Lead Project Engineer

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lead Project Engineer with a proven track record in leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring the successful execution of projects and alignment with company goals for a high-profile client.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

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. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model and a strong reputation.

We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status-quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonization and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.

Energy security, transition and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low-carbon concepts to reality.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
• End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5 - year service milestones
• 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
• Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems - delivered by experts in their field

The key objectives for this role are:

The Lead Project Engineer is responsible for leading, coordinating and integrating all engineering activities associated with a multi-billion-dollar ADNOC Gas EPCM project, ensuring that engineering deliverables are technically sound, fully coordinated, compliant with contractual requirements and delivered in line with the approved project schedule, budget, quality standards and project execution strategy.

The role serves as the primary engineering coordination interface between the Project Manager, Engineering Manager, discipline engineering leads, construction teams, procurement, vendors, commissioning teams, the EPCM organization and ADNOC Gas representatives. The Lead Project Engineer ensures effective integration of process, mechanical, piping, civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation, control systems and other relevant engineering disciplines to deliver a safe, constructible, operable and maintainable facility.

Frequent site visits to Habshan are an essential requirement of the position to verify site conditions, support construction execution, resolve engineering and technical issues, assess constructability, coordinate site queries and ensure that engineering solutions are practical and aligned with actual field conditions. The role is expected to provide strong technical leadership throughout engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning, proactively managing interfaces, changes, risks and constraints to support the successful delivery and handover of the project to ADNOC Gas.

• Lead and coordinate all project engineering activities across the relevant engineering disciplines, ensuring alignment with the project scope, approved design basis, contractual requirements, project specifications, applicable codes and standards, and ADNOC Gas requirements.
• Act as the principal engineering coordination interface between the Project Manager, Engineering Manager, discipline leads, construction management, procurement, planning, project controls, quality, HSE, commissioning and client representatives.
• Establish and maintain an integrated engineering execution plan, engineering deliverables register, technical interface register, engineering priorities and deliverables schedule in line with the overall project execution strategy and approved baseline programme.
• Coordinate engineering resources and discipline priorities to ensure timely completion, review, approval and issue of engineering deliverables in accordance with project milestones and construction requirements.
• Ensure effective coordination and integration between process, mechanical, piping, civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation, control systems, telecom, fire and gas, HVAC and other relevant engineering disciplines.
• Review and monitor engineering deliverables, including design calculations, technical specifications, data sheets, engineering drawings, layouts, equipment arrangements, piping and instrumentation diagrams, plot plans, cable schedules, control philosophies and other project documentation, as applicable.
• Ensure engineering designs comply with applicable ADNOC standards, project specifications, approved design philosophies, statutory requirements, international codes and standards, and relevant health, safety, environmental and operational integrity requirements.
• Coordinate engineering activities with procurement and supply chain teams to ensure timely preparation of material requisitions, technical bid evaluations, vendor document reviews, purchase specifications and technical clarifications required to support project procurement milestones.
• Monitor engineering progress against the approved schedule, identify potential delays and resource constraints, implement corrective measures and coordinate recovery plans to protect critical-path activities and construction work-front requirements.
• Undertake frequent site visits to Habshan to review construction progress, verify existing site conditions, assess engineering and constructability issues, coordinate field inspections and provide timely technical support to construction and commissioning teams.
• Maintain a strong field engineering presence at Habshan, ensuring that site observations, construction feedback, technical queries and design discrepancies are communicated to the relevant engineering disciplines and resolved within agreed project timelines.
• Coordinate and expedite the resolution of requests for information, technical queries, field change requests, non-conformance reports, design deviations and construction-related engineering issues, ensuring that responses are technically justified, properly documented and approved through the applicable project processes.
• Lead constructability reviews and multidisciplinary design reviews, incorporating construction sequencing, installation access, lifting requirements, temporary works, maintenance access, operability, commissioning requirements and site logistics into engineering decisions.
• Ensure engineering deliverables are developed with due consideration for the specific challenges of gas processing facilities, including hazardous areas, process safety, equipment access, piping flexibility, maintainability, isolation requirements and integration with existing facilities, where applicable.
• Coordinate brownfield engineering activities, including surveys, tie-in planning, existing facility modifications, interface verification and shutdown-related engineering, where applicable, ensuring that proposed solutions account for operating plant constraints and ADNOC operational requirements.
• Manage technical interfaces between the EPCM organization, construction contractors, specialist subcontractors, equipment vendors, technology licensors and other project stakeholders, ensuring consistency of design and clear ownership of technical deliverables.
• Establish and maintain effective engineering change management processes, ensuring that changes to design, scope, specifications or technical requirements are assessed for impacts on cost, schedule, safety, quality, procurement, construction and commissioning before implementation.
• Support the Project Manager and project controls team in assessing the engineering implications of variations, scope changes, technical deviations, claims, schedule impacts and other contractual matters.
• Ensure that engineering risks, assumptions, constraints, technical decisions and interface issues are identified, recorded, reviewed and managed through appropriate risk mitigation and escalation processes.
• Coordinate technical reviews of vendor drawings, calculations, equipment documentation and engineering submissions to ensure compliance with project specifications, interface requirements and approved design criteria.
• Work closely with construction management to ensure that approved drawings, specifications, material requirements and technical documentation are available ahead of planned construction activities and that engineering priorities reflect site execution needs.
• Support the resolution of design-related quality issues and ensure that engineering non-conformances, deviations and corrective actions are addressed systematically and closed out in accordance with project procedures.
• Promote compliance with engineering quality management systems, including interdisciplinary checks, design verification, technical reviews, document control, revision management and approval workflows.
• Ensure appropriate application of value engineering, design optimization, standardization, lifecycle cost considerations and practical engineering solutions without compromising safety, quality, operability or contractual compliance.
• Coordinate with HSE and process safety specialists to ensure that engineering activities incorporate hazard identification, design risk assessments, HAZID, HAZOP, SIL-related requirements, safety reviews and other applicable technical assurance processes.
• Participate in project progress meetings, engineering coordination meetings, construction interface meetings, technical workshops, design reviews, risk reviews and client meetings, providing clear and accurate updates on engineering status, key issues, deliverables and recovery actions.
• Provide engineering input to project reporting, including progress measurement, engineering productivity, deliverables forecasts, outstanding technical queries, vendor documentation status, engineering change registers and interface management reports.
• Coordinate engineering completion and handover requirements, including as-built documentation, final design records, technical dossiers, operating and maintenance documentation, system completion information and commissioning support deliverables.
• Support pre-commissioning and commissioning teams by coordinating technical clarifications, reviewing engineering documentation, resolving system-related issues and ensuring that design intent is maintained throughout testing, start-up and handover activities.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance and mentoring to discipline engineers and engineering coordinators, fostering collaboration, accountability, proactive issue resolution and a strong focus on project delivery.
• Ensure that lessons learned from engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning are captured and incorporated into ongoing project activities to improve efficiency and prevent recurrence of technical issues.
• Perform other duties consistent with the position as required to support the successful delivery of the project in accordance with its technical, commercial, schedule, quality and HSE objectives.

