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Transforming the world.\nWood'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.\nWe 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.\nEnergy 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.\nWhat we can offer\nMeaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector\nCommitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business \nCompetitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market \nMedical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment\nGroup Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover \nEnd of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit\nThe Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company\nLong 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\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 \nEnergy 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\nThe key objectives for this role are:\nThe 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.\nThe 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.\nFrequent 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.\n 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.\nAct 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.\nEstablish 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.\nCoordinate engineering resources and discipline priorities to ensure timely completion, review, approval and issue of engineering deliverables in accordance with project milestones and construction requirements.\nEnsure effective coordination and integration between process, mechanical, piping, civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation, control systems, telecom, fire and gas, HVAC and other relevant engineering disciplines.\nReview 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.\nEnsure 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.\nCoordinate 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.\nMonitor 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.\nUndertake 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.\nMaintain 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.\nCoordinate 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.\nLead 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.\nEnsure 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 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