engineering Systems and Information Management representatives to set up project engineering systems, applications, software, and databases that support data quality and flow.
Determine the project engineering organization with the Discipline Manager, request Lead Engineers in accordance with the agreed manpower plan, and request that Lead Engineers obtain departmental manpower in accordance with the agreed manpower plan.
Be familiar with and control the project engineering budget.
Work with Project Controls and Lead Engineers to develop an achievable detailed schedule for engineering activities consistent with the overall project schedule, agree to the schedule, manage progress, and agree on remedial action with Lead Discipline Engineers when necessary.
Understand schedule milestones, bonuses, and penalties, and manage Lead Discipline Engineers to meet milestones.
Require engineering work to follow applicable procedures, specifications, codes, standards, and Wood health, safety, environmental, and quality procedures; identify project-specific procedure needs, ensure procedures are prepared and followed, and ensure they are identified in the Project Execution Plan.
Ensure all engineering reviews are completed and closed out according to schedule.
Ensure the project engineering team manages and addresses technical assurance and integrity issues adequately.
For required local authority permitting, establish permitting requirements with the Project Manager, Lead Engineers, and Technical Safety Discipline Manager; identify the appropriate permitting coordinator and coordinate permitting activities and responsibilities.
Ensure a permitting procedure is prepared when Project Engineering provides a Permit Coordinator.
Ensure all interfaces are identified and managed through engineering delivery.
Monitor engagement levels throughout the project and ensure appropriate Inter-Discipline Checks are implemented.
Develop a comprehensive workshare plan with the High Value Execution Centre or other workshare centres in accordance with contract and project requirements.
Hold regular engineering meetings with project Lead Engineers and other relevant functions to drive engineering delivery.
Understand constructability issues and ensure they are reflected in the design.
Ensure engineering documents are checked and approved according to the engineering Quality Plan, and approve Process Engineers’ Engineering Flow diagrams.
Ensure material quantities, including any slippage, are reported according to the Project Execution Plan distribution and timing requirements to support procurement, commissioning, construction, and overall project delivery.
Allocate preparation of miscellaneous documents, such as construction contract requisitions and miscellaneous material requisitions, to the appropriate specialist group in accordance with Discipline Manager guidance.
Ensure Project and Discipline Engineers can identify potential contract changes or scope deviations; oversee preparation of scope-change documents and agree man-hour estimates and schedule impacts for engineering activities.
Ensure Lead Engineers accurately populate and update the Document Management System.
Create a culture of Safety by Design by defining safety goals, understanding hazards, managing residual risk, implementing inherent safety, and ensuring adherence to the Safety by Design Procedure.
Discuss lessons learned progressively with Discipline Leads and revise relevant procedures to resolve major issues.
Inform the Discipline Manager of project matters preventing compliance with this job description and seek assistance to resolve them.
Manage the Field Engineering Team and ensure necessary engineering inputs to construction activities are provided with appropriate technical integrity.
Act as the primary Client contact for engineering matters arising in the field and minimize technical queries sent to the Home Office.
As Field Project Engineering Manager, provide technical interpretations, clarifications, and information; make technical decisions on engineering queries; and refrain from instructing contractors to make changes or additions unless authorized by the Resident Construction Manager.
Act as Site Change Coordinator and administer the engineering-related change control system for contract changes.
Ensure field personnel properly mark up as-built drawings according to contract requirements and arrange their revision and issue by the Home Office.
Ensure engineering data is archived according to local legislation, Client and contractual requirements, and Amec Foster Wheeler requirements.

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We are currently recruiting for a Project Engineering Manager (ENG-PEM) to join our growing operations in Singapore. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and coordinate multi-discipline engineering activities on major projects across the energy and industrial sectors.

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What we can offer

Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewable and emerging energy sectors

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organization 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

Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, or related discipline)
12+ years’ experience in refinery, petrochemical, chemical, power, or pharmaceutical projects
Proven leadership in design and engineering teams for FEED, PMC, and EPCM projects
Strong knowledge of engineering procedures, specifications, and standards
Ability to lead and motivate multi-discipline teams
Familiarity with local permitting requirements