Skills And Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At 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.

Expected:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from a recognized university in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Civil, Instrumentation or another relevant engineering discipline. A degree in a discipline aligned with the project's principal technical scope is preferred.
• A postgraduate qualification in engineering, project management or a related technical field is advantageous.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant professional experience, including substantial experience in multidisciplinary engineering coordination and project delivery on major oil and gas or industrial projects.
• Strong knowledge of EPC and EPCM project execution models, engineering deliverables management, multidisciplinary design integration, procurement interfaces, construction support and project completion requirements.
• Sound understanding of ADNOC standards, project specifications, engineering procedures, technical assurance requirements and applicable UAE regulatory requirements, or demonstrated ability to work in full compliance with these requirements.
• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant international engineering codes and standards, including applicable ASME, API, ASTM, IEC, IEEE, ISO and other discipline-specific requirements.
• Strong understanding of engineering design principles, design verification, constructability, technical risk management, change control, quality assurance and health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and review engineering drawings, technical specifications, design calculations, equipment documentation, project schedules and other technical deliverables.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and experience with project scheduling and reporting systems, engineering document management platforms and relevant design review tools. Familiarity with Primavera P6 and 3D model review software is an advantage.
• Strong leadership, analytical, organizational, planning and problem-solving skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple technical priorities and make sound, timely decisions in a demanding project environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to prepare technical reports, present engineering issues and coordinate effectively with clients, consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence technical decisions, resolve conflicting priorities and achieve agreement between engineering, construction, procurement and project management teams.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented approach with a strong commitment to engineering integrity, technical accuracy, HSE compliance, quality and project delivery.
• Willingness and ability to undertake frequent site visits to Habshan, Abu Dhabi, including participation in site inspections, construction coordination meetings, technical reviews and field problem-solving activities. The position requires regular engagement with site-based teams and flexibility to accommodate construction priorities.
• Ability to work effectively in both office-based engineering coordination environments and demanding industrial site conditions, including compliance with site access, induction, PPE and HSE requirements.
• Relevant professional engineering registration, chartered status or project management certification is desirable but not mandatory.
• Must demonstrate professional integrity, accountability, sound judgment, cultural awareness and the ability to represent the EPCM organization effectively in dealings with ADNOC Gas, contractors, vendors and other project stakeholders.