
Wood Plc GCC
Senior Rotating Engineer
- Permanent
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 15 - 20 yrs
Job expiry date: 26/10/2025
Job overview
Date posted
11/09/2025
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Salary only
Experience
15 - 20 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
26/10/2025
Job description
Wood is currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Rotating Engineer for its Engineering team in Abu Dhabi. This role is full-time, based at the Abu Dhabi office, and is focused on supporting high-profile Gas Processing projects. The Senior Rotating Engineer will take single-point responsibility for mechanical rotating equipment design deliverables, ensuring compliance with engineering codes, standards, and client policies. The role includes equipment selection, maintenance planning, reliability improvement, vendor engagement, and cross-functional coordination during project execution.
Required skills
rotating equipment design
mechanical engineering
compressors
pumps
gas turbines
motors
steam turbine generators
chemical injection packages
equipment selection reports
HAZOP
SIL reviews
EPC project execution
equipment datasheets
material requisitions
technical bid evaluations
root cause analysis
preventive maintenance
predictive maintenance
international codes and standards
vendor document review
Key responsibilities
- Single-point responsibility for all mechanical equipment engineering rotating design deliverables, ensuring compliance with codes, standards, and client policies.
- Provide input to the preparation of Technical Work Practices (TWP’s) and Standards.
- Support planning, scheduling, and execution of discipline activities including manhour estimating and schedule preparation for bids/tenders.
- Identify concerns regarding progress or quality and recommend corrective actions.
- Attend weekly progress meetings and generate status reports for Engineering/Project Manager.
- Ensure all team members are competency assessed and maintain required competency levels.
- Define minimum acceptance criteria and pre-qualify third parties.
- Engage with licensors, equipment vendors, and OEMs to finalize project deliverables and provide budget cost estimates.
- Define scope of work for 3rd party subcontracts as required.
- Prepare Tender Bid Evaluations and assess vendor bids.
- Review Vendor Documents for detailed engineering projects.
Experience & skills
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry.
- Strong knowledge in rotating equipment design and engineering.
- Familiarity with international codes and standards.
- Experience as a package engineer for rotating equipment/packages.
- Participation in HAZOP and SIL reviews.
- Experience in preparing equipment selection reports during CONCEPT and FEED phases.
- Experience executing EPC projects with process compressors, gas turbines, steam turbine generators, instrument air compressors, centrifugal pumps, and chemical injection packages.
- Experience in executing process gas compressor modifications, re-rates, or revamps.
- Preparation of equipment datasheets, material requisitions, and technical evaluations of vendor bids.