
Wood Plc GCC
Lead Flow Assurance Engineer
- Permanent
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 15/10/2025
Job overview
Date posted
31/08/2025
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 15,000 - 20,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Masters degree
Expiration date
15/10/2025
Job description
Wood is seeking an experienced Lead Flow Assurance Engineer to join its Production Optimization team within the Digital Consulting business unit in Abu Dhabi. The role involves managing complete flow assurance projects and studies, supervising teams of engineers, ensuring quality deliverables, and serving as the main point of contact with clients. The position requires strong technical expertise in flow assurance and process disciplines, project management skills, and extensive experience with flow assurance software such as OLGA, Pipesim, Multiflash, and Leda Flow. Additional responsibilities include developing project scopes, supporting proposals and tenders, leading technical meetings, ensuring compliance with quality management systems, and mentoring junior engineers. Candidates must have a proven track record of delivering projects in Oil & Gas, knowledge of process engineering tools such as Hysys and Unisim, and awareness of process safety and risk management.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Manage medium and large project teams of flow assurance and process specialists
- Supervise engineers and technical specialists to ensure quality and schedule compliance
- Define and approve technical scopes for projects
- Assist in project set-up including team structure, schedules, and execution plans
- Provide technical leadership to clients and project teams
- Assist the Regional Manager in developing proposals, bids, and tender documents
- Support regional business development as required
- Ensure work is undertaken in line with company quality management system
- Achieve project objectives set by Project Manager and Client
- Provide mentoring and guidance for junior engineers
- Deliver concise technical presentations internally and to clients
- Act as client representative at technical meetings with third parties
Experience & skills
- Previous experience in flow assurance or process engineering disciplines in Oil & Gas
- Recognised qualification in engineering; Master’s in Chemical or Petroleum Engineering preferred
- Considerable flow assurance and process experience with excellent technical background
- Proven management experience in flow assurance projects and studies
- Proven experience in mentoring junior engineers
- Extensive experience with flow assurance software including OLGA, Pipesim, Multiflash, Leda Flow
- Working knowledge of process engineering and simulation tools (Hysys, Unisim)
- Good knowledge of HAZOP, process safety, and risk assessment
- Ability to build effective working relations with client representatives and advise on technical solutions
- Local market knowledge desirable