Senior Project Engineer

Job description / Role

Our clients and projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood is an integral part of operations in Iraq, and we are continuing to grow our footprint across the country. With a 90-year heritage, 10 major contracts and over 850 employees, we have the skills, expertise and asset knowledge to support clients to deliver energy security and decarbonisation ambitions.

Wood excels in supporting our clients to deliver complex upstream and midstream oil and gas projects in Iraq delivering maintenance, modifications and engineering solutions. We are committed to decarbonising existing assets, producing cleaner energy and developing a sustainable national workforce, ensuring the long-term growth of the region.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high-profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion: we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical insurance: ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Commitment to continued professional development: development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Long service award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating long service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years' services of our employees at 5-year service milestones

Job objectives

• Support contract manager in implementation and completion of execution ensuring appropriate reporting and governance is in place
• Focus on client interactions to uncover additional support opportunities, driving business growth
• Serve as the central point of contact for expats and local national staff, managing their activities, addressing issues, and resolving concerns
• Demands expertise and experience in the relevant technical or functional domain, along with an understanding of associated business challenges

Responsibilities

Contract delivery

• Coordinate with the client and the Wood functional team to ensure timely execution of resourcing contracts, ensuring positions are filled promptly to meet client requirements
• Explore opportunities to drive business growth by ensuring efficient delivery and fostering strong relationships
• Visit work locations and sites regularly and engage with client, staff and other stakeholders
• With Iraq operations team, ensure roll out of Wood HSE and other Wood initiatives to all staff
• Attend regular meetings with clients or internal teams, draft meeting minutes, maintain action registers, and oversee the implementation of identified actions
• Generate and distribute the relevant project deliverables, trackers, forecasts
• Regularly provide progress updates and raise any flags as required to the contract manager
• Ensure that the execution process fully complies with the master contract agreement as well as applicable Wood policies and procedures
• Participate in audits conducted as scheduled
• Support the management of the contract's P&L by constantly identifying opportunities for optimization
• Facilitate support functions in obtaining necessary approvals and processing timesheets to ensure timely revenue assurance
• Assist in the competency assessment and subsequent training requirements of staff deployed on contracts
• Coordinate daily operational interactions with the Iraq operations management team

Working relationships

Internal: Leads a functional team, including relevant interfaces with shared services team

External: Builds internal and external relationships, with emphasis on those that facilitate the achievement of delivery milestones, such as relationships with key suppliers, customers and internal/external service providers or contractors.

Level of influence and decision-making authority

• Exercises independent judgement in selecting and interpreting information and modifying standard methods and procedures
• Actions and decisions typically have a significant influence on the technical, operational and financial results of one or more small projects
• Work is assigned in terms of specific objectives and reviewed for feasibility; non-standard matters are referred to more senior authority

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Expected:

• Engineering or business degree or equivalent qualification

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• 8+ years of relevant professional experience
• Good communication skills
• The highest standard of ethical integrity
• Good understanding of financial responsibility and administration
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work independently
• Demonstrate strong facilitation, negotiation and networking skills
• Strong decision making skills
• Ability to produce quality work with a high degree of accuracy, handle changes in priorities and coordinate work on multiple tasks
• Good judgment, high degree of initiative and ability to work independently
• Provide quality field office support and operations compliance with Wood procedures
• Ability to delegate tasks and ensure they are executed as planned
• Basic knowledge and experience of stakeholder and requirements management
• Knows how to calculate costs and has some experience of producing planned and actual cost and invoicing needs
• Basic knowledge of contract models, purpose, value in risk management and the consequences of default
• Awareness of national and international quality assurance standards
• Knowledge of the company specific and general industry practices in locating and acquiring sub-contract goods and services
• Knowledge of the relevant national and international legal, regulatory, ethical, and social requirements and consequences of non-compliance

Personal attributes:

• Skills in persuasion, negotiation and communication
• Highly organized
• Takes initiative
• Highlights concerns in a timely manner
• Acts in a morally, legal and socially appropriate manner when dealing with others
• Upholds company values and acts as a role model

About the Company

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.