Wood

Global energy engineering and project services

Senior Project Engineer

Project ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeDoha, QatarNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

An undergraduate degree in an engineering discipline.
A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
Enrollment on the Register of Engineers in the State of Qatar as a Grade A or B Engineer is desirable.
Further education and certification in Project Management, such as PMP or APM, is desirable.
Working experience with Microsoft Office applications for developing documents, presentations, trackers, and schedules.
Ability to interpret and follow contracts and raise potential delays, changes, and commercial matters to Project and Engineering Managers in a timely manner.
Experience with risk and change management across the full project lifecycle, ideally across both design and site works, including highlighting and quantifying changes that affect the work.
Multidiscipline coordination skills and experience resolving complex technical issues and conflicts, prioritizing and logically planning work.
Experience across different project and contract scopes, including greenfield and brownfield, onshore and offshore, and Pre-FEED through EPC, with a focus on offshore upstream.
Experience across project phases including Concept/Feasibility, Pre-FEED, FEED, Detailed Design, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, Start-Up, and Warranty.
Experience with project design and technical reviews, including HAZID, P&ID, HAZOP, SIL, LOPA, Plot Plan, 3D Model Stage Reviews, SAFOP, and QRA.
Experience interpreting complex scopes of work, contracts, schedules, and engineering deliverables such as P&IDs and Plot Plans.
Experience with Qatar oil and gas customer standards and local regulatory requirements, including Shell DEPs, Qatar Civil Defence requirements for DC1 and DC2, and Qatar Construction Standards, is desirable.
Experience guiding and mentoring project and discipline engineers in delivery of work scope.
Experience with project cost control and planning systems.
Availability to work in Doha, Qatar from September/October 2022.
Ability to deliver assigned scopes independently and remotely from management while leading others, with minimal guidance and direction.
Experience coordinating engineering disciplines and supporting functions to deliver assigned scopes successfully.
Demonstrable experience working independently from technical leadership personnel; functional leadership will be within the Doha office.
Demonstrable experience working in a small project office and supporting cross-discipline activities beyond the core discipline.
Willingness and ability to represent Wood in onshore and offshore surveys, with relevant certification or willingness to undertake training such as BOSIET and H2S Awareness.
Proficient written and spoken English, including the ability to interpret and communicate complex scope and contract documents.
Ability to represent Wood in onshore and offshore oil and gas work.

Responsibilities

Execute project work according to the project execution plan and applicable Wood and project procedures, maintaining safety and quality within man-hour, cost, and schedule targets.
Champion Wood and client health, safety, environmental, and quality cultures; lead by example, encourage intervention when needed, and ensure procedures and standards are followed.
Support the Project and Engineering Managers in delivering project and engineering excellence on assigned scopes.
Own assigned project scope and activities and deliver them on time to the satisfaction of internal and external customers, following applicable procedures, work practices, specifications, and standards.
May serve as Proposal, Study, or Project Manager for small to medium scopes of work under guidance from more senior management.
Coordinate with Lead Engineers, engineering disciplines, and support departments to ensure tender and project scopes are correctly interpreted and deadlines are met.
Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering scope, inputs, and deliverables across geographic locations, including specialist and high-volume engineering centers.
Ensure engineering disciplines comply with contract and scope-of-work requirements when completing project activities.
Ensure project and engineering deliverables meet quality requirements before customer issue, and approve key deliverables as required.
Coordinate development of key project and multidisciplinary deliverables, including the Project Execution Plan, project plans and procedures, Basis of Design, subcontract scopes of work, design reviews, study reports, trackers, lists, and project plans.
May take responsibility for additional multidisciplinary deliverables such as equipment lists and weight-control schedules.
Coordinate development of method statements, deliverable lists, man-hours, CTRs, and risk information for tender and project scopes.
Manage schedules, man-hours, key milestones, and coordination of medium-sized engineering projects in accordance with approved policies, procedures, systems, and customer requirements.
Ensure work is delivered in the correct sequence and identify and manage risks when work is completed out of sequence.
Maintain full awareness of the assigned scope, manage project action registers and risks, and stay informed about technical and project issues.
Chair and document technical and project review meetings with customers, vendors, subcontractors, and other third parties, and manage resulting issues through completion.
Take a leading role in project reviews, design reviews, and audits to meet Wood and customer expectations.
Hold and document weekly progress meetings with discipline engineers, assign action ownership, and drive actions to timely closure.
When delegated, act as the day-to-day client contact and maintain client satisfaction.
Manage interfaces with third parties to secure inputs needed to complete engineering deliverables on schedule.
Lead site surveys and data gathering for brownfield scopes and develop the site survey report.
Support Project and Engineering Managers by identifying project and technical risks and taking responsibility for related actions through closeout.

