Principal Civil Engineer
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About This Role
Job Description
Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Principal CSA Engineer with a proven track record in understanding of the complexities involved in large-scale Gas Processing projects to meet objectives for a high-profile client.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future.
Transforming the world.
Woods 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 Objective For This Role
- This role will be responsible for leading the change process and deliverables for a specific project. The change management engineer will play a key role in ensuring user adoption, focusing on the people side of change, including changes to business, processes, systems and technology, job roles and organization structure.
Key Accountabilities And Responsibilities
- Undertake Civil design work of units as required, supervise and check works of assigned engineers on the project as appropriate
- Execute Civil engineering activities within the budget and schedule, as well as maintaining technical integrity of the design
- Ensure that detail design methods, standards and data used conform with Clients requirements and / or those issued
- Competent in the use of relevant software and Instrumentation & Control discipline specific software.
- Review and approve Civil Diagrams, P&IDs, PSFS, DPTDs, Equipment & Civil specifications, Structural Descriptions, cause, and Effect chart etc.
- Review and approve dynamic simulation study, transient study, surge study, Minimum Metal Design Temperature (MDMT) study, etc.
- Review and approve depressurization studies, flare load estimation and flare system design
- Ensure a high standard of safety is achieved and Environmental and Quality Assurance procedures are followed
- Review and approve safety related calculations and provide input to HAZOP, SIL and other safety reviews as require
- Identifying new methodology of work instrumentation required for higher productivity
- Contribute where necessary to review of supplier quotations and reviews of the project
- Ensure that requirements of Licensors Secrecy Agreements are known and complied within the work performed
- Participate in technical meetings and handle discussions with client engineers
- Identification of issues that impede project progress and reporting to Project Managers, Engineering Manager / Discipline heads
- Be willing to mentor and engage in the training and development of junior engineers in the team
- Assist project team in the preparation of planning package, scheduling, weekly reporting etc.
- Assist as required in the preparation of pre - commissioning, commission procedures and operating Manuals
- Provided assistance in Manhours estimation and scheduling for proposals
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 dont 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 or related.
- 15 yrs + experience in Civil Engineer.
- A solid understanding of organizational change
- Excellent active listening skills
- Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
- Ability to engage with senior leadership
- Pipe rack studies experience, structural background is a must.
- Excellent written communication and presentation skills
- Resilient with ability to work with challenging stakeholders who are often averse to change
- Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with others
- Ability to facilitate workshops, documenting the future state business processes and change impacts
Personal Attributes
- Strong interpersonal skills to build productive relationships, active listening skills, resilient with ability to work with challenging stakeholders who are often averse to change
- The ability to work in a high pressure, rapidly changing environment whilst dealing with ambiguity and diverse options
About Us
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets.
We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
Job Details
Role Level: Mid-Level Work Type: Full-Time Country: United Arab Emirates City: Abu Dhabi Company Website: http://www.woodplc.com Job Function: Information Technology (IT) Company Industry/
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