Wood Plc GCC
Lead Rotating Engineer
- Permanent
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 15 - 20 yrs
Job expiry date: 08/10/2025
Job overview
Date posted
24/08/2025
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
15 - 20 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
08/10/2025
Job description
Wood is seeking a Lead Rotating Engineer to join its Abu Dhabi office, providing expertise in the design, selection, and performance optimization of rotating equipment for large-scale gas processing and oil & gas projects. The role entails full accountability for all rotating equipment engineering deliverables, ensuring compliance with industry codes, client requirements, and project specifications. This position involves leading design activities across concept, FEED, and EPC phases, preparing equipment datasheets, handling technical evaluations, and engaging with licensors, vendors, and OEMs. The Lead Rotating Engineer will play a key role in improving equipment reliability, conducting root cause analyses, developing maintenance plans, and coordinating installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting efforts.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Act as single-point responsibility for all rotating equipment engineering deliverables, ensuring compliance with codes, standards, and client policies.
- Provide input to Technical Work Practices (TWPs) and Standards.
- Support planning, scheduling, and execution of discipline activities, including manhour estimation and schedule preparation for bids and tenders.
- Identify progress or quality concerns and recommend corrective actions.
- Attend progress meetings and prepare status reports for project managers.
- Ensure team competency assessments and maintain required standards.
- Define minimum acceptance criteria and conduct pre-qualification of third parties.
- Liaise with licensors, vendors, and OEMs to finalize deliverables and budget estimates.
- Define scope of work for subcontractors and prepare tender bid evaluations.
- Review vendor documents for detailed engineering projects.
- Prepare equipment datasheets, material requisitions, and technical evaluations of vendor bids.
- Participate in HAZOP, SIL reviews, and related workshops.
- Lead execution of EPC projects involving process compressors, turbines, pumps, and related rotating machinery.
- Manage modifications, re-rates, and revamps of process gas compressors.
Experience & skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Minimum 15 years’ experience in the oil & gas industry.
- Strong expertise in rotating equipment design and engineering.
- Experience in equipment selection, datasheets, requisitions, and vendor technical evaluations.
- Familiarity with international engineering codes and standards.
- Experience with HAZOP and SIL reviews.
- Proven track record in EPC project execution involving gas turbines, compressors, centrifugal pumps, and chemical injection packages.
- Experience in equipment modification, re-rate, and revamp projects.
- Ability to manage and mentor engineering teams and ensure competency compliance.