Desired Qualifications

Site experience during construction and commissioning.
Experience developing and managing multidisciplinary deliverables such as equipment lists and weight control.
Enrollment on the Register of Engineers in the State of Qatar as a Grade A or B Engineer.
Further education and certification in Project Management, such as PMP or APM.
Experience with Qatar oil and gas customer standards and local regulatory requirements, including Shell DEPs, Qatar Civil Defence requirements for DC1 and DC2, and Qatar Construction Standards.

Wood is actively seeking applications for Senior Project Engineer role to support future growth in our expanding business.

The projects team focusing on delivering across FEED, Pre-FEED, Brownfield, Greenfield scopes of work. In this role, you will be responsible for the execution of project work in accordance with the project execution plan, including Wood and/or Project Procedures on Safety and Quality Control within the man-hour, cost and the project schedule targets.

This is a long-term assignment based in Qatar.

Experience:

Undergraduate degree in an engineering discipline

Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience

Enrolled on the Register of Engineers in the State of Qatar as a Grade A or B Engineer desirable

Ideally candidates will have further education and certification in the field of Project Management, PMP or APM for example

Must have good working experience of the Microsoft Office applications in the development of documents, presentations, trackers and schedules etc

Is a self-motivated, proactive and highly driven individual with high standards, attention to detail and capable of demonstrating initiative

High level of commercial aptitude and awareness. Should be able to interpret and follow the Contract whilst raising potential delays, change and commercial matters to the Project and Engineering Managers in good time

Must be an excellent communicator, being a leader in the success of multi-discipline team delivery. Motivates teams in a positive manner to ensure a proactive approach in the delivery of timely solutions

Highly experienced with risk and change management across the full project lifecycle, ideally having exposure to both design and site works. Highlights and quantifies change when it impacts the work

Must have excellent multidiscipline coordination skills with experience of resolving complex technical issues and conflict, whilst being able to prioritise and plan work logically

Experience of working in a variety of projects and contract scopes, including greenfield and brownfield, on and offshore, Pre-FEED through to EPC, with a focus on offshore upstream.

Experienced across multiple project phases such as Concept/Feasibility, Pre-FEED, FEED, Detailed Design, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, Star-Up and Warrantee

Site experience in the Construction and Commissioning phase is desirable and would be of benefit

Experienced with project design and technical reviews, such as HAZID, P&ID, HAZOP, SIL, LOPA, Plot Plan, 3D Model Stage Reviews, SAFOP, QRA, etc

Experience developing and managing multi-discipline deliverables such as equipment lists and weight control is desirable

Experienced with the interpretation of complex scopes of work, contracts, schedules and engineering deliverables such as P&IDs and Plot Plans

Demonstration of customer focus and ability to respond to customer needs whilst achieving project and corporate objectives

Ideally has experience with Qatar O&G customer standards and local regulatory requirements, including Shell DEPs, Qatar Civil Defence requirements for DC1 and DC2, Qatar Construction Standards, etc

Builds collaborative teams and leading by example in the demonstration of Wood’s core values

Has experience of guiding and mentoring other project and discipline engineers in the delivery of work scope

Display analytical and innovation skills to manage scopes of work

Experience of project cost control and planning systems

 Applicants are required to:

Be available for work in Doha, Qatar from September/October 2022

Confidently deliver assigned scopes of work independently / remotely from management whilst leading others, with minimal guidance and direction

Take ownership of scopes of work, coordinating the engineering disciplines and supporting functions to deliver successful outcomes

Have demonstrable experience of working independently / remotely from technical leadership personnel (although functional leadership will be within the Doha office).

Have demonstrable experience of working within a small project office, supporting cross discipline activities beyond their core discipline

Be willing and able to represent Wood in both onshore and offshore surveys, holding relevant certification or willing to undertake suitable training such as BOSIET and H2S Awareness.

