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                                                                                            Job Description
Wood is presently looking to hire a Project Engineering Manager to join our team in Abu Dhabi. Below are more details about this position.
Job Objective
Responsible for the execution of the engineering portion of a multi-discipline engineering scope of work on one or more projects/work scopes. Has responsibility for coordinating and completing the various engineering, and start-up aspects of a project(s) while meeting HSSE, quality, schedule, and budget performance goals. Has responsibility for the technical excellence of the engineering portion of a project(s) across all disciplines.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Contributes to delivery of engineering excellence through
- Driving technical assurance on the assigned scope(s) of work
 - Managing and leading, supporting and supervising the discipline engineering teams on the assigned scope(s) of work
 - Management of key stakeholders in the execution and delivery of contracted activities
 - Developing and retaining motivated and competent people
 - Undertaking the role of process owner
 - Driving safety by design
 - Driving and leading on opportunities for innovation
 
Driving technical assurance
- Continuous promotion of corporate / client specific procedures
 - Assist in incident investigations as required
 - Monitors compliance with standards and processes to assure delivery
 - Roll out and Implementation of learning opportunities from across the business
 - Driving continual focus on process safety through the engineering team
 - Driving elimination of technical incidents through robust controls, incident reviews and embedding lessons learned
 - Identifies and mitigates areas of risk and improvement opportunities
 - Identifies and pursues improvement opportunities
 - Managing and leading, supporting and supervising the multidiscipline engineering team
 
Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities and operations of a multidiscipline engineering team
- Assist in the management of recruitment, selection, transfers, performance management, succession planning and promotion of resources to meet engineering team requirements
 - Ensuring appropriately resourced and competent personnel on Project/Contract
 - Oversight and control of Engineering Histogram to support workforce planning
 - Assist in setting & maintaining standards for the development and retention of motivated and competent people
 
Management of key stakeholders in the execution and delivery of contracted activities
- Responsible for the engineering content of project execution plans for assigned contracts/projects
 - Responsible for the direction and management of the engineering and associated project activities of the business grouping/Project
 - Manage and direct resources efficiently and effectively
 - Consult and negotiate with clients to prepare specifications, explain proposals and present engineering reports and findings
 - Assign, co-ordinate and review the technical work of the department or project teams
 - Focuses on managerial concerns of the project such as cost, completion date, and resource allocation. Provides expert resolution of issues and monitors integration of work
 - Reviews technical concepts of major projects
 - Personally participates in solving difficult technical problems
 - Resolves conflicts that are complex and manages divergent audience
 - Responsible for facilitating agreement between conflicting parties
 - Resolves issues which are non-recurring and occasionally novel
 - Carries responsibility for resolution of major problems for the engineering segment
 - Assist in identifying and requesting functional support to projects / contracts as required
 - Accountable for the efficient planning and management of engineering resources, identifying ad pursuing opportunities for margin improvement, including HVEC utilization
 
Undertaking the role of process owner
- Develop and implement policies, standards and procedures for the engineering and technical work performed in the department
 - Directs the application of existing principles and the development of new polices and strategies aligned with OU, BU and Corporate objectives
 - Conduit for regulatory framework, legislation changes, initiatives and industry technology developments
 
QUALIFICATIONS
Experience, Skills and Knowledge
- Engineering degree in any discipline
 - Minimum 20 years’ experience
 - A balance of technical and management experience at relevant level and position
 - Typically requires several years of supervisory experience with an understanding of human relations, training, performance evaluation and health and safety · Broad and extensive knowledge of engineering theories and techniques and a high level of skill in application of this knowledge in the management of the engineering function
 - Capable of representing business and client to business associates in a professional manner
 - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of influencing people at all levels of the organization
 - Skilled in forecast planning for people resources
 - Skilled in recruitment and selection, employee communication and management including performance management
 - Able to implement and embed standards and processes to effect delivery of engineering excellence
 - Good knowledge of regulatory framework and associated legislation
 - Current knowledge of industry and technology development within area of expertise
 - Expert in Engineering excellence
 - Able to carry out audit and incident investigations Good Project management skills
 - Skilled in mediation and dispute resolution
 - Financial and commercial awareness
 
Personal Attributes
- Role models company values, behaviors and ethics, and promotes same in others
 - Significant persuasion and influencing skills
 - Awareness, respect and the ability to reconcile cultural diversity
 - Pursues continuous development and progression of own skills and knowledge
 
            