Wood Plc GCC
Senior Contracts Engineer
- Permanent
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 15 - 20 yrs
Job overview
Date posted
15/09/2025
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package + relocation
Experience
15 - 20 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
30/10/2025
Job description
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Contracts Engineer with a proven track record in overseeing the design, operation, and maintaining rotating equipment, ensuring performance, reliability, and compliance with industry standards for a high-profile client. The role involves supporting clients across EMEA, focusing on maintenance, operations, asset management, and engineering services in the energy and materials markets.
Required skills
contract drafting
contract negotiation
contract review
financial management framework
confidentiality agreements
client contracts
financial instruments
risk management
tender governance
commercial handovers
joint venture agreements
partnering agreements
subcontract formation
contractual risk identification
contractual interpretation
commercial deliverables
contract policies
flow down terms
insurance evidence
Key responsibilities
- Promote and demonstrate safety leadership behaviors.
- Always act ethically and with the utmost integrity.
- Champion and promote the application of the Financial Management Framework guidelines.
- Champion and follow the relevant DOA and commercial / contracting policies.
- Assists, supports, and delivers, under limited supervision functional activities within the assigned business(es) including drafting, review, and negotiation of confidentiality agreements / NDAs in accordance with business needs.
- Client contracts (bespoke and standard forms) include project-specific contracts and MSAs.
- Drafting and review of financial instruments (Bonds / Letters of Credit, PCGs, Collateral Warranties).
- MOUs and exclusive arrangements are all in accordance with Wood's group-wide policies and approval processes.
- Review proposed contract qualifications with other functions, as required, to ensure the balance of risk is appropriate for the associated services and remuneration mode.
- Negotiation of contractual terms with clients.
- Providing overviews of contract T&Cs and associated issues to senior management and execution teams, as applicable.
- The provision of specific contracts related inputs to the Tender Governance Process.
- Identification of contractual risks for inclusion in the risk management process.
- Draft and develop prime contract flow-down terms to be incorporated into purchase orders and subcontracts, in conjunction with Supply Chain and other functions, as required.
- The provision of contractual interpretation advice, as required.
- Assisting with the timely provision of commercial deliverables (e.g. bonds, PCGs, evidence of insurance) in accordance with contract requirements and Wood Policies.
- Provision of contractual inputs to Commercial Handovers, including mitigations and actions required by Contracting Policy approvals.
- Preparation, negotiation establishment, and administration of Joint Venture and/or Partnering agreements.
- Alignment of contractual terms, including management of change, with the associated contract remuneration model.
Experience & skills
- Degree in relevant discipline.
- A total of 15 years’ experience.
- Experience and proven track record of contract review, drafting, and negotiation in a service company environment.
- In addition to an undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience, the individual should have work experience in the industry which would allow an understanding of and exposure to key contracting principles.
- Working knowledge of contract terms, contract principles, and drafting and rollout of contracting policies.
- Working knowledge of the Company Finance and P&O systems.
- Awareness of all relevant corporate and project procedures.
- Excellent understanding of Client contract structures, principles, and policies.