Must have a proficient level of both written and spoken communication skills in the English language, able to interpret and disseminate complex scope and contract documents

The Senior Project Engineer will be responsible for the execution of project work in accordance with the project execution plan, including Wood and/or project procedures, maintaining Safety and Quality within the manhour, cost and project schedule targets.

Reflecting the market focus for the office in both brownfield and greenfield opportunities, multi-skilled personnel are sought, in particular those with experience in:

Onshore Oil and Gas

Offshore Oil and Gas

Designing the future. Transforming the world

Reflecting the market focus for the office in both brownfield and green field opportunities, multi-skilled personnel are sought, in particular those with experience in:

Onshore Oil and Gas 
Offshore Oil and Gas

What we can offer

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

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our busiess 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

Life Insurance; Provides payment of 2 x Base Salary (up to a maximum of QAR 1 million) upon death

End of Service Gratuity; In line with Qatar Labor Law, upon completion of 1 years’ service employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit of three weeks for every year of service.

Medical Insurance: Ensures cover (up to a maximum of QAR 250,000 per person, per year) is available should you require treatment. Pre-existing and/or chronic conditions are covered up to QAR 10,000.

Employee Assistance Programme: Allows you to feel comfortable knowing that you or your immediate family members can confidentially discuss any work or personal issues that are an inevitable part of life. The programme helps support your mental, physical, social & financial well-being.

Professional Memberships; One professional membership, registration, subscription, certification and/or license cost per annum for all active Wood employees. The membership must be relevant to the role you are currently employed in or be part of a development plan. Reimbursement should be claimed via the expenses procedure system, with supporting evidence.

Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Typical responsibilities

Champions both Wood and client Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality cultures. Leads by example in ‘raising the shield’, demonstrating the ‘courage to intervene’. Ensures that procedures are followed and that a high standard of safety and quality is achieved in all associated work

Supports delivery of project and engineering excellence in support of the Project and Engineering Managers on assigned project scopes

Takes ownership of assigned project scope and activities, ensuring timely delivery to the satisfaction of both internal and external customers in accordance with the applicable procedures, work practices, specifications and standards

May be appointed as the Proposal, Study or Project Manager with guidance from more senior management for small to medium sized scopes of work

Coordinates activities, collaborating with the Lead Engineers, engineering disciplines and supporting departments to ensure tender and/or project scopes are correctly interpreted and deadlines met with

Management and coordination of multidiscipline engineering scope, inputs and deliverables across multiple geographic locations including specialist and high-volume engineering centres

Ensures that the Engineering disciplines comply strictly with the contract and scope of work in completing project activities

Ensures the quality of project and engineering deliverables before issue to customer, taking responsibility for the approval of key deliverables as required

Takes responsibility for the coordination and development of key project and multi-discipline deliverables such as the Project Execution Plan, Project Plans / Procedures, Basis of Design, Subcontract Scopes of Work, Design Reviews, Study Reports, Project Trackers / Lists and project plans

May be required to take responsibility of other key multi-discipline deliverables such as the equipment list and weight control schedule

Coordinates the development of method statements, deliverable lists, manhours, CTRs and risk in support of both tender and project scopes

Takes responsibility for schedule, manhours, key milestones and coordination of medium sized engineering projects in accordance with the established policies, procedures, systems, and requirements approved by the Wood and the customer

Ensures that the project is delivered in the correct sequence, highlighting and managing risk if works are completed out of sequence

Expected to be fully conversant with the scope of work assigned, managing project action registers and risk. Is familiar with and across technical and project issues

Chairs and minutes technical and project review meetings with customers, vendors, subcontractors and other third parties, managing technical and project issues through to completion

Takes a leading role in project reviews, design reviews and audits to ensure that they are completed as per Wood and customer expectations

Holds and minutes weekly progress meetings with discipline engineers, ensuring that ownership is assigned and actions are driven to closure in a timely manner

When delegated, acts as the day-to-day contact and communication with the client to maintain client satisfaction

Manages interfaces with third parties to ensure availability of input for completion of engineering deliverables in accordance with the project schedule

Leads site surveys and data gathering activities for brownfield scope of work, taking responsibility for development of the site survey report

Support the project and engineering managers in flagging project and technical risks, taking responsibility for related actions and close out of such

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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