Liquid Hydrogen Expert

Job description / Role

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world

Wood is recruiting for a liquid hydrogen expert to join its projects team focusing on delivering across FEED and detail design scopes of work. In this role, you will be responsible to execute the activities and processes associated with business development of a liquid hydrogen opportunity, under business development scope. The expert shall possess excellent creative engineering and commercial skills, project and stakeholder management with strong leadership qualities, and with knowledge and experience in liquefaction and storage of cryogenic gases (such as LNG and hydrogen) and conversion technologies with abilities to oversee the development.

Position is based in Oman for a long-term assignment.

Responsibilities

The liquid hydrogen expert will be responsible to:

• Lead the hydrogen infrastructure development process from initiation to conceptual design
• Frame the liquid hydrogen business opportunity
• Develop a project initiation note along with the supporting business case and definition and implementation of liquid hydrogen production and storage facilities
• Develop a project portfolio framework for liquid hydrogen business
• Conceptual design of liquid hydrogen production, storage, and dispensing systems
• Identify and select optimum technologies and design including techno-commercial assessment
• Collaborate with others to develop and integrate liquid hydrogen production and storage tanks and transportation systems
• Work with suppliers to identify the most efficient and cost-effective components for liquid hydrogen systems
• Design liquefaction systems for liquid hydrogen or other cryogenic systems
• Evaluate equipment and processes to optimize performance and ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations
• Develop operating, measurement, and control philosophies and organization for integrated hydrogen infrastructure integrating stakeholders and future plans
• Manage commitments and timelines and provide presentations and strategies to leadership team
• Manage the development and design of energy conservation projects
• Conduct site inspections, visits, and meetings with stakeholders
• Engage with green hydrogen suppliers to secure competitive supply for the project
• Engage with commercial and legal advisors as appropriate to manage the risks of the project and overall supply chain
• Develop scope for pre-FEED study, market analysis, and Class IV cost estimate to prepare FEED packages
• Work with technology licensors to create ITTs for technical and commercial proposals
• Pre-qualify vendors and evaluate bidders' proposals technically, commercially, and contractually
• Align project plan and deliverables with co-developers
• Engage selected vendor for engineering study and monitor progress and quality of deliverables
• Develop bankable commercial structure and work with treasury to engage financial advisors in securing bank and ECA fundings
• Prepare needed documentation to seek required board approvals as and when needed

Designing the future. Transforming the world

Reflecting the market focus for the office in both brownfield and greenfield opportunities, multi-skilled personnel are sought, for those with experience in onshore oil and gas.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across oil and gas and emerging energy sectors
• 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 care is available should you require treatment. Cover limits apply, please refer to the terms of benefit and network list for further details
• Workers' compensation: provides payment of 3 x annual wage (up to a maximum of 5000 OMR) upon death or permanent disability
• Employee assistance programme: allows you to feel comfortable knowing that you or your immediate family members can confidentially discuss any work or personal issues that are an inevitable part of life. The programme helps support your mental, physical, social, and financial well-being

Qualifications

• Chemical engineering degree
• Up-to-date technical expertise and a solid record of project execution
• Previous experience with a range of different gas processing technologies
• Experienced in the execution of conceptual studies, optimisation work, and front end engineering design stage of projects
• Excellent analytical and conceptual thinking skills, ability to manage own work and the work of others, plus a strong customer focus and team-working skills
• Readily adaptable with excellent communication skills
• Ability to analyse logical problems or problems with several obvious relationships, systematically break a complex task into more manageable parts and identify the critical components of a problem

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.