Engineering Manager
Role Overview
Wood is recruiting an Engineering Manager for its UAE business unit to oversee technical excellence in project engineering across disciplines.
The role is full-time and on-site in Sharjah, UAE, and requires travel.
Projects include onshore capital work, greenfield and brownfield modifications, and low-carbon solutions for energy transition and emissions reduction.
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Role overview
Wood is recruiting an Engineering Manager for its UAE business unit to oversee technical excellence in project engineering across disciplines.
The role is full-time and on-site in Sharjah, UAE, and requires travel.
Projects include onshore capital work, greenfield and brownfield modifications, and low-carbon solutions for energy transition and emissions reduction.
Job objectives and responsibilities
- Oversee and assure multidisciplinary engineering scopes across onshore oil and gas field projects, including brownfield work.
- Ensure engineering complies with client requirements, procedures, specifications, and international standards; assure technical excellence and design quality.
- Implement client-specific procedures, monitor compliance, promote process safety, and prevent technical incidents through controls and lessons learned.
- Identify risks and improvement opportunities; manage engineering team activities, technical work allocation, and review.
- Consult and negotiate with clients, prepare specifications, explain proposals, and present engineering reports and findings.
- Manage project cost, schedule, resources, work integration, technical concepts, and difficult engineering issues.
- Develop and implement engineering policies, standards, and procedures; communicate relevant regulatory and industry developments.
- Plan and manage project design and engineering activities and interface with the Project Manager or Project Director.
Projects and business
Wood supports an international client on a portfolio of onshore capital projects, providing engineering and project management services, EPC contract management, and supply chain, construction, and commissioning support from Iraq and UAE offices.
Projects include greenfield and brownfield modifications and integration of low-carbon solutions.
What the company offers
- The posting lists professional development, global industry connections, medical and life insurance, an employee share plan, and a long-service award.
- The company describes a commitment to diversity and inclusion and offers competitive salary reviews; no salary cadence is specified.
Requirements
- Experienced Engineering Manager with experience overseeing multidisciplinary engineering scopes on projects.
- Engineering work must meet client requirements, procedures, specifications, and established international engineering standards.
- Role is full-time and on-site in Sharjah, UAE, with a travel requirement.
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