Principal Technical Consultant - Gas Processing

Worley Consulting, the independent consulting business of Worley, has approximately 2,000 people in 25 countries around the globe, integrating strategy, management, and technical consulting expertise. We provide solutions for clients in the Energy, Chemical and Resource sectors including Power, Renewables, Water, Hydrocarbons, Minerals & Metals, Chemicals, and Infrastructure industries.

We continue to push boundaries and extend our capabilities globally. We are a company that prides itself on providing safe and high-quality services that exceed our customers’ expectations. Our aim is to recruit, develop, and most importantly, retain the people who share our vision and strategy.

The regional (EMEA) Worley Consulting team is expanding. This role will support the growth of our UAE consulting business, with a particular focus on key national energy operator and other major energy-sector clients. The work will cover complex consulting and early-phase development assignments, with an emphasis on gas processing, integrated gas developments and high-end technical advisory support.

What we offer you:

This is a senior l leadership role within our EMEA consulting practice, combining recognised gas-processing expertise with trusted client advisory, consulting delivery and business development.

You will have the opportunity to act as a senior adviser to major energy clients, shape and lead technically complex consulting engagements, and develop differentiated solutions to significant development challenges.

The role provides the autonomy to originate new opportunities, strengthen key client relationships, develop Worley’s gas-processing consulting capability and mentor the next generation of consultants, with scope to build a specialist practice or wider consulting business.

Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities:

• Act as a senior technical adviser to major energy clients.
• Provide recognised subject matter expertise in gas processing and associated facilities.
• Lead resolution of complex technical and development challenges and shape technically and commercially differentiated solutions.
• Lead high-value feasibility, concept selection, optimisation, troubleshooting and strategic technical advisory assignments.
• Lead senior-level technical workshops, peer reviews, assurance activities and decision forums.
• Develop trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and translate emerging client challenges into consulting opportunities.
• Originate, shape and help win new consulting work, including proposals, pitches, scopes of work and study strategies.
• Connect Worley capabilities across Consulting, engineering and specialist disciplines to address client needs.
• Provide expert review and challenge on technically complex studies and promote high-quality consulting methodologies and deliverables.
• Mentor and develop consultants and engineers and contribute to intellectual capital and differentiated technical offerings.

Qualifications:

The following are preferred:

• 18+ years of relevant industry experience, with deep gas-processing expertise and a demonstrated track record in senior client advisory, consulting and business development roles.
• Recognised subject matter expertise in one or more areas of gas treatment, processing, NGL recovery or associated facilities.
• Substantial front-end development and consulting experience across the oil and gas industry.
• A strong track record working with major national energy companies or Middle East operators, with credibility at senior technical and project levels.
• Demonstrated capability as a doer-seller, combining personal technical delivery with client development and work winning.
• Strong commercial judgement, communication, facilitation and influencing skills.

Preferred Qualifications/Requirements:

• Degree in Chemical/Process Engineering or a closely related discipline. Chartered status or equivalent professional recognition is preferred.
• Fluent English, verbal and written.
• Based in Abu Dhabi or willing to relocate to the UAE.
• Willing to travel on short-duration regional and international business trips as required.

Worley Consulting offers an excellent remuneration and benefits package, a friendly, professional, dynamic and flexible work environment, along with the opportunity to develop your career prospects within the UAE and internationally.

We strive to be an industry leader in health, safety and environmental performance. Our vision is to achieve zero harm to people and assets, and zero environmental incidents. We select people who share our values, beliefs and commitment to this vision and who demonstrate the expected behaviors, competencies and performance associated with their prospective roles within the company.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Worley Consulting is an equal opportunity employer.

Moving forward together

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And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

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