Lead Civil Engineer

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lead Civil Structural Engineer with a proven track record in designing, analysing, and supervising structural systems, ensuring they meet safety, functionality, and regulatory standards for construction projects for a high‑profile client.

Wood’s Oil, Gas & New Energies business delivers large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe.

We challenge the status‑quo in upstream and midstream oil and gas, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonisation markets, and provide integrated solutions with a focus on energy security and sustainability.

• Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We actively promote diversity across our business
• Competitive remuneration package: Regular reviews to reward at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Inpatient and outpatient medical care coverage
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: Life Assurance cover provided
• End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labour Law
• Employee Share Plan: Opportunity to purchase Wood shares with company match
• Long Service Award: Recognising commitment and loyalty at five‑year milestones
• Professional Development: Tailored development plans and continuous learning opportunities
• Global Connections: Collaboration with experts worldwide in shaping industry standards
• Energy Transition Academy: Community of experts sharing knowledge across emerging energy systems

• Ensure all designs and structures are safe, durable, and meet engineering standards.
• Oversee planning, execution, and timely delivery of civil and structural engineering projects.
• Ensure all designs and constructions comply with local laws, codes, and environmental regulations.
• Guide and mentor a team of engineers, fostering collaboration and developmentli>
• Develop efficient structural solutions while staying within budget constraints.
• Apply modern techniques and tools to improve design efficiency and sustainability.

• Develop civil & structural design from conceptual to detailed stages, providing sustainable and efficient solutions.
• Involve in design and development for greenfield and brownfield large oil and gas projects.
• Establish design basis, specifications, work scope, tender documents, and narratives.
• Review plant layouts, roads, drainage systems, and other layouts.
• Check calculations, general arrangement, detail drawings, 3D models, and MTO.
• Guide and review design of concrete and steel structures and develop engineering calculations for:
  • Pipe racks/bridges and sleepers
  • Process structures and equipment support structures
  • Equipment foundations such as heat exchangers, horizontal and vertical vessels, columns, towers, tanks, and spheres
  • Dynamic load structures of compressors and pumps
  • Equipment shelters, plant buildings, control rooms, substations, admin blocks, site camps, and blast‑resistance design of buildings and structures
• Review and interpret topographical and geotechnical reports.
• Review and design under‑ground services, architectural design, modularisation, and prefabricated buildings.
• Ensure compliance with relevant codes, standards, and regulations (e.g., BS, AISC, ACI, ASCE, client specifications).
• Evaluate supplier/subcontractor technical bids for compliance to internal and client specifications and scopes of work.
• Review vendor drawings and other discipline drawings for adequacy of civil design input requirements.
• Optimize design solutions to meet budget constraints without compromising quality and safety.
• Prepare and review civil materials technical reports, method statements, vendor technical clarifications, and technical bid evaluation reports.

• Lead and mentor a team of structural engineers and designers, serving as the primary point of contact for structural engineering matters.
• Identify technical issues, define alternative solutions, establish pros and cons for…