Wood Plc GCC
Senior Construction Engineer - Mechanical/Piping
- Permanent
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 15 - 20 yrs
Job expiry date: 11/10/2026
Job overview
Date posted
27/08/2026
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Job description
In this role you will oversee and coordinate all on-site activities at Wood, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and according to quality and safety standards for a high-profile client, generally on projects with a value above USD 500 million. You will assure the quality and integrity of each project, bringing projects in on schedule and within budget, using in-house construction management procedures to provide continuity and consistency with quality assurance. You are responsible for overseeing the total construction field effort to ensure the project is constructed in accordance with design, specifications, budgets, and schedules. Your responsibilities include managing and executing multiple field disciplines or a subset of assigned construction projects in accordance with contract requirements and company operating policies. You will manage and control project cost and schedule of assigned disciplines, and you are responsible for the management of installation, commissioning, and completion activities of materials and equipment. You will coordinate field personnel work schedules to maximize utilization and ensure work is delivered on schedule, monitoring work progress and reporting against the plan. You are responsible for ensuring safety, quality, and environmental responsibilities are defined and communicated to workers, and initiating safety, quality, and environmental processes including toolbox meetings and risk assessments. In this role you will coordinate supply and delivery of equipment, subcontractors, and other project-specific requirements, and work with engineering during design phases to influence the design for optimum constructability.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Assure the quality and integrity of each project, bringing projects in on schedule and within budget
- Oversee total construction field effort to ensure project is constructed in accordance with design, specifications, budgets, and schedules
- Be responsible for construction and contractor related deliverables
- Supervise all areas on small projects and/or a subset/discipline on larger projects
- Manage and execute multiple field disciplines or a subset of assigned construction projects in accordance with contract requirements and company operating policies
- Ensure execution of work in accordance with quality standards and requirements specified for the project
- Manage and control project cost and schedule of assigned disciplines/subset of on-site construction
- Manage installation, commissioning, and completion activities of materials and equipment
- Coordinate field personnel work schedules to maximise utilisation and ensure work is delivered on schedule
- Monitor work progress and report against the plan
- Ensure safety, quality, and environmental responsibilities and accountabilities are defined and communicated to workers
- Ensure all workers receive appropriate training to perform work safely, legally, and competently, including site-specific inductions
- Initiate safety, quality, and environmental processes including toolbox meetings, inspections, and risk assessment and control
- Utilize commercial processes to capture variations effectively
- Coordinate supply and delivery of equipment, subcontractors, consumables, accommodation, and other project-specific requirements
- Understand and manage the industrial relations environment impacting the site and report issues as required
- Work with engineering in the design phases to influence the design for optimum constructability
Experience & skills
- Hold a degree with a minimum of 15 years of Oil and Gas industry experience, reflecting the deep technical and site leadership background needed for a senior mechanical/piping construction role
- Bring at least 5 years of experience on major capital projects exceeding USD 500 million, with a specific focus on Construction Management and Site Management, since this role is expected to operate at that scale
- Experience within an Oil and Gas operating company is also highly desired and may be considered in lieu of direct capital project experience, offering flexibility for candidates with strong operational rather than purely project-based backgrounds
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a strong command of the English language, given the role's need to coordinate across engineering, contractors, and client representatives
- Be willing to travel extensively for multi-week periods, reflecting the demands of large-scale offshore or remote construction sites
- Show flexibility to adjust work location to support project needs, since major capital projects often require relocating between site phases or project stages
- Be qualified to obtain a CICPA (Certified International Construction Project Auditor or equivalent certification, as applicable) and a UAE work visa, both of which are prerequisites for legally and professionally operating in this role within the UAE
- Demonstrate hands-on experience managing mechanical and piping construction disciplines specifically, given the technical focus named in the job title
- Show a track record of managing project cost and schedule at the discipline level, including the ability to apply commercial processes to capture variations effectively
- Demonstrate experience embedding safety, quality, and environmental processes into day-to-day site operations, including toolbox talks, inspections, and risk assessments
- Show the ability to work collaboratively with engineering teams during design phases, contributing practical constructability input that can influence design decisions before construction begins