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This is a management role, providing technical leadership to our 25-member flow assurance team, collaborating to win new business, and leading project execution.\nDue to the nature of the role, it must be based in our Chennai office on a full-time basis.\nThe Role\nThis is an excellent opportunity for an experienced technical professional within Flow Assurance to utilise their knowledge and experience to develop the technical capability of the Flow assurance team in our engineering centre in Chennai.\nThe successful candidate will train and mentor the team, and lead projects on the assessment of fluid flow within oil and gas production systems, ensuring reliable and uninterrupted transport from the reservoir to processing facilities. Additionally, the principal engineer will contribute to best practices and plays a key role in technical decision making and innovation.\nThe ideal candidate will have significant proven working knowledge and expertise in flow assurance projects across the Energy sector within a global fast-paced consulting environment and be passionate about developing people.\nOur Clients and Projects\nDesigning the future. Transforming the world.\nOur Production Optimisation team are part of our Digital consulting business unit. We support our clients to secure economic recovery from existing infrastructure, optimising assets and enabling extension of productive field life whilst accelerating the move towards net Zero. The work we do predominately enables Energy security whilst we transition. However, we are also growing our services across Carbon Capture Utilisation and storage and transportation of Hydrogen and Ammonia.\nWith Wood’s ambitious growth within energy transition related business, you will have the opportunity to learn from and contribute to our global pool of knowledge experts in a range of topics, including traditional oil and gas, CO2 and H2 transport.\nWood is an inclusive and diverse global community of inquisitive minds and recognised industry innovators, partnering to create new possibilities.\nWhat we can offer\nMeaningful and interesting projects delivered to high profile clients within the Energy Sector across multiple global locations \nCommitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business \nCompetitive renumeration package with regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market \nCommitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests \nGlobal connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession \nThe key objectives for this role are:\nLead and oversee project teams of varying sizes, focusing on flow assurance and process engineering\nProvide expert technical guidance to clients and project teams\nSupport the Regional Manager in preparing project proposals, bid submissions, and tender documents will be contributing to business development efforts\nEnsure all work aligns with the company’s quality management system and industry standards\nEnsure that project goals assigned by the Project Manager and Client are achieved\nProvide guidance and mentoring for more junior staff\nDeliver effective, concise presentations internally and to clients\nAct as a client representative at technical meetings with third parties\nProfessional development and competency assurance of the current team\nRecruitment of four lead flow assurance engineers\nOversight of quality assurance systems\nFostering client loyalty and driving business growth\n Skills And Qualifications\nWhat makes you remarkable?\nAt Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.\nExpected:\nSignificant proven working experience in flow assurance engineering, with international consulting experience\nHand-on experience in using flow assurance related simulation tools like OLGA, PIPESIM, SPS, PIPENET, Ledaflow, TLNET, TGNET. 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