Project Engineering Manager

Company Overview

Wood (Amec Foster Wheeler) is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, delivering projects and operations solutions in over 60 countries with 35,000 employees. Visit us at www.woodplc.com

Job Summary

Lead engineering delivery on projects by managing multi-discipline teams, ensuring compliance with contract requirements, schedules, and quality standards while coordinating with clients and stakeholders to drive successful project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead proactive engineering interface between Wood’s engineering team and the Client to ensure alignment and timely issue resolution
• Manage timely delivery of engineering work compliant with contract requirements, including scope, specifications, codes, and standards
• Communicate effectively with Lead Engineers, Client, Department Management, Project Manager, and other key stakeholders to coordinate engineering activities
• Ensure engineering team understands and complies with confidentiality and secrecy agreements
• Generate and oversee Discipline Design Instructions (DDI) to guide technical work at discipline level
• Verify engineering deliverables and document formats meet Quality Plan standards
• Develop and implement the Package Management Strategy for the project
• Approve assigned engineers as Authorized Engineers to meet project requirements
• Monitor and ensure accurate forecasting of deliverables and revisions in the Document & Deliverable Matrix (DDM)
• Coordinate setup and use of Engineering Systems and Information Management to maintain data quality and flow
• Define engineering organization structure with Discipline Managers and secure manpower according to the agreed manpower plan
• Control and monitor the engineering budget in collaboration with Project Control and Lead Engineers
• Develop, agree, and manage detailed engineering schedules aligned with overall project milestones, implementing remedial actions as needed
• Ensure engineering work follows applicable procedures, specifications, codes, standards, and Wood’s health, safety, environmental, and quality policies
• Identify and enforce project-specific engineering procedures listed in the Project Execution Plan (PEP)
• Oversee timely engineering reviews and closure of review actions
• Manage technical assurance and integrity issues within the engineering team
• Coordinate local authority permitting activities and appoint Permit Coordinator to manage permitting processes and responsibilities
• Identify and manage all engineering interfaces throughout project delivery
• Monitor engagement levels and enforce appropriate Inter-Discipline Checks (IDCs) to ensure quality and integration
• Develop comprehensive Workshare arrangements with High Value Execution Centres or other centers per contract requirements
• Conduct regular engineering meetings with Lead Engineers and relevant functions to drive engineering progress
• Incorporate constructability considerations into design to support smooth construction execution
• Ensure all engineering documents and flow diagrams are checked, approved, and compliant with the Quality Plan
• Report material quantities accurately, including slippage, to support procurement, commissioning, and construction activities per PEP timing
• Allocate preparation of miscellaneous documents to appropriate specialist groups following Discipline Manager guidelines
• Implement mechanisms for identifying potential contract changes or scope deviations and oversee preparation of scope and man-hour estimates for such changes
• Ensure Lead Engineers maintain accurate and up-to-date Document Management System (DMS) records
• Foster a culture of Safety by Design by defining safety goals, managing hazards and residual risks, and ensuring adherence to Safety by Design procedures
• Facilitate progressive lessons learned discussions with Discipline Leads to revise procedures and resolve major issues
• Report project compliance issues to Discipline Manager and seek resolution support
• Manage Field Engineering Team to provide necessary engineering inputs to construction activities while maintaining technical integrity
• Serve as primary client contact for engineering matters in the field, minimizing technical query escalation to Home Office
• Provide technical interpretations, clarifications, and decisions on engineering queries; refrain from instructing contractors on changes without Resident Construction Manager authorization
• Act as Site Change Coordinator administering the Engineering Change Control System for contract changes
• Ensure field personnel produce properly marked-up “AS-BUILT” drawings per contract requirements and manage their revision and issuance to Home Office

Required competencies and certifications

• Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, or related discipline)
• Minimum 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

Skills

Influencing Key Stakeholders, Department Performance Management, Timely Delivery, Documented Quality System, Implements Design, communications lead, Project Approval, Resolving Client Issues, Coding, Maintain Confidentiality, Professional Standards, Product specifications, Package Development, scope definition, Project Management Professional, Client/server