PE IV/Senior Project Engineer

Wood is recruiting for a Senior Project Engineer / PE IV to join our Project Management team in Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Project Deliverables

• Contributes to the Project Execution Plan, Discipline Design Instruction and Contract requisitions; prepares project plans and multi-discipline documents such as basis of design, subcontract scopes of work
Able to manage and coordinate engineering multidiscipline inputs and deliverables across multiple execution centers including workshare / high value engineering centers

Quality, HSE and Assurance

• Understands and works to quality system; monitors and acts on deficiencies
• Checks Health, Safety, Environment and Security (HSES) issues are identified and addressed in design, manufacture, construction, commissioning and operations
• Develops Project Specific Procedures
• Ensures that the Engineering disciplines comply strictly with the contract and scope of work in completing project activities
• Responsible for assuring quality of engineering deliverables before issue to customer
Chairs technical meetings with Third Parties and manages particular technical issues through to completion

Development and Management of Schedule

• Plans individual work activities and manages time; liaises with disciplines to ensure timely receipt of comments
• Inputs to work plan, sets targets and holds regular reviews
• Expedite Engineers to deliver to schedule, fully understand reasons for delay and drive development of recovery plans
Resolves most delays or changes and escalates only most serious issues

Change Management

• Highlights and quantifies changes that impacts work
Able to effect change when approved

People Management

• Supervises work of technical professionals in the delivery of engineering deliverables including checking work
• Coordinates medium sized interdisciplinary team (typically 10-50)
• Communicates to facilitate work effort; motivates team; strong, positive and active in solutions and proactive attitude

Qualifications:

• Bachelors (minimum) degree or Masters (preferred) in an engineering discipline
• Minimum of 8 years experience in Project Engineering in EPC on Oil and Gas or Petrochemical projects
• Professional Engineer or engineering chartership preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent qualification preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Incumbents typically require 8+ years relevant industry project execution experience, preferably with construction site experience
• Fully understands technical work scopes including commercial aspects and has working knowledge of specifications and standards
• Completely familiar with project Contractual and Commercial requirements and able to communicate these to less experienced project engineers
• Fully conversant with project scopes and work carried out by all engineering disciplines and various interface and inter discipline coordination requirements among the various disciplines including procurement and construction., and able to communicate those to less experienced project engineers
• Understands the concept of customer satisfaction and is able to deliver to internal customers, including other Engineering disciplines
• Understands and knows how to apply the procedures and work practices which define and govern Engineering Management and Project Engineering deliverables
• Understands the importance of Project Engineering deliverables documents and the need for accuracy and timely issue
• Commercially astute and able to implement Change control
• Has a good knowledge of standards, procedures and work practices; follows project execution flow chart; good skills in project and technical execution
• Able to lead Project Engineering team; able to manage between Engineering Discipline Groups
• Good communicator in leading work effort; motivates team; positive and active in solutions and proactive attitude
Competent at managing technical matters and interfaces with Third Parties.

Personal Attributes

• Has focus on customer satisfaction for both internal and external customers. Actively seeks feedback
• Able to drive project area to completion, taking ownership for all that occurs within it
• Actively looks to develop skills; monitors work done by others and provides positive feedback to improve
• Able to adapt to changing priorities
• Good communicator verbally and in written form
• Strong planning, organizing and execution skills
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Works effectively as a member of a team
• Thinks strategically, able to plan and lead change
• Builds collaboration and influences others to collaborate
• Empowers people, leads by example, recognizes and rewards good performance
• Able to make decisions, lead execution, take initiative and seek out improvements

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.