Wood is currently recruiting for an experienced Principal I&C Engineer as part of our Engineering team within our Oil, Gas & New Energies business based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Due to the nature of the projects and client expectation, the position will be based at our engineering center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
Wood's 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 renumeration 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
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:
- Ensures team members' adherence to generally accepted engineering and design practices, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications.
- Demonstrate a visible and active commitment to Technical Safety / HSE management and its associated requirements in a project environment.
- Highly effective technical and practical engineering skills in the Instrumentation & Control discipline, and able to consistently deliver quality, accurate and timely work to WOOD and its clients.
- Gathers data from multiple sources and prepares engineering studies, analyses, and calculations.
- Technical supervision of project-designated Instrumentation and control engineers, designers and draftsmen in the execution of their duties.
- Supports checking, peer reviews, and incorporation of comments and findings.
- Determines technical issues, defines alternate solutions, establishes pros/cons for multiple solutions, and makes recommendations through official project documents such as technical queries, technical deviations, etc.
- Reviews documentation to assist others and reviews/authorizes work done by direct reports.
- Identify and review new technology development that could be applicable in providing more cost-effective facilities.
- Perform discipline-specific engineering services such as:
- Identify and report changes to project scope;
- Contribute to appropriate studies, analyses and recommend actions;
- Assist with the preparation of designs and drawings, specifications, data, calculations, and reports.
- Provide assistance during procurement, construction and commissioning activities.
- Provide assistance in the preparation/review and approval of project documents of Instrumentation Discipline as follows:
- Instrumentation Design Basis, philosophy documents
- Instrumentation and Instrumented Control and Safety Systems (DCS/ESD/F&G) Specs,
- Calculations for SIS loops, orifice sizing, control valve sizing, thermowell wake frequency, etc.
- Design specifications/Datasheets of various field instruments, control & on-off valves, DCS/ESD systems, F&G systems, liquid & gas analyzers, Gas Chromatographs, condition monitoring systems, etc.,
- Functional Design Specifications and
- Instrumentation Drawings such as DCS functional logic, PLC logic, hook-up drawings, loop drawings, wiring diagrams, interface drawings, cable block diagrams, cable schedule, panel layout drawings, cable routing drawings, cable tray/duct layouts, instrument layouts, Instrument Installation details, Junction Box wiring, Instrument Interconnection drawings etc.
- LLI items/MTOs/ Project cost estimates of Instrumentation LLI’s and Systems
- Performance of bid evaluation and vendor document review and approval
- FAT and SAT procedures and attend the Testing of the control systems during FAT and SAT test.
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:
- Bachelor’s degree in Instrument & Control Engineering or equivalent
- Minimum 14 years of Instrumentation & Control engineering experience in oil and gas for offshore and onshore projects
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in Lead Role in Conceptual, FEED, Detailed Engineering and EPC Projects
- Knowledge of the regulations, codes and standards (eg. API, ISA, ANSI, AGA, ISO and IEC codes etc.) and a good understanding of onshore and offshore engineering practices applicable to Instrumentation and control design for oil and gas facilities.
- Strong technical background in Instrument Engineering (with knowledge of the other discipline).
- Expertise in applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Ability to work with multi-cultural /multiethnic teams in important.
- Good level of spoken and written English
- Must be highly motivated, good team player, customer-oriented and have an eagerness to learn outside of own discipline.
