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The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a Project Engineer with a proven track record as Project Engineer on major Oil and Gas projects in the middle east.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
Across EMEA, our teams are providing solutions and expertise to support our growing client base, focused on combining maintenance and operations with asset management, modifications and engineering services across the energy and materials markets.
We are focused on growth and our strategy is centered around building partnerships with our clients across the three regions: UK, Norway and the Middle East and Africa.
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 objectives for this role are:
- This role is primarily focused on project coordination, integration oversight, and stakeholder management rather than detailed system design.
- The role requires prior hands-on involvement in delivering end-to-end dispatching system implementation (gas, energy, pipeline, or similar real-time operational control systems), including coordination with multiple vendors, control/IT/OT systems, and operations teams.
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 45 countries, employing around 25,000 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.
Responsibilities:
Project Delivery & Execution
- Coordinate the full project lifecycle: FEED → detailed engineering → procurement → implementation → commissioning → handover
- Coordinate to deliver functional modules for gas dispatching system including real‑time monitoring, nomination management, demand forecasting, priority‑based allocation, curtailment logic, LNG scheduling, and GIS/pipeline surveillance
Internal Stakeholder Management
- Coordinate with internal teams: Operations, Gas Planning, Midstream Gas, LNG Import, Instrumentation, IT/OT, Project Services
- Align project requirements with operational needs and owner department expectations
- Facilitate cross‑discipline reviews and technical approvals
Vendor & EPC Coordination
- Manage vendors, dispatch system suppliers, and EPC teams executing gas dispatching upgrades
- Drive interface management, technical clarifications, system architecture reviews, and integration testing
Quality, Compliance & Risk
- Ensure compliance with OT cybersecurity requirements and engineering standards
- Identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies in line with GDN project challenges
Systems Integration Coordination
- Coordinate and oversee system integration activities in consultation with relevant technical teams
- Coordinate in consultation with company IT/Business application team to validate cybersecurity, data integrity, and system reliability
- Coordinate with all technical support teams to arrange approvals of system workflows, and data mapping as per project needs
Qualifications:
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 don't 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
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Process, Electrical, Electronics, Industrial Engineering, Telecommunication, Instrumentation, Automation, Mechanical/Piping Engineering or equivalent
- 8 to 10 years’ experience in project management and coordination.
- Experience in handling gas dispatching system project will be an advantage including proven execution of gas or energy dispatching systems
- Candidates must have previously worked on at least one gas dispatching system platforms through configuration, system integration, testing, commissioning, and handover to operations
- Proven experience delivering large multi‑vendor, multidiscipline complex projects
- Strong technical coordination and stakeholder management skills.
Key Skills
- Project management and coordination
- Understanding of gas dispatching, gas planning, or pipeline operations in an oil & gas environment
- Stakeholder & Vendor Management