Proactive Engineering interface on a project between the Wood engineering team and Client
Overall responsibility for the timely delivery of engineering work which is compliant with the requirements of the contract.
Maintain effective communication with all relevant parties including Lead Engineers, Client, Department Management, Project Manager, Process Manager, Project Controls Manager, Construction Manager and Procurement Manager
Be fully familiar with the requirements of all documents that make up the contract including general conditions of contract, scope of work, Design Basis, specifications, codes and standards etc, and require Lead Engineers to make themselves familiar with same
Ensure that the engineering team is informed of the requirements of specific confidentiality and secrecy agreements.
Shall ensure that the Discipline Design Instructions (DDI) are timely generated for all engineering disciplines, which is to provide the necessary guidance at discipline work level on technical information required to undertake the Discipline Design Scope of Work
The PEM shall ensure that the work and deliverables of the engineering team and formats for drawings & documents meets the requirements as per the Quality Plan.
Determine and implement the Package Management Strategy for the project.
Ensure that assigned engineers are approved as Authorized Engineers.
Ensure that disciplines accurately forecast their deliverables including numbers of revisions in the document management system and proper Document & Deliverable Matrix (DDM) is maintained.
Ensure that Engineering Systems (ES) to support the engineering applications and software on projects and Information Management (IM) for the quality and flow of data, provides a representative to the project to coordinate the set-up of engineering systems and databases.
Determine, in conjunction with the Discipline Manager (DM), the engineering organization for the project. Request Discipline Managers to provide Lead Engineers in accordance with the agreed manpower plan. Request Lead Engineers to obtain manpower from their respective Departments in accordance with the agreed MPP.
Familiar with, and control, the engineering budget for the project.
Liaise with Project Control and Lead Engineers to ensure the development of an achievable detailed schedule for all Engineering activities consistent with the overall project schedule. Buy into and agree the schedule. Effectively manage progress against schedule, and agree remedial action where necessary with the Lead Discipline Engineers.
Know and understand schedule milestones. Be aware of any bonuses and penalties on milestones. Understand what engineering have to contribute to successfully achieve milestones. Manage the Lead Discipline Engineers to achieve the milestones.
Require engineering work to be executed in accordance with applicable procedures, specifications, codes and standards, including Wood health, safety, environmental and quality procedures. Identify the need for project specific engineering procedures, and ensure that they are prepared and adhered to. The PEM shall ensure that these are identified and listed in the Project Execution Plan (PEP).
Ensure that all engineering reviews take place and get closed out as per schedule
Shall ensure that the engineering team on a project is adequately managing and addressing technical assurance and integrity issues.
Where local authority permits are required to be obtained by Amec Foster Wheeler or coordination of documentation for others to obtain such permits is a contract requirement, PEM in consultation with the Project Manager, Lead Engineers and the Technical Safety DM shall establish requirement and to identify the best Permitting coordinator, to coordinate permitting activities and delineation of responsibilities between the groups involved.
Project Engineering provides a Permit Coordinator. The PEM shall ensure that a procedure is prepared covering the permitting process.
Shall ensure all interfaces are identified and managed through the engineering delivery.
Shall monitor engagement levels throughout the project to ensure the correct level and appropriate Inter-Discipline Checks (IDCs) are implemented.
Develop a comprehensive Workshare with High Value Execution Centre (HVEC) or other workshare centers in accordance with the contract and project requirements
Shall hold regular (example, weekly meetings) engineering meetings, with participants to include all Lead Engineers on the project along with other functions as appropriate to the scope. These meetings are a key tool for driving engineering delivery.
Understand constructability issues and ensure these are reflected in the design.
Shall ensure all engineering documents are checked & approved as per engineering Quality Plan. PEM shall also approve Engineering Flow diagrams developed by Process Engineers.
Shall ensure that material quantities are properly reported, including any slippage, in support of overall project delivery of procurement, commissioning and construction activities. This shall be in accordance with the distribution and timing requirements of the PEP.
Properly allocate the preparation of miscellaneous documents (e.g. construction contract requisitions, miscellaneous material requisitions) to the appropriate specialist group in accordance with guidelines provided by the Discipline Managers.
Ensure a mechanism is in place to enable Project and Discipline Engineers to identify potential contract changes and/or deviations to scope. Oversee the preparation of documents to define the scope of such contract changes on the project. Oversee and agree the preparation of man-hour estimates for engineering activities, and the effect on the engineering schedule.
Ensure Lead Engineers adequately and appropriately populate the DMS and update accurately as required.
Responsible for creating a culture where Safety by Design is practiced, and the Safety by Design Procedure is adhered by defining safety goals, understanding hazards, managing residual risk and implementing inherent safety.
Lessons learnt shall be discussed on a progressive manner throughout the project with the Discipline Leads so that any major issue shall be resolved by revising the relevant procedures.
Appraise the Discipline Manager of any aspects of the project that prevent compliance with this job description and seek their help in resolving these issues.
Manage Field Engineering Team and ensure that the necessary Engineering inputs to the Construction Activities are provided and its technical integrity is appropriated.
Act as prime contact with the Client on engineering matters arising in the field and ensure that the flow of technical queries to the Home Office is minimized.
The Field Project Engineering Manager shall provide interpretations, clarifications or information of a technical nature, make technical decisions for all Engineering queries and shall not instruct contractors to carry out any changes or additions to work unless specifically authorized to do so by the Resident Construction Manager.
The Field Project Engineering Manager will also act as Site Change Co-Ordinator and will administer the Engineering related Change Control System for Contract Changes.
Ensure with the field personnel for properly marked up “AS-BUILT” drawings according to contract requirements and for their revision and issue in home office
Should ensure that all engineering data is archived in accordance with local legislation, client / contractual and Amec Foster Wheeler requirements

About the Company

Wood

Global energy engineering and project services

Wood is a global engineering and consulting firm that provides project management, engineering, and technical services for energy and materials markets, including oil and gas, renewables, and environmental work. Its approach combines engineering know-how with program management to plan, design, build, and optimize large projects. The firm differentiates itself through a long track record of growth via organic expansion and major acquisitions, notably the Amec Foster Wheeler merger, creating an integrated portfolio from traditional energy to sustainability consulting. Its goal is to help clients navigate the global energy transition by delivering reliable project delivery at scale and sustainable value in international energy services.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Founded: 1912

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