Engineering Manager

Job Description

Wood is recruiting for an Engineering Manager to join its UAE Business Unit, focusing on execution of the engineering portion of a multi‑discipline engineering scope of work on one or more projects.

This is a full‑time office‑based role in Sharjah, UAE with a travel requirement.

Responsible for the execution of the engineering portion of a multi‑discipline engineering scope of work on one or more projects/work scopes. Has responsibility for coordinating and completing the various engineering, and start‑up aspects of a project(s) while meeting HSSE, quality, schedule, and budget performance goals. Has responsibility for the technical excellence of the engineering portion of a project(s) across all disciplines.

• Driving technical assurance on the assigned scope(s) of work
• Managing and leading, supporting, and supervising the discipline engineering teams on the assigned scope(s) of work
• Management of key stakeholders in the execution and delivery of contracted activities.
• Developing and retaining motivated and competent people
• Training and mentoring discipline engineering teams
• Undertaking the role of process owner
• Driving safety by design
• Driving and leading on opportunities for innovation

• Continuous promotion of corporate / client‑specific procedures.
• Assist in incident investigations as required.
• Monitors compliance with standards and processes to assure delivery.
• Roll out and implementation of learning opportunities from across the business.
• Driving continual focus on process safety through the engineering team.
• Driving elimination of technical incidents through robust controls, incident reviews and embedding lessons learned.
• Identifies and mitigates areas of risk and improvement opportunities.
• Identifies and pursues improvement opportunities.
• Managing and leading, supporting and supervising the multidiscipline engineering team.

• Plan, organise, direct, control, and evaluate the activities and operations of a multidiscipline engineering team.
• Assist in the management of recruitment, selection, transfers, performance management, succession planning and promotion of resources to meet engineering team requirements.
• Ensuring appropriately resourced and competent personnel on project/contract.
• Oversight and control of Engineering Histogram to support workforce planning.
• Assist in setting & maintaining standards for the development and retention of motivated and competent people.

• Responsible for the engineering content of project execution plans for assigned contracts/projects.
• Responsible for the direction and management of the engineering and associated project activities of the business grouping/Project.
• Manage and direct resources efficiently and effectively.
• Consult and negotiate with clients to prepare specifications, explain proposals, and present engineering reports and findings.
• Assign, co‑ordinate and review the technical work of the department or project teams.
• Focuses on managerial concerns of the project such as cost, completion date, and resource allocation. Provides expert resolution of issues and monitors the integration of work.
• Reviews technical concepts of major projects.
• Personally participates in solving difficult technical problems.
• Resolves conflicts that are complex and manage divergent audience.
• Responsible for facilitating agreement between conflicting parties.
• Resolves issues which are non‑recurring and occasionally novel.
• Carries responsibility for the resolution of major problems for the engineering segment.
• Assist in identifying and requesting functional support to projects/contracts as required.
• Accountable for the efficient planning and management of engineering resources, identifying and pursuing opportunities for margin improvement, including HVEC utilisation.

• Develop and implement policies, standards, and procedures for the engineering and…