Senior Instrument And Control Engineer
Skills
About This Role
Job Description
Wood is recruiting for a Senior Instrument and Control Engineer to join its UAE Business Unit focusing on providing discipline support to the business for a Major Onshore Brownfield Project in Sharjah, UAE.
This role is a full-time office-based role in Sharjah, UAE.
Responsibilities
Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.
Wood is recruiting for a Senior Instrument and Control Engineer to join its UAE Business Unit focusing on providing discipline support to the business for a Major Onshore Brownfield Project in Sharjah, UAE.
This role is a full-time office-based role in Sharjah, UAE.
***#Wood #UAE #Sharjah #Engineering***
The role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Instrument and Control Engineer to join our UAE Business Unit.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future.
Transforming the world.
Wood has been awarded a general engineering contract to support an International Client operator to deliver a portfolio of onshore capital projects by provision of engineering and project management services (including EPC contract management), as well as Supply Chain, Construction and Commissioning support from Wood Iraq and UAE offices.
Projects include both Greenfield and Brownfield modification projects and integrating low-carbon solutions to support our client’s energy transition and emissions reduction goals.
What We Can Offer
- Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
- Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
- 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
- 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
- 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
People
- Coaching and mentoring as delegated
- Develop training program for graduates
- Provide technical presentations (lunch & learn) sessions to co-workers on knowledge sharing basis
Process Ownership
- Demonstrate understanding of and work to discipline specific procedures
• Subject Matter Expertise
- Technically competent in own discipline and actively maintains own competence according to standards and pursues continuous professional development
- Provide discipline support to the business
- Ensure self-awareness of relevant regulatory framework, legislation changes, initiatives and industry technology developments and promote to direct reports
- Provide discipline input to scope definition and execution
General
- Deputizing for Lead as required
- Supporting and supervising tasks delegated to direct
- Executing assigned personal objectives
- Management of third-party suppliers in the execution of Engineering delivery
- Carry out survey and answer site queries
- Review and check the work of design team
- Ensure work is completed on Schedule and within budget
- Assist in the preparation of CTRs and man-hour estimates
- Attend meetings as and when required
- Assist procurement and project engineering personnel in the procurement of equipment and materials
- Liaise with other disciplines on design, construction, fabrication and commissioning issues
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
- Engineering degree is essential
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in oil & gas industry with design experience in onshore Oil and Gas project with Brownfield experience
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of the Instrument engineering design
- Thorough awareness of relevant international codes and standards
- Experience in Field Instrument & Valves (Safety Valves, Shutdown Valves, Control Valves) Technical Bid Evaluation and Vendor package management
- Experience of ICSS (PCS, SIS, FGS) preferably Emerson Delta V System
- Experience in brownfield jobs and FEED jobs
- Experience in EPC jobs
- Experience of the application of HAZOP, HAZID and SIL
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good Oral and Communication skills
- Must have good interpersonal skills/team player
- Proficient in the use of SPI (INtools), Flow Meter and Control Valve Sizing Software (InstruCalc, Fisher Valve Specification etc.) and MS Office
- Able to demonstrate team working skills
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: Sharjah Company Website: http://www.woodplc.com Job Function: Engineering Company Industry/
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